Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Salary: £35,451 - £39,165 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 4th March 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Project Manager to join our Transport Projects & Programmes team within the Environment and Transport Department. This role will sit within a sub-team which supports the management of the Department's capital programme. The role will have a particular focus on financial planning and management, improving the quality of our monthly and yearly reporting, and developing our forecasting as part of our four-year consolidated funding allocation from the Department for Transport.

The successful applicant will join a motivated, friendly team of professionals committed to delivering public sector highway projects and programmes that offer best value for money.

About the Role

• You will assist the Senior Project Manager with the project management, development and delivery of improvement programmes and projects, including project governance and reporting, consultations, financial and monitoring agreements, to ensure that schemes are delivered to time, quality and cost.
• You will play a key co-ordination role, working closely with our finance team to improve our reporting and management of project, programme and team finances, supporting effective partnerships and working relationships with other internal teams.
• You will support the development of our internal processes for effective resource management, including how we recharge staff time against projects, and how we forecast project costings accurately. You will have responsibility for protecting and managing information securely.
• You will support the performance management of services and teams through contributing to the departmental business planning process as required, and ensuring activities are delivered in the most efficient and effective manner as possible.

About You

To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:

• A relevant qualification and/or demonstrable experience commensurate with the role through working in management or administrative processes, or a BTEC in Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification
• Experience of managing and reporting financial information to support the delivery of projects and programmes.
• Experience of working in a commercial environment and delivering projects and programmes to time, quality and cost, ensuring activities are delivered in the most efficient and effective manner as possible.
• Experience of maintaining effective partnerships and working relationships with internal and external stakeholders which can include statutory, voluntary, private agencies and communities.
• Good IT skills, including the ability to learn the use of service specific systems and software.
• Excellent communication, presentation and report writing skills, with experience interpreting and writing reports and assisting with the preparation of project management documentation.
• Strong planning, analytical and organisational skills, with the ability to work to tight timescales and to agreed targets.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Beth Bradshaw - Senior Project Manager

Telephone: 01163058797

To contact me by email, please click here .

How to Apply

Please apply sending us your CV as well a supporting statement, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post. The supporting statement should be no longer than 500 words

At Leicestershire County Council we're looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you're from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what's on your CV. That's why we've designed a recruitment process that's fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we'd love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. Without this information, we won't be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About Us

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

For further information on what it's like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
Our Employee Benefits
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