Assistant Project Manager

Job Description

Assistant Project Manager – (Multiple Work Packages) (onsite 5 days per week). Occasional local travel across Suffolk (project sites, client meetings, SZC offices).

Location:

Sizewell C, Ipswich, Suffolk (onsite 5 days per week). Occasional local travel across Suffolk (project sites, client meetings, SZC offices).

Contract:

Permanent, full-time. Salary: £45,000 – £55,000 per annum (depending on experience) plus benefits.

• Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, increasing to 30 days after 5 years of service, plus bank holidays.
• Bonus:
  Up to 5% annual bonus.
• Pension Contributions:
  Defined Contribution Pension Scheme with up to 7.5% employee contribution and up to 15% employer contribution.
• Flexible Benefits:
  Additional allowance for a variety of benefits including.

Closing Date:
Wednesday 4th March 2026.

Sizewell C is one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects, delivering low‑carbon energy for generations. Joining us means contributing to a project of national importance, supporting energy security, regional growth, and long‑term skilled employment.

We are seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support the delivery of multiple work packages across Orwell Logistics Park (fit‑out, civils, groundworks, fencing, perimeter security, access control, utilities) and the Ransomes Hydrogen Bus Depot. You will help plan and deliver works safely, on time and to quality standards, supporting NEC contract processes and structured governance.

• Support planning and delivery of on‑site work packages.
• Coordinate stakeholders, contractors, and programme interfaces.
• Assist with schedules, lookaheads, readiness reviews and progress tracking.
• Maintain project documentation: risk registers, action logs, reports, dashboards.
• Support NEC contract processes (Early Warnings, CE’s, programme updates).
• Contribute to HSSE routines, site walkdowns and compliance checks.
• Facilitate cross‑functional meetings and technical coordination.
• Assist with quality checks, ITP reviews and handover documentation.
• Support risk, change and issue management.
• Provide commercial support: reviewing quotations, progress validation and cost impacts.

• Degree in Project Management, Construction, Engineering or related field.
• Experience supporting construction or infrastructure projects, ideally within a client, consultant or Tier 1 contractor environment.
• Experience in project management or coordination.
• Understanding of NEC contracts and structured governance.
• Knowledge of CDM Regulations and safe systems of work.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, RAMS and ITPs.
• Strong written and verbal communication and reporting skills.
• Proficient in MS Office and document management tools (e.g., SharePoint).
• Experience supporting risk, issue and change management.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and document management tools such as SharePoint.
• Evidence of supporting risk, change and issue management processes.
• Assist in ensuring quality assurance processes are followed, including inspection and test plan (ITP) reviews, onsite checks, and tracking of non‑conformance reports (NCRs).

• APM PFQ/PMQ, PRINCE2 Foundation or working toward a PM qualification.
• Experience with enabling works, utilities, logistics or security systems.
• Familiarity with NEC tools such as CEMAR.
• Experience in regulated sectors (energy, transport, utilities, defence).
• Awareness of hydrogen infrastructure or sustainable transport.
• Experience with project controls (cost, risk, progress measurement).
• Exposure to complex infrastructure projects beneficial.

Be part of a major national infrastructure programme, develop your career with industry‑leading systems and contribute to the UK's long‑term energy future.

Be part of something extraordinary. Apply today.

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