Job Description

Awarded 'Best Sustainable Pub Company' in 2023 and again in 2025, here at Mitchells & Butlers we have a portfolio of over 1600 pubs, bars and restaurants across the UK, including the stylish All Bar One brand, legendary Miller & Carter steakhouses, and the iconic Toby Carvery and Harvester Restaurants.
Are you an experienced construction project manager (Client-side) that enjoys variety and challenge? Do you aspire to manage multiple construction projects across a variety of household brands? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! We are looking to recruit an experienced Construction Project Manager in a full-time role on a permanent basis.
As a Construction Project Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the overall Mitchells & Butlers property strategy and investment plan. Due to the nature of our growth plan, we are looking for candidates to ideally reside in the Midlands and Southeast, but be able, if so required, to work on a national basis.
We are Mitchells & Butlers, the heart of hospitality, and we set the industry standard. With a drive to increase acquisitions and expand of our hotel brand, and this is a truly exciting time to join us and further develop your career in an environment where you can learn and grow professionally within an established team. If you're as passionate about construction and hospitality combined as we are, we want to hear from you!
As a Construction Project Manager, known internally as a Building Development Manager, you will be a subject matter expert, managing multiple construction and refurbishment projects of individual M&B premises, new build, acquisitions and hotel builds, with individual annual projects ranging in value from 100K to 1mil+. Working within an established team of Construction Project Management professionals you will be reporting into a Head of Building Development. Our pubs, restaurants, bars and hotels are nationwide, so a flexible approach to nationwide travel is required.
You'll be well rewarded...

• Company Car or car allowance.
• Pension Plan.
• 26 days paid annual leave.
• Private medical plan, which provides family cover.
• Flexible working - to work around the other important things in life.
• Love eating out? You'll love it even more with a massive 33% discount across all our brands, and we've extended our discount to your friends & family who receive 20% off Mon-Thurs!

The Opportunity - Construction Project Manager

• You will successfully project manage including and not limited to a blend of, growth, refurbishment and profit driver plans for your allocated Division and/or Brand.
• You will assist with the delivery of your aligned projects and programme safely, to the approved budget, to the correct quality and to the agreed programme.
• You will draw on your expertise to propose cost-effective design solutions to maximise returns, whilst maintaining brand standards to drive market share in a competitive hospitality marketplace.
• You will be building successful key stakeholder partnerships across your brand, division and/or the business, this is a vital part of the role and will determine your success in role.
• You will also liaise externally with Statutory authorities and internally across multiple departments in the organisation.
• You will draw on your experience and ability to positively influence external consultants, contractors and suppliers in order to deliver a high-quality product safely, within budget and on time.

What you'll need to bring to the Construction Project Manager role:-

• A Professional Qualification is desirable but not essential.
• Sound and proven experience within a construction Project Management role, ideally within the leisure/retail/hospitality/hotel sectors. but not essential however a clear understanding of construction technology is essential.
• A sound knowledge of legal and statutory requirements associated with leisure retail construction Projects.
• A full UK Driving License, with a flexible approach to travel for this primarily southern based role but with flexibility for national coverage as and when required.
• A high degree of self-motivation.
• Clear and concise methods of communication and presentation.
• Strong drive for problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Proven record of delivering multi-disciplinary projects at an extremely fast pace.
• Previous experience delivering with similar project sizes, budgets, types and volumes.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent or competing projects.

Apply now!
Candidates will be shortlisted based on geographical region so it is vital to live in the geographical area specified.
Closing Date: Monday 27th October 2025 @11:59pm
About Company: You'll struggle to find any company with a more diverse portfolio of properties than ours. From stone-built village inns with logs glowing in the fireplace through to ex-gentlemen's clubs nestling in the heart of Mayfair, we manage an extraordinarily varied range of pubs and restaurants. Our property team maintain c2,500 pubs, bars and restaurants and support brand growth strategies by locating and acquiring the perfect site for development. The team also head up construction providing everything from round the clock reactive maintenance to refurbishment and major conversions. Other property roles are varied; helping our restaurants and pubs with rent reviews, lease renewals, business rates and energy and environment management.

Skills Required