Project Manager (Professional Practice Standards and Guidance)

Vacancy Name: Project Manager (Professional Practice Standards and Guidance)

Country: England

Office Location: London Westminster

About Us

Flexible/Agile Working: This hybrid role is based on a 60% onsite, 40% remote working model.

Join RICS, a globally respected organisation that sets the highest ethical standards across land, real estate, construction, and infrastructure, supporting 140,000 professionals worldwide.

RICS is a global professional body providing trusted standards, insight and guidance across the built and natural environment. Our Market Research & Analysis team delivers evidence‑based intelligence that informs members, industry partners and policymakers, helping shape the future of the surveying profession.

Role Purpose and Key Responsibilities

As a Project Manager (professional practice standards and guidance), you will manage the end‑to‑end delivery of sector standards, professional guidance and related outputs. You will ensure projects are well‑planned, governed and delivered to agreed scope, timelines, budget and quality standards, while coordinating authors, expert groups and internal stakeholders throughout the lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of standards and guidance projects end‑to‑end, ensuring delivery to scope, timeline, budget and quality expectations.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, risk logs and governance documentation to support effective delivery.
• Act as the primary coordinator for authors and contributors, ensuring clear briefs, agreed deliverables and timely progress.
• Review draft materials and outputs to ensure alignment with agreed objectives, quality standards and intended audience needs.
• Coordinate governance activity, including expert groups, boards and consultations, ensuring structured engagement and clear decision‑making.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and confidently follow up on actions, ensuring ownership, accountability and momentum across projects.

About You

You are a highly organised project delivery professional with strong stakeholder management skills and experience working across complex, multi‑stakeholder environments. You are confident managing structured delivery, reviewing content and holding contributors to agreed outputs and timelines.

Skills & Experience:

• Strong experience managing projects in environments involving multiple stakeholders, contributors and governance structures.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and keep projects on track.
• Experience working with authors, committees or expert groups, coordinating deliverables and maintaining engagement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to produce clear documentation and facilitate discussions.
• Ability to review and challenge content constructively to ensure it meets agreed purpose, audience needs and quality standards.
• Confident working in matrix environments, maintaining momentum and accountability across dispersed teams.

Rewards and Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and financial security. This includes:

• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
• Private medical insurance and wellbeing support
• Pension scheme, life assurance, and income protection
• Enhanced family leave and volunteering opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer:

RICS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds, as we believe that our differences drive our performance. Please let us know if we can support you with any adjustments to our recruitment process.

Candidates must have the correct right to work in the country where the role is based.

How to Apply:

To apply, please complete our short online application form. You will be asked to upload your CV and provide a statement explaining why this specific role at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is an ideal opportunity for you, and how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role.

Please note that while we aim to keep adverts open for a reasonable period, we do reserve the right to close them early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications.