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As an Assistant Project Manager, you will support Project Managers and workstream leads in turning agreed strategies and priorities into clear, practical plans. You will also contribute to the planning and delivery of projects, carrying out assigned project work to ensure the achievement of project objectives within agreed time, quality, and cost thresholds; maintaining effective governance, quality assurance, health and safety, technical and specialist standards.\nPlease note this position will be based from our Bristol office however travel to regional offices / sites will be required.\nSupport the development, implementation and review of strategies, workstream plans and delivery arrangements, ensuring agreed actions are practical, clearly owned and aligned with programme priorities.\nDevelop and maintain proportionate project and programme management products, including integrated plans, milestone and look-ahead schedules, action trackers, risk and issue records, decision logs, governance products and handover packs.\nCoordinate inputs from work package teams, specialist functions, stakeholders, delivery partners and the supply chain to identify key milestones, interfaces, dependencies, constraints, commitments and decisions required to support effective delivery.\nSupport the preparation of reports and briefing information, maintaining actions and commitments, tracking project readiness and progress, and highlighting matters requiring intervention or escalation.\nAnalyse project and workstream information to identify emerging risks, gaps, inconsistencies and potential impacts on future activities, and support the development and monitoring of mitigation or recovery actions.\nAbout you.\nSuitable project management qualification or equivalent relevant experience, ideally with membership of, or a commitment to work towards membership of, an appropriate professional body (i.e. APM). \nExperience of supporting project or programme delivery in a complex, multi-disciplinary or matrix environment.\nGood understanding of health and safety, quality and governance requirements within project delivery.\nExcellent organisational and planning skills, with the ability to coordinate several activities, maintain accurate records and manage competing priorities.\nStrong collaboration, stakeholder, communication and presentation skills, with the confidence to bring together contributions from a wide range of teams and disciplines.\nAbout us.\nHere at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. 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