Gloucestershire County Council
Assistant Project Manager
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Job Title: Assistant Project Manager
Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 6th Floor
Salary: £33,143 - £40,777 per annum
Hours per Week: 37.00
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 09/08/2026
Job Requisition Number: 14533
This post is not open to job share
Do you want to play a key role in shaping highways to save lives and encourage greater sustainable travel? The post of Assistant Project Manager gives you an opportunity to do just that. You will support the management of projects with the aim of significantly reducing the number of serious and fatally injured people and providing greater infrastructure for walking and cycling enhancing quality of life.
You will have a keen interest in and a commitment to road safety and sustainability. In this role, you will assist with the project management of traffic engineering projects through their life cycle. You will work with inhouse and external teams to deliver design solutions and construction phases to provide outcomes that achieve project and council objectives.
About The Team & Role
You will support Project Managers with the control of projects and play a key role in their programme, risk, and budget management. You will build and maintain excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You will work with colleagues to bid for funding. You will ensure that projects follow required policies and processes.
You will ensure that health and safety regulations are applied to all projects including the CDM Regulations 2015.
This position offers a career progression pathway opportunity that allows you to increase your knowledge, skills and responsibilities to achieve the requirements of the higher grade.
To see further why developing your career with Gloucestershire County Council can be hugely rewarding please see the link below.
https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/recruitment/highways-recruitment/
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About You
You will have experience in highway and traffic engineering design and of supporting the project management of highway and traffic engineering projects.
You will be experienced in producing and managing programmes and have a track record of effective stakeholder collaboration. You will be work under pressure to meet deadlines. You will have experience of applying the CDM Regulations 2015.
You will understand sustainable travel principles and the impact of engineering on environmental issues. You will be committed to health, safety, welfare, and equal opportunities.
About Us
Hybrid working arrangements are available for many of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.
For all your hard work, you will receive the following:
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
- An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
- Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
- Career development and qualification opportunities
- Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
- An in-house Occupational Health service
- Employee discount scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
- Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network
How To Apply
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For An Informal Discussion About The Role Please Contact
Craig Schofield, Traffic Engineering Manager, via email at craig.schofield@gloucestershire.gov.uk or Katie Midgley, Programme Manager, via email at katie.midgley@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Applicants will be shortlisted and interviewed during the advertisement period. As such the closing date may be altered subject to candidates being successful.
Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail.
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-
Assistant Project Manager - Job Profile
The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
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