Assistant Project Manager

BCA UK; Hook; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Company Pension Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders

BCA Rewards for discounts

Job summary

A leading B2B vehicle service provider in the UK is seeking an Assistant Project Manager. This role involves supporting the planning and delivery of various projects within a dynamic IT environment. Ideal candidates will have early project management experience and excellent communication skills. The position offers a hybrid working model with a competitive salary and benefits, including a company pension scheme and onsite parking. Strong organizational skills and proficiency in project planning tools are essential.

Qualifications

• Early project management experience or strong technical background.
• Ability to multitask effectively and meet tight deadlines.
• Full UK driving license for occasional site travel.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence working with clients and site teams
• Proficiency in Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Project)
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset
• Experience using project planning tools such as MS Project

Responsibilities

• Assist Project Manager in scheduling meetings and preparing agendas.
• Support planning, organisation, and coordination of projects.
• Maintain project documentation and track milestones.
• Liaise with the business and internal teams to ensure effective communication
• Record actions from meetings/calls and distribute
• Maintain project documentation, including plans, reports/dashboards, RAID logs and change registers
• Update dates between DevOps and Planner
• Track project milestones and deliverables, updating dashboards and reports
• Coordinate communications across the team(s)
• Ensure compliance with standards, templates and governance
• Support workstream leads on deliverables around Change/Training

Skills

IT project coordination

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Proficiency in Office Suite

Technical skills

Stakeholder influence

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

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Job Title: Assistant Project Manager

Salary: Competitive + Benefits!

Location: Hybrid working, home & UK travel, as & when required

Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 40 hours

Job Status: Permanent

Join the UK’s largest B2B used vehicle service

At BCA, we’re altogether, more. More than just a normal vehicle remarketing company. More than just any other place to work. We’re Europe’s largest vehicle remarketing company, the backbone of the UK’s automotive supply chain, the best place to build the career you want.

BCA are looking for an Assistant Project Manager to join our Group IT function to help support a Project Manager. This role is ideal for someone with early project management experience or a strong technical background who is looking to take the next step in their career. Working closely with senior management, you will support the planning, coordination, and delivery of a large BCA project. With a supportive team environment and genuine opportunities for growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist Project Manager in scheduling meetings and preparing agendas/slides for OpCo / Steer Co / Weekly Team calls
• Support the planning, organisation, and coordination of construction projects from inception through to completion
• Assist with project programming, documentation, procurement, and progress monitoring
• Liaise with the business and internal teams to ensure effective communication
• Recording actions from meetings/calls and sending out
• Maintain project documentation, including plans, reports/dashboards, RAID logs and change registers.
• Update dates between DevOps and Planner
• Track project milestones and deliverables, updating dashboards and reports
• Coordinate comms across the team(s)
• Ensure compliance with standards, templates and governance
• Support the workstream leads on their deliverables – specifically around Change/Training i.e. booking rooms/resources/calls etc

Key Skills

• Experience in IT project coordination or a related role (Assistant PM, Supervisor, Trainee PM, Technical Coordinator, etc.)
• Previous experience of project management and processes
• Strong organisational and multitasking abilities
• Excellent communication skills and confidence working with clients and site teams
• Proficiency in Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Project)
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset
• Experience of using project planning tools such as MS Project,
• experience in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and numeracy, literacy, problem solving and organisational skills are also essential.
• Clear balance of both technical and engagement skills.
• Resilient and prepared to support an organisation going through transformational change.
• Ability to influence multiple stakeholders within technology and business functions.
• Execution focused to effectively drive business, culture, and technology change in a dynamic and complex operating environment.
• Wide experience of different cultures and working environments, i.e. UK and Europe.
• High level of personal ownership and unimpeachable business integrity.
• A clear ability to translate information into meaningful insights.
• Preferred experience in a roll that involved close cooperation between IT and the business.
• Is enthusiastic and quick learner.
• Must be able to manage own time successfully, prioritise effectively and meet tight deadlines.
• Has a methodical and structured approach.
• Works well on your own or within a team.
• Captures customer focus and the ability to build relationships based on the delivery of the product or project.
• Full UK driving licence - Occasional travel to site as and when required.

Benefits

• Onsite parking
• Company Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Access to BCA Rewards which provides online and store discounts with a range of retailers

We are proud to be Level 1 Disability Confident and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.

Our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or disability.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing