Associate Project Manager – Infrastructure

Overview

As an Associate, you will lead infrastructure projects and programmes, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver outcomes for clients. You’ll operate across public and private sectors, shaping delivery while mentoring the next generation of project managers. The role blends leadership, planning, and controls to keep projects on track and compliant. Join a culture that values inclusion, growth, and delivering tangible impact at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• great place to work
• healthy, productive and flexible working environment
• work-life balance
• inclusive culture
• opportunity to mentor and develop others

Responsibilities

• Manage infrastructure project/programme lifecycle from inception to handover
• Lead and coordinate project teams, ensuring delivery to client objectives
• Oversee contract and budget management, and project controls
• Develop, maintain, and communicate project schedules and plans
• Align benefits with project outcomes; monitor health, safety, quality, and environmental management
• Prepare and present status reports to senior client representatives
• Create and modify project/programme plans; manage multiple work streams
• Support cross-service collaboration and mentor junior colleagues
• Identify client opportunities and contribute to proposal and delivery strategies
• Promote inclusive environments and act as role model
• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships and act as trusted advisor

Key requirements

• Substantial infrastructure project/programme management experience across lifecycle
• Strong leadership and teamwork capabilities
• Financial management and project controls proficiency
• Schedule management and planning skills
• Health, safety, quality, and environmental management knowledge (CDM practical application)
• Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure and motivate others
• Capability to identify and address capability gaps
• Experience with cross-service collaboration and opportunity identification
• Experience with procurement and managing NEC contracts (preferred)
• Experience with contractors, consultants, and advisors on infrastructure projects (preferred)
• Consultancy or client-side project management experience (preferred)
• Familiarity with public sector organisations relevant to infrastructure (preferred)
• Degree in management/construction/infrastructure or equivalent experience (preferable)
• Professional affiliation with APM/ICE or similar (preferable)
• Project management certification (APM/PRINCE2/MSP) or NEC accreditations (preferable)
• CSCS or equivalent (preferable)

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Collaborative and inclusive mindset
• Growth mindset
• Project management across lifecycle
• Contract/budget management
• Project controls and financial management

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