Assistant Project Manager

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South West Water keeps the South West flowing with safe, reliable drinking water and wastewater services across some of the UK’s most stunning landscapes.

We’re proud to be part of Pennon Group, a leader in the UK water sector, working towards a greener future. Our goals? As well as lowering our carbon footprint, we’re working with partners to plant 300,000 trees, restore peatlands and supporting farmers and landowners to improve water quality and wildlife.

Whether you’re starting out or seeking a new challenge, our scale and ambition create opportunities for you to shape your own career.

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Location: Exeter or Bristol with travel across the South West
Salary: Up to £42,000 + excellent benefits.

At South West Water, we're delivering some of the most significant infrastructure projects in the region's history. Our Strategic Resource Options (SRO) Programme is helping to secure long-term water resilience for future generations through the development of complex, high-value infrastructure solutions.

We're looking for an ambitious Assistant Project Manager who wants to be part of a programme that genuinely makes a difference. This is an exceptional opportunity for someone early in their project management career to gain hands‑on experience across major infrastructure projects, working alongside experienced project leaders, engineers, environmental specialists, commercial teams, and external delivery partners.

If you're passionate about project delivery, enjoy working in a collaborative environment, and are looking to build a career in infrastructure, construction, engineering, or capital projects, we'd love to hear from you.

As an Assistant Project Manager, you'll play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of strategic infrastructure projects from concept through to completion.

You’ll gain exposure to every stage of the project lifecycle while developing the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to progress into a Project Manager role.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting Project Managers and the PMO with the delivery of major Strategic Resource Option projects.

• Assisting with project planning, scheduling, governance documentation, and programme reporting.

• Maintaining project controls, including RAID logs, action trackers, and delivery plans.

• Supporting assurance activities aligned to regulatory requirements, internal governance processes, and RAPID gateways.

• Assisting with cost, programme, risk, and issue management across multiple projects.

• Coordinating information and activities across engineering, environmental, planning, commercial, and delivery teams.

• Supporting engagement with consultants, contractors, stakeholders, and delivery partners.

• Coordinating surveys and site activities between technical teams and land & estates colleagues.

• Producing reports, dashboards, presentations, and programme updates for senior stakeholders.

• Attending site visits and project meetings to develop practical understanding of construction and infrastructure delivery.

• Capturing lessons learned and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the programme.

• Taking an active role in personal development, professional accreditation, and training opportunities.

We're looking for someone who is eager to learn, highly organised, and excited by the opportunity to contribute to major infrastructure projects.

• Degree, or expected degree, in:

  • Project Management

  • Engineering

  • Construction Management

  • Quantity Surveying

  • Or a related discipline

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent organisational…