Assistant Project Manager - Nuclear

ALTEN LTD - UK; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle & Tech Scheme

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance & Pension Scheme

Team gatherings & team buildings

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

ALTEN LTD - UK is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support engineering and infrastructure projects. Ideal for individuals with a civil engineering background, this role involves coordinating project activities, assisting with planning, and monitoring deliverables. You will manage documentation, support stakeholder communication, and collaborate with technical teams. ALTEN offers a diverse environment, flexible working, and several benefits, including private medical insurance and life insurance.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting engineering, infrastructure, or construction projects.
• Ability to track actions, deliverables, and project progress.
• Previous experience in a Project Coordinator or similar role is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support the Delivery Manager with coordination of civils project activities.
• Assist with project planning, action tracking, and delivery monitoring.
• Draft and manage non-technical project documentation and reports.

Skills

Civil or Structural Engineering background

Organisational and coordination skills

Understanding of technical civils topics

Good communication and stakeholder management skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Excel

Job description

ALTEN UK is supporting major engineering and infrastructure programmes within the defence and nuclear sectors and is looking for an Assistant Project Manager to join a multidisciplinary delivery team.

This role is ideal for someone with a technical civil engineering background who is looking to develop their career within project management and programme delivery while remaining involved in engineering-focused projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Delivery Manager with coordination of civils project activities
• Assist with project planning, action tracking and delivery monitoring
• Monitor progress of engineering deliverables and project milestones
• Draft and manage non-technical project documentation, reports and meeting minutes
• Coordinate actions and follow‑ups across multidisciplinary teams
• Support risk, issue and dependency tracking activities
• Work closely with technical teams to understand civils-related topics and project impacts
• Assist with stakeholder communication and project governance activities

Qualifications

Required Skills

• Background in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Experience supporting engineering, infrastructure or construction projects
• Strong organisational and coordination skills
• Ability to understand and communicate technical civils topics
• Experience tracking actions, deliverables and project progress
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.

Desirable Skills

• Previous experience in a Project Coordinator, Project Support or Assistant Project Manager role
• Experience within defence, nuclear, rail or infrastructure sectors
• Familiarity with project planning or tracking tools such as MS Project, Primavera or Excel
• Understanding of engineering project lifecycles and deliverables

Additional Information

Why join us?

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes.

ALTEN is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and values the strength that comes from a global mix of backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of background or protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.