Assistant Project Managers

Cambridgeshire County Council; Huntingdonshire; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing package

Extra annual leave opt‑in

Flexible bank holidays

Pension contributions

Development opportunities

Volunteer hours

IDEAL peer groups

Employee Recognition Awards

Cambs Rewards discounts

Job summary

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to help deliver projects that improve local communities across our region. You will work with engineers, contractors, councillors and residents to manage programmes, budgets and risks, and to prepare reports and updates.

Ideal candidates will have strong communication and organisational skills, a proactive approach and enjoy solving problems in a collaborative environment, with a genuine interest in making a positive community

Qualifications

• Strong communication and organisation skills.
• Proactive approach and willingness to learn.
• Ability to work collaboratively with different people.
• Genuine interest in improving local communities.

Responsibilities

• Work with engineers, contractors, councillors, residents and partner organisations.
• Help manage project programmes, budgets, risks and timescales.
• Support public consultations and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Prepare reports and project updates.
• Gain hands‑on experience in project management and infrastructure delivery.
• Lead smaller projects as your skills and confidence grow.

Skills

Communication

Organisation

Proactive

Collaboration

Problem solving

Community focus

Job description

We're looking for ambitious and enthusiastic Assistant Project Managers to help deliver exciting, the delivery of projects that improve local communities.

• Work with engineers, contractors, councillors, residents and partner organisations.
• Help manage project programmes, budgets, risks and timescales.
• Support public consultations and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Prepare reports and project updates.
• Gain hands‑on experience in project management and infrastructure delivery.
• Lead smaller projects as your skills and confidence grow.,
• Project delivery or project support.
• Civil engineering or construction.
• Transport, planning or infrastructure.
• Coordinating activities and managing deadlines.
• Working with customers, communities or stakeholders. You'll also bring:
• Strong communication and organisation skills.
• A proactive approach and willingness to learn.
• The ability to work collaboratively with different people.
• Good problem‑solving skills.
• A genuine interest in improving local communities.,

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self‑organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

enjoy solving problems, working with people, If you're passionate about delivering great outcomes, enjoy working with a wide range of people

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro‑ratio) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in‑store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes