Graduate Assistant Project Manager

gardiner; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Gardiner & Theobald is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to join its Accelerate Programme. You will gain exposure to a range of construction and infrastructure projects while developing core capabilities in planning, coordination and stakeholder management.

Over 2-2.5 years you will work toward Chartered membership of RICS, while receiving mentoring and accredited training to accelerate your career as a professional project manager.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating projects across disciplines is desirable.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills essential.
• Understanding of project risk and control processes is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support project managers in planning and delivering projects.
• Assisting with daily project tasks and decisions with autonomy where appropriate.
• Contribute to building knowledge of the firm, industry, and project delivery.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Team leadership

Job description

Summary

At Gardiner & Theobald, Project Managers play a key role in the successful planning and delivery of construction and infrastructure projects. They coordinate project teams, manage programmes, facilitate effective communication and help guide projects from inception through to completion.

Project Managers work closely with clients, consultants, contractors and other stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and in line with client objectives. Effective stakeholder management, communication and risk management are central to the role.

Role Overview

As an Assistant Project Manager, you will spend 2-2.5 years working towards Chartered membership of RICS while also gaining valuable work experience. You will be working towards becoming a professional with expert knowledge of leading and managing a project team.

You will join the G&T Accelerate Programme, combining real responsibility, expert mentoring and accredited training to help you gain a professional qualification and accelerate your career, ensuring you can relate the theoretical aspects of your studies to actual work experience. Over the course of the programme, you will gain valuable experience across a variety of projects while developing the technical, commercial and leadership skills required to become a successful Project Manager.

The role will be varied, and the actual experience gained will be dependent on the team and sector you are working in.

Working within a team, you will be assisting your line manager with various aspects of daily work. In this role you will be expected to work with a certain level of autonomy while also knowing when to discuss and ask questions to ensure the best outcome.

You will be building a solid knowledge base of your role, the firm and the industry, and how they all fit together.