Assistant Project Manager – Defence

Overview

As an Assistant Project Manager, you will help deliver high-profile defense projects across the UK. You’ll support client objectives, time-cost-quality targets, and governance through NEC4 contracts and project documentation. You’ll work within multidisciplinary teams to drive controls, risk, and performance reporting while nurturing stakeholder relationships. This role offers exposure to national-critical programmes and a pathway to increased responsibility in a collaborative, flexible environment.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model
• flexible working environment
• focus on work-life balance
• inclusive culture
• equal opportunity employer

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of projects and programmes across varying sizes and complexity
• Assist teams to meet time, cost and quality objectives
• Administer NEC4 and other contracts under senior guidance
• Contribute sector knowledge across defence, infrastructure and construction
• Develop project documentation such as business cases, plans, reports and governance materials
• Support project controls activities including programme management, risk, cost monitoring and reporting
• Build positive relationships with clients, contractors, consultants and stakeholders
• Apply project management tools and methodologies to achieve outcomes
• Contribute to team collaboration and continuous improvement across projects

Key requirements

• Experience with UK Government and defence sector is advantageous
• Experience supporting project lifecycles from initiation to close
• Understanding of procurement processes and NEC contracts
• Experience coordinating contractors and advisors on infrastructure projects
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proactive and organized approach with issue identification and problem solving
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and with internal/external stakeholders
• Strong organizational and administrative skills for managing multiple tasks and deadlines
• Competence in project controls, reporting, risk management, scheduling and documentation
• Willingness to learn and take on increasing responsibilities

• strong communication
• stakeholder management
• proactive and organized
• project controls
• risk management
• scheduling

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