Assistant Project Manager

slihrms; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Mentoring and development

Training and frameworks

Flexible holiday allowances

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is recruiting for Project Manager roles across capability and accountability levels. You will work in secure, client-facing supplier delivery environments, managing defined deliverables or larger projects with governance, risk, and commercial responsibilities.

Roles require minimum onsite presence and flexible/hybrid patterns to suit role needs. Youll join a collaborative delivery community with specialists in governance, risk, controls and project management, contributing to secure

Qualifications

• Experience in supplier-side, consultancy or complex internal delivery environments.
• Experience leading activities such as planning, governance, reporting, risk, assurance, finance, commercial management, change or delivery control.
• The ability to work with data, delivery tools and project information to support effective decision-making.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with project teams, stakeholders, suppliers and clients, particularly where expectations, deliverables and responsibilities need to be managed carefully.
• Commercial awareness, including budgets, forecasting, cost control and contractual commitments appropriate to the role.
• An understanding of project delivery lifecycles, governance and the importance of robust controls in complex environments.
• A proactive, collaborative and considered approach, with the judgement and professionalism to operate effectively in secure, client-facing supplier delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Define delivery roles and ways of working, manage plans, schedules, risks, quality arrangements and reporting, and monitor progress against cost, schedule, quality, and contractual commitments.
• You may also manage suppliers, partners or internal delivery teams, support client-facing governance, and identify opportunities to strengthen delivery, resolve issues and add value within the scope of our contracted work.
• For more complex assignments, you may coordinate multi-disciplinary delivery teams, manage dependencies and support the successful delivery of agreed outputs, outcomes and benefits.

Skills

Project management

Planning

Governance

Reporting

Risk management

Finance

Commercial management

Change control

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cost control

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

Overview

Bring your project management experience. Support secure delivery. Make an impact.

At AtkinsRéalis, our Project Managers help bring structure, control and confidence to secure, complex delivery. You'll help manage the deliverables, commitments and contractual obligations we have with our clients , with accountability matched to your capability, experience and the scale of assignment. You'll join a collaborative delivery community and work alongside project, technical, commercial and transformation specialists who valueclear thinking, reliable controls, good governance and shared learning.

We are recruiting for multiple Project Manager roles across a range of capability and accountability levels. We welcome candidates with experience managing delivery in supplier-side, consultancy or complex internal delivery environments, particularly where this involves contractual commitments, client-facing governance and delivery against agreed outcomes. We are also open to applications from people looking for part-time or flexible working arrangements.

You’ll benefit from:

• Purpose-driven work at the heart of secure-government delivery.
• Hybrid working, with time onsite to build relationships, access secure systems and operate effectively in high-integrity environments.
• Opportunities to build your project delivery capability and take on broader accountability as your experience grows.
• Training, tools and frameworks to support planning, governance, risk, assurance, commercial management and project controls.
• A supportive delivery community with access to experienced colleagues, mentoring and practical development opportunities.

Your role

As a Project Manager within our Delivery Optimisation sub-practice, you'll work in secure, client-facing supplier delivery environments where structure, judgement and reliable controls matter. The scope of each role will reflect your experience, from managing defined deliverables or smaller projects through to taking broader accountability for more complex contracted assignments.

You may define delivery roles and ways of working, manage plans, schedules, risks, quality arrangements and reporting, and monitor progress against cost, schedule, quality, commercial and contractual commitments.

You may also manage suppliers, partners or internal delivery teams, support client-facing governance, and identify opportunities to strengthen delivery, resolve issues and add value within the scope of our contracted work.

For more complex assignments, you may coordinate multi-disciplinary delivery teams, manage dependencies and support the successful delivery of agreed outputs, outcomes and benefits.

All our roles are subject to a minimum of 3 days in the office, either onsite with our clients or at one of our AtkinsRéalis offices, pro- rated for part-time employees . We are open to discussing flexible and part-time working patterns where these can support both the role requirements and individual circumstances.

About you

• Project management experience in supplier-side, consultancy or complex internal delivery environments.
• Experience supporting or leading project activities such as planning, governance, reporting, risk, assurance, finance, commercial management, change or delivery control.
• The ability to work with data, delivery tools and project information to support effective decision-making.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with project teams, stakeholders, suppliers and clients, particularly where expectations, deliverables and responsibilities need to be managed carefully.
• Commercial awareness, including budgets, forecasting, cost control, change control and contractual commitments appropriate to the role.
• An understanding of project delivery lifecycles, governance and the importance of robust controls in complex environments.
• A proactive , collaborative and considered approach, with the judgement and professionalism to operate effectively in secure, client-facing supplier delivery environments.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis , a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients acro