Job title:

Graduate Project Manager

Start Date:

September 2025

Job Location:

Leeds

Purpose:

Our national team of project managers include specialists in every property sector and corner of the market, allowing us to apply specific yet broad expertise to office, industrial, logistics, mixed-use, retail and residential development projects. They bring together expertise from chartered building surveying, project management and structural engineering backgrounds and we offer a truly national service. Our project management teams work for investors, developers, landlords, owner occupiers and tenants, managing the development, refurbishment or fit-out of property across the full range of sectors.

About this role:

As a graduate on the Project Management pathway you will gain experience across a range of sectors within Building & Project Consultancy, ranging from living sector and industrial and logistics sector new build developments. Through this pathway you will experience client meetings, project meetings, site visits and gain experience of programming, tendering and contract administration.

About the team:

The Northern Building & Project Consultancy team is a fast-paced and friendly team of 36, split between our Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle office locations.

The role is within the Northern Development Project Management team to work on exciting new build developments in the industrial and logistics, student and residential sectors which are at a variety of different RIBA stages.

Assessment for this role:

1. Online application
2. Panel Interview

Training:

Our training and development programme is highly regarded as one of the best in the property industry, and is geared towards enabling our graduates to reach their full potential. As a graduate, you'll also have regular opportunities to attend technical, business skills and personal development activities - including conferences, courses, lectures, networking, mock assessments, revision sessions and social events - which compliment both your practical experience and meet the theoretical requirements of your APC.

We were awarded the Times Graduate Employer of choice for Property for the 18th year consecutively, which highlights our excellent training programme, which is bespoke for each pathway. You will have an APC supervisor and counsellor who support and guide you throughout the two year training programme. They will discuss your training and experience needs at regular progress reviews, ensuring you receive the support you require.

Career development:

Once you've successfully passed your APC and become a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), you'll continue to receive training and career development opportunities. We ensure that your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is current and that all staff are fully up-to-date with changes to legislation and business needs.

How you’ll make an impact:

Good communication and organisational skills and a proactive approach are vital to succeed as a Planning Graduate. You will need that ability to manage a varied workload working as part of a team, while also having the ability to use your own initiative, and be passionate about delivering the best service possible for your clients.

Your skills will include:

• High attention to detail, well organised and a proactive approach
• Strong verbal, numerical and report writing skills
• Ability to Listen to others and Collaborate effectively
• A team player with leadership potential
• Strategic approach to problem solving
• Ability to challenge in a positive way
• Highly motivated
• Ability to empower those around them
• Computer literate

Ahead of anything else, we look for individualism and diversity in our graduate intake - so it's very important at every stage of the selection process that you take the opportunity to show us what you're really like. Be honest and above all, be yourself.

Benefits:

• Permanent Contract for all graduates, as opposed to a 2 year training contract

• Interest free season ticket loan

• Pension Scheme – Royal London

• Company mobile phone and laptop

• Training and APC costs covered

• 25 days annual leave

• Employee discounts - save money using our MyRewards on thousands of discounts and offers

• Pitch your idea to our Board via the Savills Dragons Den (Innovation and growth initiative)

• Sports activities (Hockey, Netball, Skiing, Rugby, Football, Cricket, Badminton & Squash)

• Employee Assistance Programme – A 24 hour service available to all staff and completely confidential

• Discretionary bonus scheme

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• ShareSave - Save As You Earn share option scheme

Find your place to thrive:

Savills is an organisation full of extraordinary individuals. Brilliant people at the forefront of their specialisms, eager to drive progress for themselves, their colleagues and our business as part of a truly inclusive culture.

No matter the role you’re in, we all share one purpose: to help people thrive through places and spaces. This is built into our DNA, shaping the way we behave to deliver the best results. We define it by four key values.

Savills Values:

We listen:

Tell us your goals and aspirations and we’ll provide the support you need to achieve them. We appreciate the individual value of every team member and create an environment where you can reach your full potential.

We empower:

Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. We give you opportunities to have a real, positive impact in the community through the work you do, backed by access to our market-leading research and insights.

We challenge:

The best results happen when we question the status quo. We create an environment where you can safely challenge our thinking, bringing fresh ideas to the table to innovate as a team.

We collaborate:

When you join Savills, you become part of a 40,000-strong network of driven individuals, all sharing their knowledge and experience to push the real estate industry forward.

At the heart of it all, we deliver best-in-class insights and advice to help people make better property decisions. We're looking for colleagues who will help us on this mission. When you join Savills, our ask for you is simple – to be extraordinary, together.