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Assistant Project Manager

United Kingdom, Coventry Employment contract 42000.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted May 29, 2026
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Job Description

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Project Manager to join the Digital Engineering team. This is a high-impact development role within, supporting the successful delivery of projects within Digital Engineering.

Job Responsibility

  • Support Programme and Project Managers in delivering projects safely, on time, and within budget
  • Take ownership of discrete work packages and smaller projects end-to-end
  • Act as a key interface between technical teams, stakeholders, and programme leadership
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of project management tools, reporting, and processes across the portfolio
  • Support planning, scheduling, and delivery of projects across the Digital Engineering portfolio
  • Manage low–medium complexity projects independently, from initiation through to closure
  • Maintain accurate project plans, risk registers, and issue logs
  • Ensure milestones, deliverables, and financial performance are actively tracked and reported
  • Provide clear, structured updates to Programme/Project Managers and senior stakeholders
  • Facilitate regular project reviews, including risk and financial reviews
  • Ensure governance documentation is maintained in line with MTC standards
  • Support engagement with external partners and funding bodies where require
  • Identify resource requirements and liaise with team leaders to secure allocation
  • Track project costs, forecasts, and invoicing points against milestones
  • Support financial governance, ensuring clarity and accuracy of project spend
  • Proactively identify risks and issues, proposing mitigation plans
  • Support change control processes, ensuring all changes are documented and approved
  • Escalate critical issues early with clear recovery actions
  • Support improvements to PM tools, templates and reporting practices
  • Drive consistency in planning, tracking and reporting across projects
  • Contribute to wider programme and portfolio performance insights

Requirements

  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Confident communicator able to work across technical and non-technical teams
  • Experience using project tools (e.g. MS Project, Excel)
  • Basic financial awareness (budget tracking, forecasting, cost control)
  • Problem-solving mindset with the ability to diagnose issues and propose solutions
  • Experience of working in a project based or professional services environment

Nice to have

  • Exposure to engineering, manufacturing, or digital technologies
  • Experience working on grant-funded or collaborative projects
  • Knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g. APM, PRINCE2, Agile)
  • Experience with ERP systems (e.g. Dynamics)

What we offer

  • Competitive Salary
  • Excellent Pension Scheme
  • Flexible Working
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