Assistant Project Manager

Balfour Beatty plc; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support the Central Commercial Team. This hybrid position offers the flexibility to work both remotely and on-site in Peterborough. The successful candidate will oversee project timelines, manage budgets, and promote sustainability in line with company goals. Ideal for individuals eager to gain commercial experience in a dynamic work environment. Competitive benefits and career progression opportunities are provided.

Benefits

Smart working arrangements

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and recognition schemes

Qualifications

• Experience of delivering projects or coordinating complex tasks.
• Ability to travel across the region as required.
• Demonstrated ability to establish relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• Capable of maintaining focus and energy under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Gather information for value-added reports and presentations.
• Champion sustainability principles in design and construction.
• Manage contract requirements and ensure compliance with safety standards.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Proactive attitude

IT proficiency

Resilience under pressure

Job description

About The Role

Assistant Project Manager - Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)

Location: This is a hybrid role, offering the flexibility to work both remotely and from Peterborough office in Thorpe wood House.

@one Alliance a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and seven industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. Together, we deliver over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

As we gear up for our most exciting and challenging Asset Management Period yet, known as AMP 8, this will see us deliver a programme of work larger than we’ve ever delivered before. We are driving change, empowering us to set global benchmarks and build a better environment, with the opportunity to offer enhanced growth and development to our workforce. We’re looking to build on our existing teams with an environment for career progression.

As we move into this exciting and challenging period for the Water industry, it is essential our commercial and cost management processes and practices remain industry-leading to ensure we not only deliver but outperform against our objectives and customer expectations.

Assistant Project Manager role will sit within the Commercial Function, supporting the Central Commercial Team in aspects such as Continuous Improvement, System Implementation, and Central Reporting.

What you’ll be doing

To join us on our journey of project delivery excellence, you’ll be responsible for ensuring projects are delivered on time, safely whilst embedding sustainability principles. Furthermore, you’ll drive efficiency and outperformance whilst not compromising governance and delivery processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and ensure projects are on track in terms of time and budget whilst proactively managing risks and opportunities.
• Attend site to gather information and translate into value‑added reports and presentations which drive the successful meeting of relevant project delivery milestones.
• Champion sustainability principles in design and construction specifically around the minimisation of energy use, carbon emissions, waste materials reduction and the supply chain.
• Coordinate and manage the contract requirements relating to design solutions, constructions and commissioning and ensure these are always meeting and exceeding Health & Safety standards and legislation.
• Provide a proactive and trusted resource to the Project Delivery Manager to support effective and efficient close‑out of all projects to meet the clients’ requirements and enable final accounts completion.
• Strive to continuously improve project delivery by closely collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to understand challenges and implement solutions.

Who we’re looking for

• Experience of delivering projects or coordinating complex tasks and activities to support planned outcomes.
• The ability and desire to travel across the region as required to support projects.
• Able to establish and sustain strong relationships with multiple stakeholders, working collaboratively and honestly.
• Confident in being proactive and taking accountability to drive performance.
• Capable on IT programmes and open to new technology.
• Able to demonstrate resilience and maintain energy and focus when under pressure.

It would be advantageous to possess Construction industry experience with ambitions to develop a career in the commercial field.

This would be an ideal opportunity for an individual who is looking to either strengthen their commercial experience, or looking to grow into a wider commercial role.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Benefits

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About Us

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, ENEI, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long‑term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence "Employer Recognition Scheme" and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Project Management and Information Technology
• Construction