Assistant Project Manager


Company:	Cambridgeshire County Council
Salary:	£34,434 - £44,822
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Huntingdon, PE28 4YE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	18 Aug 2026
Closing date:	16 Sept 2026

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Summary

Build

your

career.

Shape

the

future

Cambridgeshire.

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

Cambridgeshire.

From

new

walking

routes

to traffic calming to

sustainable

transport

schemes,

you'll

help

deliver

projects

that

improve

everyday

life

for

thousands

residents.

The

best

part?

You

don't

need

experienced

Project

Manager

apply.

If you're passionate about delivering great outcomes, enjoy working with a wide range

people

and

want

develop

professional

career,

we'll

support

you

with

training,

mentoring

and

structured

progression

pathway

that

can

take

you

from

Assistant

Project

Manager

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

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

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.

What will you be doing?

Assistant

Project

Manager,

you'll

work

alongside

experienced

project

professionals

help

plan

and

deliver

transport

and

infrastructure

projects

across

the

county.

You'll

have

the

opportunity

to:

Support

the

delivery

projects

that

improve

local

communities.

Work

with

engineers,

contractors,

councillors,

residents

and

partner

organisations.

Help

manage

project

programmes,

budgets,

risks

and

timescales.

Support

public

consultations

and

stakeholder

engagement

activities.

Prepare

reports

and

project

updates.

Gain

hands-on

experience

project

management

and

infrastructure

delivery.

Lead

smaller

projects

your

skills

and

confidence

grow.

Every

day

different,

and

you'll

part

team

that

passionate

about

creating

better

places

and

better

journeys.

About you

We're

interested

your

potential

than

ticking

every

box.

You

might

already

have

experience

in:

Project

delivery

project

support.

Civil

engineering

construction.

Transport,

planning

infrastructure.

Coordinating

activities

and

managing

deadlines.

Working

with

customers,

communities

stakeholders.

You'll

also

bring:

Strong

communication

and

organisation

skills.

proactive

approach

and

willingness

learn.

The

ability

work

collaboratively

with

different

people.

Good

problem-solving

skills.

genuine

interest

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.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.

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.

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers

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