Assistant Project Manager

Company: ESL UK
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

The Role

You will play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of projects, helping to keep everything on trackrom programme and cost through to quality and client satisfaction.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Supporting the management of multidisciplinary water design projects
  • Assisting in delivering projects on time, within budget and to required quality standards
  • Helping coordinate design teams and supply chain partners
  • Updating and maintaining project programmes
  • Supporting the administration of NEC and other contract requirements
  • Assisting with commercial tracking, variations and change management
  • Maintaining regular communication with clients and internal stakeholders
  • Reporting project progress and performance to senior team members
  • Supporting the preparation of tenders and technical proposals
  • Ensuring effective collaboration across engineering disciplines

About You

You’ll already have some exposure to engineering or project environments and be looking to build a long-term career in project management.

Essential

  • 2–5 years’ experience in one or more of the following:
    • Engineering design in a regulated industry
    • Project engineering
    • Project management (design only)
    • Design coordination / design management
  • Degree or HND in an engineering or related discipline
  • Strong organisational and communication skills
  • Interest in developing a career in project management

Desirable

  • Experience within the water sector
  • Understanding of multidisciplinary engineering projects
  • Exposure to NEC or similar contract forms
  • Awareness of project programmes, cost tracking and change management
  • Experience working with cross-functional or distributed teams
  • Basic understanding of commercial and contractual principles

Why Join Us?

This is a great opportunity to join a growing consultancy where you’ll gain hands-on project experience while being supported to develop into a Project Manager.

You’ll benefit from:

  • Clear progression into Project Manager roles
  • Exposure to multidisciplinary engineering projects
  • Support from experienced engineers and project leaders
  • Opportunities to get involved in tenders and client-facing work

Our Manchester office offers free parking, excellent transport links and access to a fully equipped gym with changing facilities, alongside a collaborative and supportive environment.

We also offer

  • 23 days annual leave + bank holidays, increasing with service
  • Option to purchase additional leave
  • Training and development support
  • Regular CPD sessions
  • Monthly team brunches and quarterly socials
  • Cycle to Work scheme and free fruit in the office

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Posted: August 12th, 2026