Junior Project Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 1, 2026. Assystem scores B on the Alion truth index.
Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.
Every day, our 8,000 switchers located in 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy.
We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.
Drawing on more than 55 years' experience in highly regulated sectors subject to strict security and safety requirements, we provide our customers with engineering and project management services, as well as digital services and solutions to optimize the performance of complex infrastructure projects throughout their life cycle. The Group is currently ranked second in the world for nuclear engineering.
To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all.
Junior Project Manager
Your Mission:
We are currently looking for a Junior Project Manager to support our client work in Scotland.
Assystem provides our customers will all aspects of the Project Management Office, from cost engineering through to programme management, of simple and complex projects.
The role is to support and lead engineering projects from within the project management office team.
Main Responsibilities:
- Support the PM and project team to achieve project objectives.
- Assist in contract management and administration.
- Help manage financial performance to control project budgets.
- Support project assurance and gateway reviews to ensure compliance and successful delivery.
- Ensure adherence to all agreed Client processes and operating procedures.
- Monitor the performance of the organisation, technical support, and supply chain against contractual obligations.
- Maintain productive relationships with the supply chain throughout the contract.
- Review and update duration and cost estimates, identifying critical dates.
- Monitor financial performance, prepare reports, and update final cost estimates.
- Review proposed changes, assess their impact, and request further details if needed.
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Skills to be successful:
Essential:
- NEC awareness
- Minimum 4 years post graduate experience
- Experience in infrastructure works specifically within built environment.
Desirable:
- NEC PM accreditation
- Membership of Relevant professional body
- Experience in working in a regulated environment
Why Join the Switchers Community?
A dynamic career management policy to enable our employees to progress through our five business lines: operations, project, technical, sales and support functions
Provide opportunities to work on exciting, global projects
Access to an employee assistance programme with free mindfulness, health, wellbeing resources and a confidential support line available 24/7 via phone or text
Discount vouchers for days out and restaurants, eye test and glasses vouchers, cycle to work scheme, free flu jabs
Enhanced sick pay
3 days per week at Client site (Helensburgh area), remainder can be home working.
Security clearance:
Due to the nature of work to be undertaken applicants will be required to meet certain residency criteria in order to attain a minimum level of UK security clearance if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.
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We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.