Project Management Assistant

Platform Recruitment; Duxford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Platform Recruitment are helping an established UK-based engineering and technology business recruit a Project Management Assistant in Cambridgeshire. The role supports several project managers, coordinating schedules, maintaining plans and ensuring accurate documentation across a diverse technical portfolio.

You will identify efficiencies, help implement better systems and, with time, take on smaller projects toward a future Project Manager position, working with multidisciplinary teams and

Qualifications

• Experience in project administration or coordination in a technical or engineering environment.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinates across teams.
• Excellent communication skills engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Experience with data, systems and business processes.
• Engineering/technology/manufacturing or consultancy background is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative and coordination support across multiple projects.
• Maintain project plans, trackers, documentation and resource schedules.
• Coordinate updates from engineering teams and ensure project progress is recorded.
• Assist with budget tracking, expenditure forecasting and financial reporting.
• Maintain action, risk and issue logs and follow up on outstanding activities.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder communication

Multitasking

Project administration

Project coordination

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Project Management Assistant

Location: Cambridgeshire

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

About the Company

Our client is an established UK-based engineering and technology business delivering innovative solutions across a range of technically advanced markets.

With a strong focus on engineering excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement, the business works on challenging projects that bring together expertise across engineering, electronics, software and applied research.

Due to continued growth, they are looking to strengthen their Project Management function with the addition of a proactive and highly organised Project Management Assistant.

The Opportunity

This is a newly created position offering an excellent opportunity to become an integral part of a growing Project Management team.

Working alongside multiple Project Managers, you will provide day-to-day coordination and administrative support across a varied portfolio of technical projects. You will play an important role in ensuring project information is accurate, documentation is maintained, resources are coordinated and project activities remain on track.

Beyond traditional project administration, the business is looking for someone who enjoys improving processes, identifying efficiencies and making better use of systems and technology.

This is an opportunity to help shape how project support is delivered within the business, with scope to take ownership of smaller projects and develop towards a Project Manager position over time.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative and coordination support across multiple projects.
• Maintain project plans, trackers, documentation and resource schedules.
• Coordinate updates from engineering teams and ensure project progress is accurately recorded.
• Assist with budget tracking, expenditure forecasting and financial reporting.
• Maintain action, risk and issue logs, ensuring outstanding activities are followed up.

About You

We're looking for someone who is highly organised, proactive and enjoys bringing structure to busy environments.

You'll ideally have:

• Previous experience in project administration, project coordination, project support or a similar operational role.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate activities across different teams.
• Strong communication skills and confidence engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Confidence working with systems, data and business processes.
• Experience within an engineering, technology, manufacturing or consultancy environment would be advantageous.

Interested?

If you're an organised and proactive individual looking to develop your career within project management and enjoy working in a technical environment, we'd love to hear from you