Assistant Project Manager

Your opportunity

We have an opportunity for someone to join us as an Assistant Project Manager in our Newcastle upon Tyne office. You will support several live projects and opportunities, gaining varied experience rather than being assigned exclusively to a single commission and be involved in a varied portfolio of government, healthcare, commercial and mission-critical projects. You will work across different project stages, from early planning and design through construction and completion.

Key responsibilities

• Support our team in the delivery of multiple projects.
• Assist with project planning, governance, reporting and administration activities.
• Attend client, consultant and contractor meetings, preparing clear records and following actions through to completion.
• Maintain action trackers, risk registers, change records and other project documentation.
• Monitor and report project actions, risks, issues, dependencies and progress.
• Support project controls, change management and document control processes.
• Assist with the coordination of design, commercial and construction activities.
• Support stakeholder engagement and clear, timely project communications.
• Contribute to reports, presentations, briefing notes and project updates.
• Help ensure projects are delivered in accordance with client objectives, agreed governance and programme requirements.

Essential skills and experience

• Approximately two or more years' experience in project management, project coordination or a comparable project delivery role.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks across several projects.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Good attention to detail and a structured approach to record keeping and follow-up.
• A professional and confident approach when dealing with clients and project stakeholders.
• The ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Competence in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to travel to client offices and project sites as required.

Desirable experience

• Experience within construction, property, infrastructure, engineering or professional consultancy.
• Exposure to public sector, healthcare, commercial, mission-critical or refurbishment projects.
• An understanding of project governance, controls, risk management and change management.
• Experience supporting multidisciplinary design and construction teams.
• Membership of, or progress towards membership of, APM, CIOB, RICS or another relevant professional body.

About us

We are Ridge, a Built Environment Consultancy. We help our clients transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment.

Our 1,400+ people bring a vast range of skills, delivering a professional mindset, gritty discipline and a genuine passion to every one of the thousands of projects they undertake each year. They're the foundation of our success - they drive our vision, embody our values and separate us from the competition.

Come and join us if you're hungry to be part of an exceptional team - if you put quality first - if you're motivated by ingenuity and if you're always aspiring to be the very best.