Assistant Project Manager

Leicestershire County Council; England; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the United Kingdom is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support the management of transport projects. This role involves assisting the Senior Project Manager, ensuring project delivery within quality and budget, and enhancing public engagement through effective communication. Suitable candidates will have a Civil Engineering qualification or relevant experience. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and the opportunity to contribute to community-focused projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial environment delivering projects to time, quality, and cost.
• Ability to handle enquiries from Members and the public.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Assist with project governance and reporting.
• Develop methods of engagement and reporting.
• Support performance management through business planning.

Skills

Project management skills

Excellent communication

Good IT skills

Customer focused approach

Education

Relevant qualification in Civil Engineering

Job description

Overview

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: £35,451 - £39,165 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 22 February 2026

Interview Date(s): Friday 6 March 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Project Manager to join the Transport Projects & Programmes team within the Environment and Transport Department. This role will sit within a sub-team which supports the management of the Department’s capital programme. The role will have a particular focus on developing our public engagement and transparency through data reporting and efficient comms, as well as improving co-ordination across the Department.

The successful applicant will join a motivated, friendly team of professionals committed to delivering public sector highway projects and programmes that offer best value for money.

About the Role

You will assist the Senior Project Manager with the project management, development and delivery of improvement programmes and projects, including project governance and reporting, consultations, financial and monitoring agreements, to ensure that schemes are delivered to time, quality and cost.

You will play a key co-ordination role in handling and responding to enquiries from Members and the public, supporting effective partnerships and working relationships with internal teams.

You will develop new methods of engagement and reporting and keep these up-to-date, with responsibility for protecting and managing information securely.

You will support the performance management of services and teams through contributing to the departmental business planning process as required, and ensuring activities are delivered in the most efficient and effective manner as possible.

About You

To apply for this post, you must have:

• A relevant qualification (Civil Engineering) and/or demonstrable experience commensurate with the role.
• Experience of working in a commercial environment and delivering projects and programmes to time, quality and cost.
• Experience of maintaining effective partnerships and working relationships with internal and external stakeholders which can include statutory, voluntary, private agencies and communities.
• Good IT skills, including the ability to learn the use of service specific systems and software.
• Excellent communication, presentation and report writing skills.
• A customer focused approach where the customer experience is central to the delivery of the service.

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual\'s personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

Contact for Informal Discussion

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Beth Bradshaw
Senior Project Manager

To contact by email, please click here

How to Apply

Please apply by sending your CV as well as a supporting statement detailing how you meet the requirements of the post. The supporting statement should be no longer than 500 words.

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the \'About You\' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the \'About You\' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Help & Support

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About Us

Leicestershire County Council is committed to making a real difference in people\'s lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.

Whether you\'re starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you\'ll find a place with us where your ideas are valued and your work has purpose.

Benefits

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following: Our Recruitment Process, Our Organisational Values, Our Employee Benefits, Working for Us.