Project Manager – Rope Access, Geotechnical & Civils | Greater Manchester
Location: Manchester (office & site-based across the UK)
Salary: £50,000–£70,000 DOE + benefits
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Holidays: 25 days + bank holidays
️ Working Style: Office, site and remote flexibility
Ready to take ownership of projects others can only watch from a distance?
We’re working with our client, a nationally recognised rope access and civil engineering specialist delivering everything from cliff stabilisation and rock engineering to complex structural works in difficult access environments.
With new investment, expanding markets and increasingly ambitious projects, we’re searching for a Project Manager who wants more than spreadsheets — someone who thrives where engineering, challenge and commercial leadership collide.
From rapid-response £1k call-outs to multi-million-pound geotechnical schemes, you’ll own delivery end to end, bring fresh thinking and shape how future projects are won and delivered.
Key Responsibilities
You’ll lead and influence work that protects infrastructure, stabilises landscapes and enables access where others can’t:
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Manage multiple projects concurrently, ranging from reactive works⚡to schemes £3m+
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Plan, cost and programme works, producing accurate budgets and tracking financials throughout delivery
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Liaise confidently with clients, suppliers and internal teams — ensuring seamless communication and clear expectations
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Oversee site-based delivery teams and supervisors, ensuring safe, compliant and high-quality execution
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Support business development and bid preparation where required
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Maintain core commercial control — risks, variations, reporting & forecasting
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Drive efficiency, collaboration and continuous improvement across every project phase
What’s In It for You
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Projects with impact – landslip stabilisation, rockfall prevention, rail infrastructure, and hard-to-reach environments
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Career progression – grow as the company enters new markets and step into senior roles as capability expands
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Shape the future – influence innovation, new service streams and emerging sectors including water infrastructure
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Training & development – access industry-leading rope access, geotechnical and safety training
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Supportive culture – work with teams where commercial delivery and technical excellence go hand in hand
Candidate Profile
You’ll thrive here if you bring:
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Proven project management experience across civils, geotechnical, infrastructure or rope access environments (essential)
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Ability to price work, manage budgets and track project margins (essential)
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Confidence visiting site, managing crews and checking progress on the ground as well as remotely (essential)
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Strong commercial awareness with the ability to juggle multiple live workstreams (essential)
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Background in rope access or geotechnical works (desirable)
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Experience in related markets — e.g. rail, construction, water — to help diversify and innovate (desirable)
About the Company ️
Our client is a trusted leader in work-at-height construction, geotechnical engineering and civil infrastructure, delivering complex projects nationwide.
They’re expanding into new markets, investing in technology and backing their people to shape what comes next.
If you’re looking for a company where your influence is visible, your decisions matter, and your career can accelerate fast, this is it.
Ready to lead projects that take engineering to new heights? ✨
Hit Apply Now or reach out for a confidential conversation.
Own delivery. Drive innovation. Build the future of high-access engineering.
Similar job titles (to boost search visibility)
Project Manager – Civils | Geotechnical Project Manager | Rope Access Project Manager | Construction Project Manager | Infrastructure Project Manager | Rail Project Manager | Geotechnical Engineer – PM | Site Project Manager | Civils Delivery Manager | Engineering Project Lead | Rope Access Works Manager | PM – Rockfall, Cliff Stabilisation & Structures
Ganymede is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation