Assistant Project Manager - #2173384

Assistant Project Manager

Manchester City Centre | Hybrid Working

Salary: £32,000 - £35,000 + Benefits Build Your Project Management Career in Infrastructure

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Assistant Project Manager to join a growing infrastructure consultancy delivering projects across the rail and wider infrastructure sectors.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their project management career, working alongside experienced professionals and gaining exposure to projects from concept through to delivery. You'll play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of infrastructure projects while building the skills and experience needed to progress your career.

The Opportunity

As an Assistant Project Manager, you'll support Project Managers and Senior Project Managers across a variety of projects, assisting with planning, coordination, stakeholder engagement, project controls, and reporting activities.

You'll gain exposure to all stages of the project lifecycle while working within a collaborative and supportive team environment that encourages professional development and continuous learning.

Key Responsibilities Project Delivery

• Support the delivery of projects safely, on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Assist with coordinating project activities across design, procurement, and construction phases.
• Prepare project programmes, reports, meeting minutes, and action trackers.
• Monitor project progress and escalate risks or issues where required.
• Maintain accurate project records and documentation.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Support communication with clients, contractors, consultants, and project teams.
• Attend project meetings and record actions and key decisions.
• Develop positive working relationships with project stakeholders.

Project Controls

• Assist with monitoring project budgets and programme performance.
• Support change management and project governance activities.
• Contribute to project reporting and document control processes.
• Help coordinate project deliverables and submissions.

Health, Safety & Risk

• Promote a positive health and safety culture.
• Support compliance with project procedures, standards, and regulations.
• Assist in maintaining risk and issue registers.
• Participate in site visits and inspections when required.

Business Support

• Assist with tender submissions and bid preparation.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the business.
• Contribute to the successful delivery of client projects and team objectives.

About You Essential Requirements

• Experience working within a project, project support, project coordination, or project administration environment.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications.
• Understanding of project management principles and processes.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and solve problems effectively.
• Experience working collaboratively within a team environment.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience within Rail, Construction, Engineering, or Infrastructure sectors.
• Exposure to multidisciplinary project teams.
• Client-facing experience.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts.
• Understanding of Network Rail standards.
• Awareness of CDM Regulations and project governance processes.
• APM qualifications or working towards professional accreditation.

What's on Offer?

• £32,000 - £35,000 salary.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Manchester City Centre location.
• Structured career development and progression opportunities.
• Exposure to major infrastructure and rail projects.
• Support towards professional qualifications and career advancement.
• Collaborative and supportive working environment.
• Opportunity to work alongside experienced project professionals.

Apply Now

If you're looking to take the next step in your project management career and want to gain experience delivering infrastructure projects within a supportive and growing consultancy environment, we'd love to hear from you.