Graduate Project Manager

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We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Project Management Graduate to join our Eastern & Southern team based in Bedford. Whether you are finishing university or looking for the next step in your career, this is a great place to develop your skills, confidence and future career.

Starting Salary: £30,000.00 (Subject to review)

Location: Bedford, with travel required.

Working hours per week: Monday to Friday, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, 37.5 hours per week. Occasional weekend and night site work will be classed as overtime.

Our two-year Graduate Pathway will challenge and inspire you to reach your full potential and build your career, with a guaranteed permanent position to transition into on completion. Throughout the pathway, you will receive first-class mentoring and structured learning and development to support your professional and personal growth. We will also contribute towards a relevant professional qualification.

Join our supportive and inclusive team within
Eastern & Southern
, where you will work on projects that make a real difference to communities across the UK.

Amey’s delivery of the Transport for London Infrastructure Improvement Framework (IIF) forms part of its wider rail delivery operations, supporting upgrades, renewals and improvements across TfL’s transport infrastructure. The framework focuses on delivering safe, reliable and efficient project outcomes for TfL and its stakeholders, with activity spanning site-based delivery, office coordination and collaboration with engineering, operational and technology partners. For a Project Manager Graduate, this environment provides exposure to live rail projects, stakeholder engagement and programme delivery, together with the opportunity to develop practical project management skills within a safety-critical industry.

The graduate will work alongside experienced colleagues, rotate through relevant project functions and gradually take on more responsibility as their skills and confidence develop.

• Support the Senior Project Manager, Project Managers and wider team with routine project coordination and administration.
• Help prepare meeting agendas, presentations, progress reports and other project documents using agreed templates.
• Attend project and stakeholder meetings, take clear notes and follow up agreed actions.
• Update action, risk, issue, decision and change registers with support from the project team.
• Gather and check information for programme, cost and performance reporting.
• Assist with document control, filing and the maintenance of accurate project records.
• Work with colleagues across design, engineering, commercial, planning, construction and assurance to understand how each discipline contributes to delivery.
• Support site visits, inspections and project reviews in accordance with safety requirements and personal competence.
• Follow Amey and TfL procedures for health, safety, environment, quality and project assurance, asking for guidance where required.
• Build positive working relationships with TfL, delivery partners, suppliers and internal teams.
• Apply feedback, reflect on lessons learned and maintain evidence of progress towards agreed development objectives.
• Take responsibility for small, clearly defined tasks or work packages with appropriate supervision, increasing responsibility as competence develops.
• Curious and willing to learn, ask questions and act on feedback.
• Able to organise tasks, manage…