Job Description

General information

City/town:

Derby

Job field:

Project Management

External closing date:

Friday, October 24, 2025

Type of contract:

Permanent

ID:

5601

Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world's leading project development and construction groups, is an


inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.


We are looking for an Assistant Project Manager to join our Building Services team in Derby.



Working as an Assistant Project Manager you will be responsible for delivering small works and assist with TVEs & Life Cycle projects from conception to completion at Royal Derby Hospital. To collaboratively work with Stakeholders as part of Integrated Project Team including adherence and compliance with both Skanska and the clients' systems of work.

What you'll do:

Management of Small works and Life Cycle Project work to comply with process and procedure within Our Way of Working: including design, estimating, arrange for the ordering of materials and plant, resource planning and implementation of direct labour or contract labour. Working with the Operations team to ensure all quotations are completed and returned within the Performance Management System time scales. Pre plan all works with relevant stakeholders and then liaise with all relevant parties including but not limited to Operations Managers, Estates Managers, clients, trade contractors and other third parties including departments to agree acceptable commencement date for the works. Ensuring access is available and the planned works do not compromise day to day operations and that works are delivered in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Responsible for in process inspections, adherence to CDM Regulations, delivering exemplary health and safety standards, checking the built works to ensure defect free handovers and management of any remedial works if required. Once all works are satisfactorily completed sign off the works and review and authorise any subcontractor application for payment.

What you'll bring to the role:

H&S qualification e.g. minimum 4 day IOSH or Construction Certificate SMSTS preferrable Working trade background desirable. Working towards professional qualification in building related discipline. Demonstrable experience working to British Standards and current regulations. Must strive for H&S excellence and support IFE initiatives. Experienced in delivering multiple complex projects to a value of 1K -25k, and high calibre experience of trouble shooting where required. Responsible for the electronic management / storage of all lifecycle / small works projects documentation, including the upkeep of the tracking systems to ensure works are invoiced in a timely manner and ensure costs are recovered.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using

recruitment@skanska.co.uk

or call 0330 105 2000 - Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us:

recruitment@skanska.co.uk

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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