Assistant Project Manager

The Vacancy

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Project Manager to join the Digital Engineering team. This is a high-impact development role within, supporting the successful delivery of projects within Digital Engineering.

• Support Programme and Project Managers in delivering projects safely, on time, and within budget
• Take ownership of discrete work packages and smaller projects end-to-end
• Act as a key interface between technical teams, stakeholders, and programme leadership
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of project management tools, reporting, and processes across the portfolio

• Support planning, scheduling, and delivery of projects across the Digital Engineering portfolio
• Manage low–medium complexity projects independently, from initiation through to closure
• Maintain accurate project plans, risk registers, and issue logs
• Ensure milestones, deliverables, and financial performance are actively tracked and reported

• Provide clear, structured updates to Programme/Project Managers and senior stakeholders
• Facilitate regular project reviews, including risk and financial reviews
• Ensure governance documentation is maintained in line with MTC standards
• Support engagement with external partners and funding bodies where required

• Identify resource requirements and liaise with team leaders to secure allocation
• Track project costs, forecasts, and invoicing points against milestones
• Support financial governance, ensuring clarity and accuracy of project spend

• Proactively identify risks and issues, proposing mitigation plans
• Support change control processes, ensuring all changes are documented and approved
• Escalate critical issues early with clear recovery actions

• Support improvements to PM tools, templates and reporting practices
• Drive consistency in planning, tracking and reporting across projects
• Contribute to wider programme and portfolio performance insights

We’re looking for somebody with experience of working in a project based or professional services environment.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• To be a confident communicator able to work across technical and non-technical teams
• Experience using project tools (e.g. MS Project, Excel)
• Basic financial awareness (budget tracking, forecasting, cost control)
• Problem‑solving mindset with the ability to diagnose issues and propose solutions

• Exposure to engineering, manufacturing, or digital technologies
• Experience working on grant‑funded or collaborative projects
• Knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g. APM, PRINCE2, Agile)
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g. Dynamics)

Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.