Job Details

Assistant Project Manager - Construction Projects or Client Side

Imperial War Museums

Expires in 6 days

Overview

If you have experience coordinating construction projects, reporting on progress, managing stakeholders or working in a governance, programme or operational environment, we'd encourage you to apply.
£30,000 to £32,000
Per year.
Full time, Temporary, Contract
(36 Hours per week.)
Imperial War Museum Duxford

Key information

This is an exciting opportunity to build your career in project management while supporting the delivery of construction and masterplanning projects across the Imperial War Museum (IWM) estate. Working client side, you'll gain hands on experience across the full project lifecycle, from early planning and stakeholder engagement through to procurement, contract administration and project completion.

Based primarily at Imperial War Museum (IWM) Duxford, you'll regularly attend site visits, project meetings and collaborative workshops to support project delivery and development.

About the role

  • Support the delivery of construction and masterplanning projects from initial briefing through to completion. 
  • Maintain project documentation, including action logs, risk registers, decision logs and programme information. 
  • Organise meetings, prepare agendas, record minutes and track actions to ensure progress is maintained. 
  • Build effective relationships with internal stakeholders, consultants, design teams and contractors. 
  • Support contract administration activities, including maintaining records and tracking project changes under supervision. 
  • Coordinate information from project teams and help ensure effective document control and information management. 
  • Prepare reports, presentations and briefing materials for project meetings and governance forums. 
  • Assist with procurement activities, including tender documentation, evaluation support and recommendation summaries.

For the full job description, including the keys areas of responsibilities and accountabilities, please click the 'apply now' button.

We value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work life balance. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others, so if this is important to you please raise this with your recruitment contact, as we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.

Requirements

  • A relevant degree level qualification, vocational qualification or equivalent experience. 
  • A genuine interest in construction project management and client side project delivery. 
  • Strong organisational skills and the ability to maintain accurate records and project information. 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
  • High levels of attention to detail and confidence working with project documentation and data. 
  • Experience using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. 
  • A collaborative approach and willingness to take ownership of tasks while learning from others. 
  • An interest in developing a professional project management career and working towards recognised qualifications.
  • The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check before appointment.

For the full person specification, please click the 'apply now' button.

Disclaimer: We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.