Assistant Project Manager

Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global property and construction consultancy is seeking an Assistant Project Manager in Cambridge. This role involves delivering construction projects, managing customer relationships, and maintaining high-quality service standards. Candidates should have relevant construction consultancy experience and a related degree, along with strong project management skills. This position offers a hybrid working model and opportunities for career advancement.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Global Travel Scholarship Programme

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Hold recent construction consultancy experience as a project manager, contract administrator, or similar role.
• Live within an hour's commute of Cambridge, comfortable with hybrid working.
• Experience delivering construction, refurbishment, or fit-out projects from inception to completion.

Responsibilities

• Support Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives.
• Engage positively with customers and maintain relationships.
• Deliver services ensuring they meet customer requirements.
• Manage projects to deliver high quality services.
• Administer contracts as a contract administrator or project manager.

Skills

Project management experience

Excellent communication

Problem solving

Financial and numeracy skills

ICT skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in project management or relevant built environment subject

Job description

Overview

Assistant Project Manager, Cambridge, CB3. Permanent | Full-time | Hybrid working. Competitive Salary & Benefits.

About this opportunity: We're searching for a project manager with experience delivering construction projects from early feasibility stages to completion, to work with clients across life sciences, industrial, commercial and education sector schemes local to Cambridge.

Our Cambridge Project Management team is a small but successful group of project managers who work with a range of clients from small scale developers to globally recognised institutions, delivering projects spanning cutting edge research & innovation centres, schools & university facilities, commercial fit-outs and more.

Joining us as a project manager in Cambridge, you will have a key role in project delivery, and have a clear route of progression within the team, as well as support to develop your career as you hone your skills and gain further experience and add new projects to your name.

Working on a hybrid basis, you will have a high level of autonomy over your work, with support and supervision where suitable. We will provide you with opportunities to mentor junior team members and provide guidance and advice while they assist you with your work.

We are looking for a specific set of criteria for this position, and you will suit this opportunity if you:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives
• Positively engaging with customers and developing, growing and maintaining customer relationships
• Delivering high quality services and deliverables ensuring that services meet our Customer’s requirements
• Managing projects to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with the business procedures
• Administering contracts as a contract administrator, employer’s agent or project manager
• Producing and presenting to customers
• Identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the business units activities
• Managing service delivery for profit
• Advising directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or may arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance

Qualifications

• Hold recent construction consultancy experience as a project manager, contract administrator, Employer's Agent, Building Surveyor or Quantity Surveyor
• Live within an hour's commute of Cambridge, and are comfortable with a hybrid working arrangement
• Have experience delivering construction, refurbishment or fit-out projects from inception to completion
• Hold a Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in project management or relevant built environment subject

Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills:
Note: This text has been reformatted to use allowed tags only. The key skills include: sound project management experience post qualification; knowledge of project management techniques; ability to administer construction contracts; understanding of building contract legislation; excellent communication; methodical approach; ability to absorb complex information; problem solving, negotiating, financial and numeracy skills; ICT skills; team collaboration.

About us

Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. From iconic landmarks to critical infrastructure, we drive innovation, sustainability and value, delivering transformative projects that shape communities and redefine the built environment.

Why Gleeds

Our benefits include: a contributory pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Global Travel Scholarship Programme, and flexible working arrangements.