Assistant Project Manager | London | £375 per day

We are seeking an experienced Assistant Project Manager to support the delivery of a fast-paced rail infrastructure programme.

The role will involve managing work packages and contractors across a range of infrastructure projects, supporting the resolution of issues and defects across stations and operational assets, and ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage assigned project work packages and contractor activities.
• Support the delivery of multiple infrastructure workstreams.
• Monitor progress, risks, issues, budgets and programme performance.
• Produce project reports and support governance requirements.
• Manage and coordinate contractors and service providers.
• Support procurement and commercial activities where required.
• Identify emerging issues and provide recommendations to the Project Manager.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and delivery partners.
• Ensure work is delivered in line with relevant safety, quality and project standards.
• Support delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• Proven experience as an Assistant Project Manager or similar project delivery role.
• Strong rail or infrastructure project experience - essential.
• Experience managing contractors and delivering work packages.
• Experience working within complex, multi-disciplinary project environments.
• Strong understanding of project governance, reporting and controls.
• Good stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience within transport, rail or fixed infrastructure environments.
• Signalling experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Experience working for a major transport organisation would be highly desirable.
• The ability to work independently and hit the ground running with minimal training.

Role Details

• Initial 6-month contract, with workload forecast to continue into 2028.
• Hybrid working - 2 days per week in the office, with team days on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
• £375 umbrella equivalent.
• Immediate/short-notice availability is preferred.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.