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Role Title: Assistant Programme Manager
Business Unit: Digital Infrastructure
Location: Glasgow
Role Purpose:
We are seeking an organised and proactive Assistant Programme Manager to support the successful delivery of major projects through effective programme planning, monitoring, reporting, and stakeholder coordination. Working closely with the Glasgow-based PMO team and reporting directly to the Programme Manager, you will assist in the development, maintenance, and reporting of project programmes across both pre-construction and construction phases.
The successful candidate will play a key role in producing and updating project schedules, monitoring contractor performance against agreed baselines, maintaining project trackers, and supporting the preparation of weekly and monthly reports for both internal stakeholders and clients.
This role requires strong planning, communication, and analytical skills, along with experience using programme management software and working within a project management environment.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Support the Programme Manager and PMO team in the development, maintenance, and update of overall project programmes.
- Develop and maintain outline schedules for projects during pre-construction and construction phases.
- Monitor contractor programmes and progress against approved baseline programmes.
- Track project performance and identify programme risks, delays, and areas requiring intervention.
- Assist in the production and compilation of weekly and monthly client reports.
- Maintain and update project progress trackers to support client and project team discussions.
- Collaborate with PMO team members and Project Managers to gather programme updates and reporting information.
- Monitor the timely production of project documentation and ensure delivery milestones are achieved in line with programme requirements.
- Support internal and external programme reviews and participate in progress meetings.
- Provide programme-related analysis and reporting to support project delivery and decision-making.
- Maintain accurate programme records and ensure reporting data is current and reliable.
About You
- Holds relevant qualifications such as APM – PMQ / Prince 2 and a relevant CSCS card.
- HNC / HND in relevant discipline
- An ability to communicate effectively with technically oriented people, including the ability to present programme options professionally to clients and internal PMO
- Knowledge of programming tools, such as, MS Project and Asta Powerproject
- Commercial awareness — i.e. understanding programme impacts on cost, risk, and overall project strategy.
- The flexibility to meet the challenges of fluctuating workloads and multiple assignments with tight deadlines that may require non-standard work hours from time to time.
- IT Literacy including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat.
- Security clearance to DV level will be essential.
- Available to attend other regional offices and attend sites in UK if required.
- Able to attend the office in Glasgow, 5 days a week.
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
Our benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
- Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
- A wide range of corporate discounts
- Cycle to Work schemes
- Comprehensive pension plan
- Competitive family leave policy
- Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
- Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees, and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
- Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
About us:
Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
Galliford Try is a leading UK Construction group. The business is split into four distinct divisions,
Infrastructure, Building, Environment and Specialist Services, covering a range of specialist work in water, highways, telecoms, security, commercial, custodial, education, health, interiors, and leisure, across both public and private sectors. Listed on the London Stock Exchange and a member of the FTSE 250. Our vision is to be leaders in the construction of a sustainable future.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact Skyemarie Bree – skyemarie.bree@gallifordtry.co.uk
Galliford Try Digital Infrastructure:
Galliford Try’s Digital Infrastructure business works predominantly within the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure market, focussing on Wireless, Defence and Renewable Energy sectors.
We deliver multi-site programs, and our expertise in the planning, design, and delivery processes, together with our knowledge and experience in delivering sensitive projects in sensitive environments. This enables us to efficiently deliver fully integrated design and construction programmes / portfolios of work on critical operational and secure assets.
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.”
A full job description for this role is available upon request.
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