Assistant Project Manager

Job Description Overview

We are seeking Assistant Project Managers to join our team and support the successful delivery of highways and local transport projects across their full lifecycle. This is an excellent opportunity to build your career within a leading consultancy, working on meaningful infrastructure programmes that improve how people move through places and communities. Working alongside experienced project managers and multidisciplinary technical teams, you will gain broad exposure to project delivery while developing the confidence and capability to take on increasing responsibility.

You will play a visible role in coordinating projects, engaging stakeholders and helping teams deliver high-quality outcomes for clients. We know that different people have different priorities, which is why we support flexible and remote working as a central part of our culture. From reduced weeks to buying more leave over school holidays, and support for those returning from a career break, we’ll help you transition back into work.

Our Transportation Division is currently seeking Assistant Project Managers in our Glasgow and Edinburgh offices to support the delivery of a wide variety of multidisciplinary highways projects within Scotland, the rest of the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Using your excellent people, multidisciplinary technical and delivery skills, you’ll drive a variety of civil and structural designs for new build, renewal, maintenance and assessment works.

• Support the planning and delivery of highways and local transport projects in line with agreed scope, programme, budget and quality objectives.
• Maintain project controls, including schedules, action trackers, risk registers, cost data and reporting packs.
• Coordinate inputs from multidisciplinary teams and support the timely delivery of high-quality outputs.
• Prepare progress updates, meeting records, change documentation and other client‑facing materials.
• Monitor delivery performance, identify emerging issues and support the implementation of appropriate corrective actions.
• Develop effective working relationships with clients, stakeholders and internal teams to support successful project outcomes.

• BEng/MEng or MSc degree in civil engineering or equivalent.
• Actively working towards achieving CEng or IEng with the Institution of Civil Engineers (preferably).
• Good understanding of relevant design standards, including Eurocodes and those of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Manual for Streets.
• Preparation of reports.
• Preparing works packages, including bills of quantities, specifications and construction drawings.
• Assisting with the resolution of engineering problems.
• Able to ensure tasks are carried out within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Assisting site supervision of highway improvement schemes.
• Excellent communicator with the desire to take on extra responsibilities and keep on developing your skills and our team.
• Understanding of Project Governance and Development Processes for Transport Scotland and/or Local Authorities.
• Ability to research information and data without supervision and find solutions to complex problems.
• Sound interpersonal skills and ability to converse with a wide range of clients and colleagues across engineering disciplines.
• Experience of CDM Regulations.
• Excellent spoken and written English.

• Experience supporting highways, local authority or wider transport infrastructure projects.
• Progress towards, or interest in pursuing, a recognised project management qualification such as APM, PRINCE2 and NECReg.
• Experience supporting client meetings, commercial administration and contract management activities.
• A full UK driving licence where travel to client or site locations is required.

Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a range of benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. We offer extensive training and professional development opportunities, hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job with a fulfilling personal life.

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If required, this will be discussed during the interview process. The vetting process is delivered by the United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require proof of UK residency for 5 years or longer.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.