Assistant Project Manager – Major Infrastructure Programme
Contract Length: Until September 2026
Client: Major Public Sector organisation
Locations: Manchester or York
Hybrid Working: 3 days per week onsite
Rate: Up to £321 per day (Umbrella, Inside IR35)
An Interim, delivery-focused, Assistant Project Manager to join a major infrastructure programme supporting the development and implementation of large-scale transportation projects.
This is an opportunity to work within a complex, high-profile environment where you will help drive projects from development through to delivery, managing stakeholders, contracts, risks, and programme objectives across a fast-paced portfolio.
We’re looking for individuals who thrive in challenging environments, can navigate ambiguity, and have a proven track record delivering major projects successfully.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development and delivery of major infrastructure projects and programmes.
- Manage project scope, risks, dependencies, and governance activities throughout the project lifecycle.
- Engage effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, building strong working relationships.
- Monitor project performance against time, cost, quality, and safety objectives.
- Support commercial and contract management activities, ensuring supplier and contractor performance is effectively managed.
- Contribute to programme reporting, decision-making, and strategic planning activities.
- Ensure compliance with relevant safety, regulatory, and project governance requirements.
- Work collaboratively within a complex matrix environment to drive successful project outcomes.
Essential Experience
- Demonstrable experience delivering major infrastructure or transportation projects.
- Experience working within large-scale programmes from development through to implementation.
- Strong project management capability within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
- Knowledge of construction project safety management and relevant Health & Safety legislation.
- Commercial awareness with experience managing contracts and supplier relationships.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and influencing skills.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to operate effectively with limited supervision.
- Experience managing ambiguity, competing priorities, and programme complexity.
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