At a Glance
- Tasks: Support project delivery from start to finish across various property sectors.
- Company: Join a leading consultancy in London with a diverse project portfolio.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, tailored benefits, professional development, and hybrid working options.
- Other info: Diverse team culture that values unique perspectives and backgrounds.
- Why this job: Gain hands-on experience and build your profile in a fast-paced environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in project management and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Opportunity: We're looking for a high-performing Assistant Project Manager to join our London team. You will be working within a consultancy environment and ready to take the next step in your career by delivering major, multi-disciplinary property schemes. Our growing team delivers a diverse portfolio of projects across commercial real estate, education, public sector, heritage, and mixed-use developments. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced consultancy environment, comfortable working with clients, consultants, and contractors, and keen to build their profile through hands-on project delivery and increasing responsibility.
Responsibilities
- Support the delivery of projects from inception to completion across a range of property sectors
- Assist in managing project governance, programme, cost, risk, and change-control frameworks
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, ensuring collaboration and clear communication across stakeholders
- Support client engagement – attend meetings, prepare reports, and contribute to key project decisions
- Monitor project performance against KPIs, identify risks and opportunities early
- Support procurement activities, tender processes, and contract administration (e.g. JCT)
- Contribute to high-quality project documentation, including reports, programmes, and briefing papers
- Build strong working relationships with internal teams and external partners
We're keen to hear from candidates who are currently working in a project management consultancy and have experience delivering similar-scale projects.
Essential Qualifications
- Experience in project management within the built environment
- Experience working on property/building projects (commercial, education, residential, public sector)
- Strong understanding of project lifecycle, governance, and delivery processes
- Exposure to contract administration (JCT or NEC)
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Proactive, organised, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
Desirable Qualifications
- Working towards or recently achieved APM, RICS, or equivalent professional accreditation
- Experience within a recognised consultancy environment
- Knowledge of programme management tools and reporting systems
- Understanding of risk management and change-control processes
Benefits
Competitive salaries, employee rewards and a range of benefits that can be tailored to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs. Professional development opportunities and training to grow your skills. Hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to support work–life balance.
Equal Opportunity
At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnicity, nationality, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.
Assistant Project Management employer: AtkinsRéalis
At AtkinsRéalis, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic consultancy environment in London where you can thrive as an Assistant Project Manager. Our commitment to professional development, coupled with a hybrid working culture and tailored benefits, ensures that you can achieve a fulfilling work-life balance while contributing to impactful projects across various sectors. Join us to build your career in a supportive atmosphere that values diversity and fosters growth.
