Fit-out project manager recruitment

Permanent project and contracts managers for Cat A, Cat B and refurbishment contractors across London and the UK.

Fast programmes, demanding clients

Fit-out project managers work to some of the tightest programmes in construction, and the end client is usually in the room.

Cat A fit-out delivers a finished, serviced space: floors, ceilings, lighting and air conditioning. Cat B adapts that space for a specific occupier, with partitions, finishes, joinery, furniture and technology. We recruit for workplace, retail and hospitality interiors, and for refurbishments in occupied buildings.

The project manager holds it together: the programme, design coordination, the supply chain, the landlord and the building's constraints, such as out-of-hours working and deliveries, and a handover to a client who wants to move in on a fixed date. Services coordination in the ceiling void is often where a fit-out programme is won or lost, and our building services background means we assess that properly.

How we assess a fit-out project manager

Pace is easy to claim. We ask for the evidence.

01
Programme under pressureProgrammes they have delivered, their role when one slipped, and what they did to recover it.
02
Cat A, Cat B and refurbishmentWhich parts of the fit-out cycle they have run, at what size, and in what kind of building, including occupied and live environments.
03
Client and landlord managementHow they dealt with the end client, the client's advisers, the landlord and building management, particularly when things changed.
04
Services coordinationHow they coordinated M&E in the ceiling void and tied it into design changes and the programme.

Who hires them, and at what level

Permanent project and delivery roles for fit-out contractors.

We recruit for fit-out and refurbishment contractors and, through our consultancy work, for the project management consultancies that run fit-out programmes for clients. Every role is permanent.

Assistant PMSupporting a project manager on programme, procurement and site coordination.
Project ManagerRunning a fit-out project from start on site to handover.
Senior Project ManagerLeading larger or more complex schemes and mentoring the team.
Contracts ManagerOverseeing several projects and the people delivering them.
Operations DirectorSenior leadership of delivery across a fit-out business.

Hiring a fit-out project manager?

Brief us and we'll tell you honestly what the market looks like and who we'd approach. You see no more than three people, each of whom we have spoken to.

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Looking for a new fit-out role?

See what's live, or send your CV in confidence. We'll tell you honestly where it sits and only put you forward to roles you'd actually take.

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Fit-out project manager recruitment questions

What is the difference between Cat A and Cat B fit-out?

Cat A provides a finished, serviced space: raised floors, ceilings, lighting and air conditioning. Cat B is the occupier's own fit-out on top of that: partitions, finishes, joinery, furniture and technology.

What does a fit-out project manager do?

They run a fit-out project for the contractor: programme, design coordination, procurement and the supply chain, site delivery, quality, safety and a successful handover to the client.

Do you recruit across the UK?

Yes. We are based in London and a lot of fit-out work is in the capital, but we support clients and candidates across the whole of the UK.

Do you only fill permanent roles?

Yes. Every role we work on is permanent.