MSc Construction Project Management / Careers

Year of entry: 2025

Career opportunities

Consistently named one of the most sought-after universities by Top UK Employers, as you graduate this highly regarded course from The University of Manchester, you enter industry ready to make a difference in construction project management (The Graduate Market, 2024).

As you graduate this forward-thinking course, you will possess a desirable blend of academic excellence, problem-based learning, and industry practice.

During your studies, you will have gained both confidence and problem-solving skills through your required Live Case Studies - where real-life construction and engineering projects are selected as part of the curriculum.

Our recent graduates go on to work with large multinational organisations globally, such as:

  • Accenture, UK
  • AECOM, UK
  • Atkins, UK
  • Balfour Beatty plc, UK
  • BGS Ingenieros SAC, Brazil
  • Chechen State University,Russia
  • E.C. Harris, UK
  • FFC Pakistan
  • FDM Group, UK
  • Ghandara Designs, India
  • Pentecost University College, Ghana
  • Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Korea
  • Ikea, China
  • Jones Lang LaSalle, UK
  • Joannou & Paraskevaides, Cyprus
  • KPMG, UK
  • Turner & Townsend, UK
  • Sapura Crest Petroleum, Malaysia
  • Saleh Ibrahim Steel Contracting LLC, UAE
  • Sare Group, India
  • Unicon Ltd, Qatar

Accrediting organisations

This degree is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) comprising of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Structural Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers, the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and the Permanent Way Institution on behalf of the Engineering Council as meeting the academic requirement for Further Learning for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng). To hold accredited qualifications for CEng registration, candidates must also hold a Bachelor (Hons) degree that has been accredited as partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) See www.jbm.org.uk for further information.

* It should be noted that candidates completing the MSc who hold an underpinning accredited Bachelor degree accredited for IEng only or a non-accredited bachelor degree will need to apply for an academic assessment to determine whether they will meet the educational base for CEng registration.

This degree is also accredited by The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) .