We are currently recruiting an Assistant Project Manager to support the Strategic Programme Team with change projects, the delivery of Renewals & Logistics project objectives on time, within budget and to agreed milestones and targets, using our project framework from discovery to closure and review.
Contributing to the facilitation of workshops, meetings and other events; facilitating project management and delivery logistics, and responsible for specific project delivery tasks and activities agreed with the team to deliver and manage change in our business unit.
What you will be doing as an Assistant Project Manager
The main areas of focus will include
- Project management - Managing and delivering small projects or developing and delivering workstreams within projects and programmes for more senior PMs. Following the PM and governance frameworks to successfully deliver projects within agreed scope, timelines, and budgets.
- Communication and Collaboration - Influencing, training and engaging stakeholders to deliver project objectives and outcomes. Developing process, communication and training materials and presenting information for different audiences.
- Project Logistics - Facilitating project-related tasks, such as scheduling meetings, coordinating resources, and ensuring all necessary materials are available.
- Interpreting data - Providing briefs to Data teams to gather and analyse data, interpret results for project reporting, or creating dashboards and tools to deliver outcomes from project activities.
- Tracking and Reporting - Supporting project team members to identify project progress, updating project status reports, and identifying potential issues or roadblocks with project team members.
- Task delivery - Supporting project team members to deliver tasks and activities e.g. reviewing and scoring tenders, providing induction/onboarding support, delivering communication, carrying out audits, implementing change processes with individuals/ teams
Hours of work are 36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.
What you should bring to the role
- Experience of project support or management
- Project management qualifications or direct experience of delivering projects.
- Organisation and facilitation of meetings, events, workshops
- Experience of influencing, engaging and communicating with stakeholders at all levels
- Demonstrable curiosity and innovation
- Use of Microsoft Office tools
- Commercial awareness (purchase, procurement, assessment)
What’s in it for you?
- Offering up to £40,000 per annum, depending on experience and skills.
- Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
- Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
- Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
- Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.
Who are we
We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.
