Project Management Assistant - Engineering Projects & Career Growth

Matchtech Group; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative environment

Exposure to cutting-edge projects

Job summary

Matchtech Group, a leading engineering consultancy, is expanding its Project Management capability in the Cambridge area and hiring a Project Management Assistant (PMA) to support the delivery of complex engineering and technology projects.

You will work with Project Managers and engineering teams, assisting with coordination, reporting, planning, and governance to boost delivery and efficiency, with clear progression toward Senior PMA and Project Manager roles.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills with high attention to detail and reliability.
• Ability to coordinate activities across multiple projects and teams.
• Effective written and verbal communication with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience with generating and interpreting project reports and dashboards.
• Familiarity with project management tools such as MS Project, Jira or Deltek is useful.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Managers with day-to-day coordination and administration of multiple projects.
• Maintain project plans, schedules, resource allocations, and documentation.
• Assist with budget tracking, forecasting, and project performance reporting.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, record minutes, and follow up on actions.
• Manage project action, risk, and issue trackers.
• Support project start-up and close-out activities.
• Produce dashboards, status reports, and management information.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and introduce more efficient ways of working.
• Support the development of automation and project management best practices.
• Take ownership of smaller projects as your experience develops.

Skills

Highly organized

Coordination skills

Stakeholder communication

Data reporting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Project

Jira

Deltek

Job description

Matchtech Group, a leading engineering consultancy, is expanding its Project Management capability in the Cambridge area and hiring a Project Management Assistant (PMA) to support the delivery of complex engineering and technology projects.

You will work with Project Managers and engineering teams, assisting with coordination, reporting, planning, and governance to boost delivery and efficiency, with clear progression toward Senior PMA and Project Manager roles.