Assistant Project Manager

Peoplebank; Huntingdon; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Healthcare

Holiday 24-26 days

Clancy Xtras

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Clancy seeks a proactive Project Coordinator to support the Alliance projects from planning through to delivery. You will work with a Project Manager across planning, delivery, and continuous improvement, liaising with stakeholders at all levels and ensuring timely performance reporting.

The role emphasizes proactive collaboration, organisational strength, and clear communication to drive improvements and successful project outcomes within the Alliance ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational and project coordination skills.
• Confident communicator across levels.
• Customer-focused approach with priority management.
• Experience with SAP is advantageous.
• Full driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Identify problems with teams and suggest improvements.
• Review service delivery and propose improvements for customers and operations.
• Review process documents, guidance and communications.
• Plan and coordinate training with Training & Development.
• Prepare project updates and performance reports.
• Track risks, issues and actions to keep on schedule.
• Arrange meetings and maintain project records.
• Assist in business case preparation, including costs and benefits.
• Lead small improvement projects from planning to delivery.
• Keep colleagues and stakeholders informed throughout projects.
• Create and manage project plans to ensure delivery success.

Skills

Project coordination

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Time management

Tools

SAP

Job description

We do what we say
So that's why we're keen to hear from people like you, people who make it their business to get things done!

The Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Alliance, a partnership between Anglian Water, Clancy and Kier. Through our 'Best for Task' approach, colleagues from any Alliance partner organisation are welcome to apply. If successful, you will remain employed by your current organisation on your existing terms and conditions while working in a role hosted by another Alliance partner.
Working alongside a Project Manager, you'll support projects from planning through to delivery, helping to improve processes, solve challenges and achieve successful outcomes across the Alliance. This role offers valuable experience in project delivery, continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement, making it ideal for someone looking to develop their career and broaden their skills.
You'll be organised, proactive, and confident communicating with people at all levels.

Here are just some of the activities you'll be involved in:

• Work with teams to identify problems and find better ways of working.
• Review how services are delivered and suggest improvements for customers and operational teams.
• Support the review of process documents, guidance and communications.
• Help plan and coordinate training with the Training and Development team.
• Prepare project updates and performance reports.
• Track project risks, issues and actions, helping to keep work on schedule.
• Arrange meetings and maintain project records.
• Support the preparation of business cases, including costs and expected benefits.
• Lead small improvement projects from planning through to delivery.
• Keep colleagues and stakeholders informed throughout projects.
• Create and manage project plans to ensure successful delivery.

We would love to hear from you if...

You have strong organisational and project coordination skills and enjoy working with a wide range of people. You'll be a confident communicator who can build positive relationships across teams and explain information clearly and simply. A customer focused approach is essential, along with the ability to manage priorities and support projects from planning through to delivery. Experience using SAP would be an advantage. Most importantly, you'll be proactive, collaborative, and keen to help drive improvements. A full driving licence is essential.

Our Company

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.

Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone's growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.

We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well‑known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.

Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.