Top 50 project managers

Top 50 project managers, ranked by the number of UK project management staff employed by each firm. Click on the buttons below to sort the tiles and hover over each firm to to reveal more information.

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Mott MacDonald

2015 rank: 2

UK project management staff

Total: 1,093

Architecture: 11

Surveying: 21

Engineering: 442

Other: 619

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 3,033

2016: 3,349

Total UK staff

2015: 5,933

2016: 6,741

Offices

UK: 29

Worldwide: 180

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Turner & Townsend

2015 rank: 4

UK project management staff

Total: 847

Architecture: 21

Surveying: 541

Engineering: 244

Other: 41

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 1,363

2016: 1,532

Total UK staff

2015: 1,897

2016: 2,087

Offices

UK: 14

Worldwide: 97

3 -

Mace

2015 rank: 3

UK project management staff

Total: 747

Architecture: -

Surveying: -

Engineering: -

Other: -

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 1,408

2016: 1,260

Total UK staff

2015: 3,637

2016: 3,650

Offices

UK: 10

Worldwide: 30+

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Arcadis

2015 rank: 1

UK project management staff

Total: 576

Architecture: -

Surveying: 517

Engineering: 57

Other: -

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 2,645

2016: 1,940

Total UK staff

2015: 3,700

2016: 3,676

Offices

UK: 41

Worldwide: 312

5 -

Aecom

2015 rank: 5

UK project management staff

Total: 439

Architecture: 20

Surveying: 170

Engineering: 155

Other: 94

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 3,527

2016: 3,021

Total UK staff

2015: 7,423

2016: 6,970

Offices

UK: 49

Worldwide: 634

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Atkins

2015 rank: 6

UK project management staff

Total: 300

Architecture: -

Surveying: -

Engineering: -

Other: 300

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 4,138

2016: 4,260

Total UK staff

2015: 8,885

2016: 8,873

Offices

UK: 57

Worldwide: 190

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Faithful+Gould

2015 rank: 8

UK project management staff

Total: 178

Architecture: 0

Surveying: 122

Engineering: 54

Other: 178

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 702

2016: 708

Total UK staff

2015: 1,007

2016: 1,020

Offices

UK: 24

Worldwide: 66

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Gardiner & Theobald

2015 rank: 9

UK project management staff

Total: 156

Architecture: -

Surveying: -

Engineering: -

Other: -

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 536

2016: 606

Total UK staff

2015: 672

2016: 773

Offices

UK: 12

Worldwide: 20

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CPC Project Services

2015 rank: 10=

UK project management staff

Total: 125

Architecture: 0

Surveying: 15

Engineering: 30

Other: 82

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 105

2016: 141

Total UK staff

2015: 130

2016: 152

Offices

UK: 6

Worldwide: 6

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Lendlease

2015 rank: -

UK project management staff

Total: 120

Architecture: 10

Surveying: 50

Engineering: 15

Other: 45

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 112

2016: 140

Total UK staff

2015: 160

2016: 200

Offices

UK: 5

Worldwide: 5

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Arup Group

2015 rank: 10=

UK project management staff

Total: 110

Architecture: 4

Surveying: 19

Engineering: 64

Other: 23

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 1,561

2016: 1,656

Total UK staff

2015: 4,514

2016: 5,041

Offices

UK: 14

Worldwide: 92

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Rider Levett Bucknall UK

2015 rank: -

UK project management staff

Total: 95

Architecture: 0

Surveying: 95

Engineering: 0

Other: 0

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 208

2016: 275

Total UK staff

2015: 368

2016: 444

Offices

UK: 10

Worldwide: 120

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CBRE*

2015 rank: 14

UK project management staff

Total: 72

Architecture: -

Surveying: -

Engineering: -

Other: -

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 1,082

2016: 1,269

Total UK staff

2015: 5,900

2016: 10,150

Offices

UK: 16

Worldwide: 400

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Gleeds

2015 rank: 15

UK project management staff

Total: 60

Architecture: 2

Surveying: 45

Engineering: 2

Other: 11

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 477

2016: 630

Total UK staff

2015: 928

2016: 980

Offices

UK: 19

Worldwide: 59

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Sweett Group

2015 rank: 13

UK project management staff

Total: 58

Architecture: 0

Surveying: 0

Engineering: 0

Other: 0

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 257

2016: 268

Total UK staff

2015: 500

2016: 520

Offices

UK: 19

Worldwide: 34

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JLL

2015 rank: -

UK project management staff

Total: 56

Architecture: -

Surveying: 56

Engineering: -

Other: -

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 1,155

2016: 1,213

Total UK staff

2015: 2,625

2016: 2,986

Offices

UK: 15

Worldwide: 300

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RISE Management Consulting

2015 rank: 19

UK project management staff

Total: 56

Architecture: 2

Surveying: 11

Engineering: 13

Other: 30

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 58

2016: 73

Total UK staff

2015: 63

2016: 75

Offices

UK: 4

Worldwide: 6

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Deloitte Real Estate

2015 rank: 16

UK project management staff

Total: 49

Architecture: -

Surveying: -

Engineering: -

Other: -

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 464

2016: 444

Total UK staff

2015: 753

2016: 758

Offices

UK: 26

Worldwide: 26

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Pick Everard

2015 rank: 17

UK project management staff

Total: 47

Architecture: 0

Surveying: 45

Engineering: 0

Other: 1

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 197

2016: 224

Total UK staff

2015: 468

2016: 472

Offices

UK: 10

Worldwide: 10

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Stace

2015 rank: 20

UK project management staff

Total: 43

Architecture: 1

Surveying: 41

Engineering: 1

Other: 0

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 94

2016: 106

Total UK staff

2015: 167

2016: 174

Offices

UK: 5

Worldwide: 5

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Ridge & Partners*

2015 rank: 28=

UK project management staff

Total: 38

Architecture: 1

Surveying: 25

Engineering: 7

Other: 5

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 226

2016: 263

Total UK staff

2015: 434

2016: 486

Offices

UK: 10

Worldwide: 11

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Currie & Brown*

2015 rank: 32

UK project management staff

Total: 37

Architecture: 0

Surveying: 37

Engineering: 0

Other: 0

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 89

2016: 106

Total UK staff

2015: 188

2016: 175

Offices

UK: 11

Worldwide: 44

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Schofield Lothian

2015 rank: 24=

UK project management staff

Total: 37

Architecture: 2

Surveying: -

Engineering: -

Other: 35

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 68

2016: 75

Total UK staff

2015: 130

2016: 126

Offices

UK: 1

Worldwide: 1

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Watts Group

2015 rank: 31

UK project management staff

Total: 34

Architecture: -

Surveying: 34

Engineering: -

Other: -

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 81

2016: 94

Total UK staff

2015: 126

2016: 132

Offices

UK: 8

Worldwide: 8

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WYG*

2015 rank: 24=

UK project management staff

Total: 31

Architecture: 5

Surveying: 5

Engineering: 7

Other: 14

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 208

2016: 233

Total UK staff

2015: 1,085

2016: 1,255

Offices

UK: 25

Worldwide: 54

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NPS

2015 rank: 27

UK project management staff

Total: 25

Architecture: 10

Surveying: 7

Engineering: 8

Other: 0

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 358

2016: 320

Total UK staff

2015: 1,080

2016: 988

Offices

UK: 26

Worldwide: 26

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TPS Consult

2015 rank: 38=

UK project management staff

Total: 22

Architecture: 4

Surveying: 4

Engineering: 3

Other: 11

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 183

2016: 158

Total UK staff

2015: 297

2016: 281

Offices

UK: 8

Worldwide: 8

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HOK International

2015 rank: -

UK project management staff

Total: 21

Architecture: 21

Surveying: -

Engineering: -

Other: -

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 88

2016: 96

Total UK staff

2015: 145

2016: 152

Offices

UK: 1

Worldwide: 24

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Smithers Purslow

2015 rank: -

UK project management staff

Total: 21

Architecture: 0

Surveying: 7

Engineering: 5

Other: 0

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 26

2016: 30

Total UK staff

2015: 28

2016: 33

Offices

UK: 4

Worldwide: 4

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WT Partnership Limited

2015 rank: -

UK project management staff

Total: 20

Architecture: -

Surveying: -

Engineering: -

Other: 6

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 78

2016: 88

Total UK staff

2015: 136

2016: 145

Offices

UK: 11

Worldwide: 50

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TowerEight

2015 rank: -

UK project management staff

Total: 20

Architecture: -

Surveying: -

Engineering: -

Other: 20

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 29

2016: 41

Total UK staff

2015: -

2016: 62

Offices

UK: 1

Worldwide: 1

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Ramboll UK

2015 rank: 34

UK project management staff

Total: 19

Architecture: -

Surveying: 1

Engineering: 18

Other: -

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 578

2016: 557

Total UK staff

2015: 1,277

2016: 1,214

Offices

UK: 23

Worldwide: 300

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Riley Consulting

2015 rank: 33

UK project management staff

Total: 17

Architecture: 0

Surveying: 15

Engineering: 0

Other: 2

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 104

2016: 102

Total UK staff

2015: 218

2016: 217

Offices

UK: 12

Worldwide: 15

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Bidwells Building Consultancy

2015 rank: -

UK project management staff

Total: 16

Architecture: 2

Surveying: 12

Engineering: 2

Other: -

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 31

2016: 39

Total UK staff

2015: 51

2016: 67

Offices

UK: 13

Worldwide: 13

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BDP*

2015 rank: 44=

UK project management staff

Total: 14

Architecture: -

Surveying: -

Engineering: -

Other: -

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 362

2016: 368

Total UK staff

2015: 800

2016: 777

Offices

UK: 6

Worldwide: 11

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AA Projects

2015 rank: 28=

UK project management staff

Total: 14

Architecture: 0

Surveying: 8

Engineering: 4

Other: 2

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 66

2016: 49

Total UK staff

2015: 115

2016: 93

Offices

UK: 6

Worldwide: 6

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Potter Raper Partnership

2015 rank: 35

UK project management staff

Total: 14

Architecture: 2

Surveying: 12

Engineering: 0

Other: 0

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 54

2016: 61

Total UK staff

2015: 138

2016: 153

Offices

UK: 3

Worldwide: 3

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Robinson Low Francis*

2015 rank: -

UK project management staff

Total: 13

Architecture: -

Surveying: 13

Engineering: -

Other: -

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 72

2016: 53

Total UK staff

2015: 127

2016: 110

Offices

UK: 5

Worldwide: 6

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Foster + Partners

2015 rank: 38=

UK project management staff

Total: 12

Architecture: 2

Surveying: -

Engineering: 3

Other: 7

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 413

2016: 450

Total UK staff

2015: 1,236

2016: 1,261

Offices

UK: 1

Worldwide: 11

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Provelio

2015 rank: 38=

UK project management staff

Total: 12

Architecture: 0

Surveying: 6

Engineering: 4

Other: 2

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 11

2016: 13

Total UK staff

2015: 31

2016: 34

Offices

UK: 4

Worldwide: 4

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Pozzoni Architecture

2015 rank: 44=

UK project management staff

Total: 10

Architecture: -

Surveying: -

Engineering: -

Other: -

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 67

2016: 60

Total UK staff

2015: 91

2016: 76

Offices

UK: 2

Worldwide: 2

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Pellings

2015 rank: 50=

UK project management staff

Total: 10

Architecture: 1

Surveying: 9

Engineering: 0

Other: 0

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 65

2016: 71

Total UK staff

2015: 117

2016: 129

Offices

UK: 5

Worldwide: 5

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Leslie Clark

2015 rank: 44=

UK project management staff

Total: 10

Architecture: 0

Surveying: 0

Engineering: 0

Other: 0

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 45

2016: 46

Total UK staff

2015: 4

2016: 80

Offices

UK: 4

Worldwide: 7

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Jackson Coles

2015 rank: 44=

UK project management staff

Total: 10

Architecture: 0

Surveying: 10

Engineering: 0

Other: 0

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 41

2016: 39

Total UK staff

2015: 54

2016: 52

Offices

UK: 2

Worldwide: 2

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Baily Garner

2015 rank: -

UK project management staff

Total: 9

Architecture: 0

Surveying: 0

Engineering: 0

Other: 1

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 73

2016: 75

Total UK staff

2015: 148

2016: 148

Offices

UK: 2

Worldwide: 2

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TSP Projects

2015 rank: -

UK project management staff

Total: 9

Architecture: 1

Surveying: 0

Engineering: 8

Other: 0

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 64

2016: 62

Total UK staff

2015: 321

2016: 360

Offices

UK: 4

Worldwide: 4

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Doig and Smith

2015 rank: -

UK project management staff

Total: 9

Architecture: 0

Surveying: 9

Engineering: 0

Other: 0

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 35

2016: 47

Total UK staff

2015: 73

2016: 81

Offices

UK: 4

Worldwide: 4

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Scott Brownrigg

2015 rank: 44=

UK project management staff

Total: 8

Architecture: -

Surveying: -

Engineering: -

Other: 8

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 106

2016: 123

Total UK staff

2015: 208

2016: 264

Offices

UK: 6

Worldwide: 10

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Jenkins & Potter

2015 rank: -

UK project management staff

Total: 8

Architecture: -

Surveying: -

Engineering: 8

Other: -

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 51

2016: 50

Total UK staff

2015: 52

2016: 49

Offices

UK: 3

Worldwide: 3

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Lewis & Hickey

2015 rank: -

UK project management staff

Total: 8

Architecture: 8

Surveying: 0

Engineering: 0

Other: 0

Total UK chartered staff

2015: 28

2016: 42

Total UK staff

2015: 79

2016: 93

Offices

UK: 5

Worldwide: 6



Methodology

Barbour ABI, provider of construction intelligence services and Building’s sister company, contacted more than 500 firms for this year’s Building Top Consultants’ Survey. They were sent a survey form asking for details on the number of chartered staff, non-chartered and technical staff, and domestic and worldwide fee incomes. Firms are ranked according to total UK chartered staff, and for QSs, architects, engineers and project managers by chartered staff in each respective discipline. Practices were also asked questions relating to: staff recruitment, wage patterns, margins, areas of work, and work expectations.

The survey relies upon firms completing and returning the annual survey form. For a variety of reasons firms sometimes decide not to take part. Only those firms that complete and return the survey form are included in the survey. Where firms have made two submissions, we have used data from the most complete submissions. Where firms have omitted answers from their response we have filled the space with a “–” symbol.

Where the given total chartered staff number for a profession didn’t match the total staff numbers listed for types of that profession (eg. structural engineer, electrical engineer), then the total professional chartered number that was submitted has been used.

2016 revenue figures for these companies are approximate or forecast or unaudited:

  • Arcadis (UK only)
  • Arup
  • Hilson Moran
  • Jestico + Whiles
  • Towereight
  • Walsh Associates
  • Walker Sime
  • Rolton Group.

Firms with any questions about the survey, or that wish to be included in the 2016 survey, should contact Barbour ABI. (www.barbour-abi.com or by email to info@barbour-abi.com).