Assistant Project Manager (Design & Build)

Interaction Ltd | B Corp™; Bath; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design and build firm in the UK is looking for a Project Administrator to join their Academy Team. This entry-level position involves comprehensive training across business areas, from estimating to contract management. Candidates should have a passion for numbers, strong analytical skills, and a relevant degree. This role promises exciting opportunities for career advancement and exposure to diverse projects within a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in a construction, maths, or science-based subject.
• Comfortable working with numbers daily.
• Excellent spreadsheet skills required.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Directors and Contracts Team with administration tasks.
• Assist in producing detailed cost plans.
• Contribute to all areas of the business through training.

Skills

Mathematics

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Communication

Multitasking

Attention to Detail

Initiative

Creativity

Technology Embrace

Education

Degree in Construction, Maths, or Science

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Project Administrator is the entry role to the Project Management Academy here at Interaction, where you'll join our Academy Team within our training pathway to becoming either a Pre-Contracts or Contracts Manager within our New Business or Delivery teams.

You will experience all areas of the business through our training pathway, from the early stages right through to client care. You'll join the estimating team to produce and prepare detailed cost plans alongside the Pre-Contract Team, as well as becoming part of the New Business teams, supporting our Project Directors with their client and account work, with exposure to developing a project from the very beginning alongside our clients. You'll also support the Contracts Team with project administration, with shadowing opportunities alongside our Delivery Team on site witnessing projects as they are brought to life.

Once you are confident and competent in all areas, with a robust understanding of the wider business picture, you'll become a Project Management Assistant, working with our Contract Managers to aid with negotiation and procurement. Following this stage of your training, we'll work with you to decide which of the Pre-Contracts or Contracts career pathways is most suited to your aspirations, skills, and style.

Interaction nurtures diversity through inclusive practices. We will consider all qualified applications for this position, regardless of age, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disabilities, or other characteristics.

Minimum Skills or Attributes:

• Excellent grasp of numbers and mathematics - this is critical to being successful in the role.
• Relentlessly curious & self-motivated to learn.
• Able to work under own initiative and take responsibility for own actions & performance.
• Passion, energy, enthusiasm, desire to learn & drive for results.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, innovative thinking & attention to detail.
• Ability to make informed decisions under pressure.
• Ability to manage workload and diary, adjust planned work, and react with project demands. Able to multitask and work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills, including in copywriting, presentation of documents, and technical information, tailored to different requirements and personalities.
• Ability & confidence to have challenging conversations and influence positive results.
• Ability to establish credibility and have stature.
• Known to embrace technology and lead by example.
• Ability to build rapport with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent spreadsheet skills.

Qualifications Required:

A degree or equivalent in a construction, maths, or science-based subject.

Salary Band: £25k-£30k subject to experience

Assessment Details:

• Initial 15-minute introduction call to determine alignment with Interaction values
• 60-minute in-person financial/numbers-based Excel spreadsheet assessment
• 45-minute in-person interview (if successful following Excel assessment)

Please note, it is critical to your success as a project manager with us that you are comfortable working with numbers on a daily basis, and have some understanding of how to use Microsoft Excel, which is why we include this in the assessment process.

Timings:

• Interviews: Ongoing
• Start Date: Flexible

Interaction is a forward-thinking commercial design and build firm delivering inspiring workplaces across the UK. You’ll join a talented, passionate team in a culture that rewards curiosity, initiative, and collaboration. We embrace new ideas and technologies, and actively invest in the tools and people who’ll help drive our future growth.