Assistant Project Manager

About the Role

You will work within capital delivery, collaborating with project teams and a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. You will be responsible for the simultaneous delivery of several water and water‑recycling projects and programmes within the AMP8 programme, ensuring governance procedures—including risk, cost and change control—are followed, and working with other business teams to deliver projects. The role supports project delivery to achieve agreed time, cost and quality outcomes, coordinates stakeholders, undertakes research and analysis to inform decisions, and manages discrete project elements and external parties under appropriate oversight to meet project KPIs. • Support end‑to‑end project delivery, managing quality systems, tasks and deliverables to achieve agreed milestones. • Build collaborative relationships, manage defined project elements independently and apply Mace best practice to deliver excellence. • Support delivery of project objectives in line with the project plan while maintaining health, safety, wellbeing and quality standards. • Collaborate with stakeholders to manage risks, track change and ensure robust project governance and controls. • Support meetings, reporting, site activity, research and management of plans, processes and documentation. • Apply Mace best practice, digital capability and net‑zero principles to support effective project delivery and handover. • Developing knowledge of commercial and financial considerations. • Safety first – champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, ensuring wellbeing. • Create opportunity – foster continuous improvement and inspire people to develop.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸project delivery
• ▸risk management
• ▸governance
• ▸change control
• ▸quality systems
• ▸reporting

What You Bring

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey. • Demonstrate integrity through cost awareness, risk identification and contribution to sustainable business outcomes. • Membership of RICS, CIOB, APM, ICE or an equivalent professional body. • Experience in project management, preferably in property or infrastructure sectors. • Proven ability to develop and maintain relationships with project stakeholders. • Understanding of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape project outlook. • Client focus – own quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long‑term client relationships.

Requirements

• ▸project management
• ▸stakeholder management
• ▸sustainability
• ▸client focus
• ▸rics
• ▸cost awareness

Benefits

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. We are open to discussing part‑time, flexible, and hybrid working options where suitable.

Work Environment

Onsite