One of the world s leading engineering consultancies is looking to add engineering talent who would be interested in pursuing a career in project management to their team in Manchester. This leading brand is looking for junior level engineers, ideally from a design background, or candidates who are already working in a PMO environment who are looking for their next career move. You will join an employee focused company who will heavily invest in developing you in project management but also supported with gaining your Chartered status. In a recent industry poll 93% of their staff voted that they would recommend this company to friends and family as an employer of choice.

As Assistant Project Manager you will join an established and growing project management team and will gain exposure to some of the UK s flagship engineering programmes. You will work in collaboration with a wide spectrum of clients supporting them in the delivery of their projects. If you have current or previous experience working with major infrastructure clients such as Network Rail then this would be an added advantage.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting in establishing robust processes and procedures to manage the project, in consultation and engagement with our commercial and administration departments.
• Assisting the Project Manager in the maintaining programme control over projects to deliver to time, cost and quality in a safe manner and report on programme progress.
• Collating, formatting and distributing information to support programme requirements.
• Cascade to internal and external parties where appropriate.
• Assisting in the maintenance and creation of programme governance documentation in accordance with the company BMS
• Supporting the Risk and Issue management procedure of the project and check that the risk register is updated accordingly
• Supporting the delivery of consistent quality management procedures and standards for the programme
• Supporting the Project Manager to facilitate effective resource management across the programme
• Supporting the Change Management Procedure for the project and ensure the change control log is updated accordingly Facilitating effective planning of the works within the project team.
• Delivering necessary periodic project reports, to allow senior managers to direct the project appropriately.
• Delivering information regarding changes and delays that have impacted the project on a period by period basis and propose how these should be resolved / managed.

To be considered for the role of Assistant Project Manager, candidates will ideally be degree qualified in an engineering or management. You will have started or, will have aspirations, of gaining Chartered status and will have worked on major engineering programmes ideally in rail. Experience of working with major infrastructure clients such as Network Rail, London Underground, Highways England etc is also required.

In return you will be offered an attractive starting salary accompanied with benefits package and the chance to grow a long and successful career.

To apply is easy, call Oli on <phone number removed> for more information or just simply apply online.