Assistant Project Manager

Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for a Assistant Project Manager to join our Infrastructure Water team in Peterborough.

• Support and stand in for the Project Manager; lead the team, manage customer expectations and H&S.
• Deliver projects on time and budget; run DM4/DM5, set dates and elevate change requests.
• Coordinate design, construction, commissioning and site snagging to close out projects.
• Identify and manage risks/opportunities and ensure governance and compliance.
• Embed sustainability and production management to reduce waste, carbon and costs.

• Excellent communication; explain financial info to non-financial managers
• Conflict management
• Take responsibility for continuous self-development
• Influence diverse stakeholders (including external groups)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Drive continuous process and service improvement

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using  or call  – Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us:

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.