Graduate Project Manager
Two-year graduate programme with Assystem's Defence business in Newcastle, supporting complex engineering and infrastructure projects. Graduates help build project plans, track scope, risks and governance, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and prepare reports while learning under experienced project managers.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Newcastle
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Junior
- Employment
- Part time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Project Management or Business Management (recently completed or expected before joining); Engineering degrees also considered
- Interest in how complex engineering and infrastructure projects are planned, coordinated and delivered
- Strong organisational skills; comfortable managing different priorities and deadlines
- Able to analyse information, maintain attention to detail and produce clear written work
- Communicate confidently and enjoy building relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
- Proactive, reliable and willing to take responsibility for agreed actions
- Curious, adaptable and willing to learn from experienced project professionals
- Must be a UK sole national and UK resident
- Able to obtain minimum BPSS security clearance (some roles require higher levels)
- Willing to relocate or travel within the UK
Nice to have
- Experience of project work, placements, volunteering, societies or part-time jobs involving coordinating people or managing deadlines
Full description
- Deadline: Ongoing
- Salary: Competitive
- Location: Newcastle
- Degree required: Bachelor's
- Disciplines: Business, Project Management, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical
Company Description
Meeting the challenges of the energy transition and strengthening our sovereignty are among the key priorities of the 21st century. At the heart of these challenges, Assystem supports its clients in delivering their most strategic projects. To achieve this, our 8,000 Switchers leverage their expertise in engineering, project management, and digital solutions.
Operating in 13 countries (Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and North America), we contribute to the development of new nuclear power generation capacities, the operational maintenance of existing facilities, and the design and delivery of critical infrastructure, particularly in the defence sector.
Your Future Team
Are you someone who enjoys bringing people together, solving problems and helping good ideas become reality?
Join our two year Graduate Programme and begin your career with our Project Management team. You’ll work alongside experienced project professionals supporting complex engineering and infrastructure projects within our Defence business.
Our Project Managers bring together people, information and technical expertise to help projects move successfully from initial requirements through planning and delivery to handover and close out. They help teams remain focused on what needs to be delivered, when it needs to happen and how risks or issues will be managed.
You’ll gain practical experience across the project lifecycle while developing your understanding of project planning, governance, risk, change, cost, quality and stakeholder management. You’ll be supported as you build your confidence, develop your project management skills and learn how multidisciplinary teams deliver complex projects.
Job Description
From day one, you’ll contribute to live projects and help teams coordinate the people, activities and information required for successful delivery.
You’ll work under the guidance of experienced Project Managers, gradually taking on greater responsibility as your knowledge, skills and confidence develop. Assystem’s Project Management terms of responsibility describe the graduate’s primary role as learning from experienced colleagues, understanding cross-functional requirements and contributing to project delivery.
Your main responsibilities include:
- Supporting the development and maintenance of project plans, schedules, actions and delivery milestones.