Assistant Project Manager

Job Description

Overview

We are seeking Assistant Project Managers to join our team and support the successful delivery of highways and local transport projects across their full lifecycle. This is an excellent opportunity to build your career within a leading consultancy, working on meaningful infrastructure programmes that improve how people move through places and communities.

Working alongside experienced project managers and multidisciplinary technical teams, you will gain broad exposure to project delivery while developing the confidence and capability to take on increasing responsibility. You will play a visible role in coordinating projects, engaging stakeholders and helping teams deliver high-quality outcomes for clients.

We know that different people have different priorities, which is why we're here to support you, with flexible and remote working a central part of our culture. So, talk to us about what's ideal for you – from reduced weeks to buying more leave over school holidays. And if you're returning from a career break, ask us how we can help you transition back into work with us.

Our Transportation Division is currently seeking Assistant Project Managers in our Manchester office to support the delivery of a wide variety of multi-disciplinary highways projects within the north of England and the rest of the UK and Republic of Ireland. Using your excellent people, multi-disciplinary technical and delivery skills, you’ll drive a variety of civil and structural designs for new build, renewal, maintenance and assessment works.

You’ll be part of one of the largest transportation consultancies in the UK, and a leading supplier of engineering services to government, regulatory and local authorities, infrastructure owners and operators. Major clients include National Highways, Various Local Authorities, Network Rail, Train Operating Companies, Design & Build Contractors and other niche clients. We are looking to grow our project management / highways delivery and supervision capability in England, from where you will also have the opportunity to work with our internationally based design teams.

This role is ideally suited to someone with early project management or project support experience in infrastructure, engineering or transport who is ready to take the next step in their career and broaden their experience across scope, schedule, cost and quality management.

You will be supported to develop your skills while working across multiple tasks, maintaining project information, tracking actions and helping delivery teams meet programme, budget and quality expectations.

Your role

• Support the planning and delivery of highways and local transport projects in line with agreed scope, programme, budget and quality objectives.

• Maintain project controls, including schedules, action trackers, risk registers, cost data and reporting packs.

• Coordinate inputs from multidisciplinary teams and support the timely delivery of high-quality outputs.

• Prepare progress updates, meeting records, change documentation and other client-facing materials.

• Monitor delivery performance, identify emerging issues and support the implementation of appropriate corrective actions.

• Develop effective working relationships with clients, stakeholders and internal teams to support successful project outcomes.

About you

Essential

• BEng / Meng / Bsc or MSc degree in civil engineering or equivalent.

• Actively working towards achieving CEng or IEng with the Institution of Civil Engineers (preferably).

• Good understanding of relevant design standards, including Eurocodes and those of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Manual for Streets.

• Preparation of reports.

• Preparing works packages, including bills of quantities, specifications and construction drawings.

• Assisting with the resolution of engineering problems.

• Able to ensure tasks are carried out within agreed timescales and budgets.

• Assisting site supervision of highway improvement schemes.

• Excellent communicator with the desire to take on extra responsibilities and keep on developing your skills and our team.

• Understanding of Project Governance and Development Processes for National Highways and / or Local Authorities.

• Ability to research information and data without supervision and ability to find solutions to complex problems.

• Sound interpersonal skills and ability to converse with a wide range of Clients and colleagues across a number of engineering disciplines.

• Experience of CDM Regulations.

• Excellent spoken and written English.

Desirable

• Experience supporting highways, local authority or wider transport infrastructure projects.

• Progress towards, or interest in pursuing, a recognised project management qualification such as APM, PRINCE2 and NECReg.

• Experience supporting client meetings, commercial administration and contract management activities.

• A full UK driving licence where travel to client or site locations is required.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

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