Assistant Project Manager

Alexander Associates; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing engineering company is seeking an Assistant Project Manager for water and utilities projects in Manchester. The role involves supporting project delivery from design to handover, managing multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience in water-sector projects. This position offers hybrid working and opportunities to manage high-profile water infrastructure schemes.

Benefits

Stable pipeline of future framework and project work

Lead high-profile water infrastructure schemes

Qualifications

• Experience working on projects within the water, wastewater, or utilities sectors.
• Basic understanding of MEICA systems, installation methodologies, commissioning processes.
• Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams in a construction setting.

Responsibilities

• Assist project delivery from design to installation and handover.
• Manage procurement and installation activities across multiple disciplines.
• Support programme, budget, and risk management for project delivery.
• Ensure health, safety, and environmental compliance across sites.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Coordination skills

Proactive approach

Education

Relevant engineering or project management qualifications (Degree, HNC/HND, APM, PRINCE2 or equivalent)

Job description

Assistant Project Manager - Water

Location: Manchester area

Employment Type: Permanent

Hybrid Working: Office, site and flexible working as required

Are you an Assistant Project Manager looking for a long-term opportunity within major water and utilities projects or looking for your first role in project delivery? We are supporting a growing engineering company as they continue to strengthen their delivery capability across the region.

This is an excellent opportunity to work multidisciplinary schemes, ensuring safe, efficient, and integrated project delivery while contributing to essential water-sector infrastructure.

Role Overview

• Assist project delivery from detailed design through to installation, commissioning, and final handover.
• Manage engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning activities across mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation disciplines.
• Assist with programme, budget, resource planning and risk management to ensure projects are delivered to scope and performance targets.
• Work closely with civil, commercial and operational teams to ensure fully coordinated delivery across all project stages.
• Maintain the highest standards of health, safety and environmental compliance across sites and subcontract activities.
• Build strong relationships with clients, consultants and supply chain partners to drive collaborative and efficient project outcomes.
• Support continuous improvement by promoting best practice in engineering and project controls.

About You

• Ideally experience working on projects within the water, wastewater or utilities sectors.
• Basic understanding of MEICA systems, installation methodologies, commissioning processes and operational interfaces.
• Promising leadership, communication and coordination skills, with a proactive and delivery-driven approach.
• Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams and subcontractors within a live construction or process-environment setting.
• Relevant engineering or project management qualifications (Degree, HNC/HND, APM, PRINCE2 or equivalent).
• SMSTS, CSCS and/or EUSR Water Hygiene desirable.

What’s on Offer

• Opportunity to lead high-profile and technically complex water infrastructure schemes.
• A stable pipeline of future framework and project work.