Location
Hybrid - Maple Lodge. You will be required in the office or on site up to 3 days a week and will ideally drive and have access to a car.

Hours
36 hours per week

Salary
Up to £49,000 per annum depending on skills and experience.

About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Project Manager to join our Capital Delivery team and support the successful delivery of infrastructure projects and programmes. Working alongside a Senior Project Manager and a range of technical, commercial, and operational specialists, you’ll help deliver projects safely and sustainably, keeping them on track against agreed time, cost, and quality requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their project management career within a regulated, asset-owning organisation. Depending on your experience, you may support the delivery of larger programmes or take responsibility for your own projects or sections of work. This role is a 12 Month Fixed-term contract.

What you’ll be doing as an Assistant Project Manager:
- Supporting or leading the delivery of assigned projects or sections of work from initial brief and scope development through to completion and handover.
- Helping to ensure projects are delivered safely, sustainably and in line with agreed time, cost and quality requirements.
- Monitoring project progress and reporting on cost, programme, quality, risks, opportunities and issues.
- Supporting the development of project briefs, business cases and delivery plans.
- Coordinating internal teams, suppliers and delivery partners to keep project activities moving forward.
- Supporting the management and assurance of contractors and associated work-order contracts.
- Building positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders and ensuring expectations are effectively managed.
- Contributing to project governance, assurance and change-control activities.
- Promoting a proactive safety culture and escalating health, safety and environmental concerns through to resolution.
- Supporting the financial management of assigned project budgets, which may typically range from £1 million to £25 million.
- Encouraging collaboration, constructive challenge and clear communication across the wider project team.

Experience
Strong organisational skills with the ability to coordinate activities across time, cost, risk and quality. An understanding of project controls, governance, risk management and assurance.

About you
Effective communication and stakeholder-management skills. Confidence to work collaboratively with internal teams, contractors, suppliers and delivery partners. A proactive approach to problem-solving, escalation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications
Not explicitly stated, but relevant project management experience and skills are implied to be required.