Assistant Project Manager

Location: Reading, Brighton, London, Cambridge, Bristol, UK

Recruiter contact: Aoife Cullen

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Mott Mac Donald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers both project, programme & commercial management (PPCM) services and advisory solutions across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors. We deliver tailored solutions that directly address our clients’ key challenges, combining our world‑leading project expertise with unrivalled programme delivery capabilities and advisory services.

As an Assistant Project Manager, you will be a motivated and detail‑oriented individual to support the delivery of environment and water infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will have an awareness of NEC contracts and a strong understanding of project lifecycle management within regulated sectors.

This role offers the opportunity to work on high‑impact projects that enhance the environment, water quality, promote sustainability, and improve community resilience to environmental challenges, such as climate change and flood risk management.

• Assist in the planning, execution, and monitoring of water and environment projects under NEC3/NEC4 contracts
• Support the Project Manager or Senior Project Manager in managing scope, budget, schedule, and risk across multiple work streams
• Coordinate with stakeholders including clients, contractors, consultants, and regulatory bodies
• Prepare and maintain project documentation including programmes, risk registers, early warnings, and compensation event records
• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation, health & safety standards, and contract obligations
• Attend site visits, progress meetings, and contribute to quality assurance and performance reviews
• Assist in procurement activities and contract administration in line with NEC principles

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Project Management, or related discipline
• 3+ years of experience in project delivery within the water or environmental sector
• Awareness of NEC3 or NEC4 contracts (ECC, PSC, or TSC)
• Actively working towards MAPM, ChPP, MCIWEM, MICE, MCIOB, MRICS etc
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Project management experience across a range of high risk / high complexity / high value projects and programmes with a strong focus on internal and external stakeholder management and complex risk management
• Knowledge of CDM regulations
• Ability to work a minimum of 2 days per week in the nominated office
• Able to foster and promote collaborative working, have a can‑do attitude and a willingness to learn and develop

• Working experience of NEC PSC and ECC
• Experience across the full project lifecycle
• Experience working in the environment and water sector

Mott Mac Donald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

At Mott Mac Donald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well‑being, flexibility, and trust.

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