Overview
Assistant Project Manager – New Shire Hall Alconbury, United Kingdom
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About the role
Build your career. Shape the future of Cambridgeshire.
Do you enjoy solving problems, working with people and seeing ideas become reality?
We’re looking for ambitious and enthusiastic Assistant Project Managers to help deliver exciting transport and infrastructure projects in Cambridgeshire. From new walking routes to traffic calming to sustainable transport schemes, you’ll help deliver projects that improve everyday life for thousands of residents.
The best part? You don’t need to be an experienced Project Manager to apply.
If you’re passionate about delivering great outcomes, enjoy working with a wide range of people and want to develop a professional career, we’ll support you with training, mentoring and a structured progression pathway that can take you from Assistant Project Manager to Project Manager and beyond.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Michael Martin, Senior Project Manager Local Improvements – Michael.martin@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
About you
We’re more interested in your potential than ticking every box.
You might already have experience in:
- Project delivery or project support.
- Civil engineering or construction.
- Transport, planning or infrastructure.
- Coordinating activities and managing deadlines.
- Working with customers, communities or stakeholders.
You’ll also bring:
- Strong communication and organisation skills.
- A proactive approach and willingness to learn.
- The ability to work collaboratively with different people.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- A genuine interest in improving local communities.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
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