Assistant Project Control Engineer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 23 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 22 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Manchester, M1 3BG |
| Cwmni: | inploi |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 75719000 |
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Welcome to your next BIG opportunity in Greater Manchester!
Are you ready to help us deliver and achieve our vision for the city? If yes, then look no further as your time is now - so let’s talk!
Join us on a journey that truly matters. Here at Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), we’re committed to transform and improve how people move across our amazing region. We have already achieved so much, such as Bus Franchising and the Bee Network, bringing our bus network back under public control, but there are many more exciting opportunities ahead!
Be a part of something BIG! Greater Manchester’s time is now with over £2.5 billion in committed investment to enhance and develop our infrastructure transport network over the next 5 years; as we continue our mission to deliver a fully integrated, Zero Emission public transport system, the UK’s first outside of London.
As we embark on the next stages of our exciting transformation journey, we are looking for some special people who want to be part of something great to come and join our award-winning teams over the next few months.
Your Role
As an Assistant Project Control Engineer, this is an excellent role for someone who wants to further develop their career and progress in the project controls world. You will have the opportunity to learn and be supported by an experienced team, providing the ideal platform to grow and develop including learning how to plan and control projects, analyse and manage data sets using a range of systems, tools and techniques.
In addition, as part of your development, you will learn how to analyse, report on and manage project performance, create and manage project baselines and control schedules and costs.
Who are we?
Welcome to Projects Group. We are responsible for ensuring the organisation has firm foundations to successfully develop and deliver a large, complex and technically diverse portfolio of capital and revenue projects and programmes across Greater Manchester - on time, within budget and with the customer at the heart of what we do.
Our extensive portfolio of projects and programmes covers a significant number of areas within the different modes of transport infrastructure throughout Greater Manchester including Bus infrastructure, Metrolink, Rail, Electrification, Interchanges, Zero Emissions, Clean Air, Active Travel and Business Change just to name a few.
What you’ll bring
What you do and how you do it is important whatever type of role you work in at TfGM and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.
You will have some knowledge and experience of working in a project planning/ controls environment. You will also have strong analytical skills and be educated to A level or equivalent.
You will have good verbal and written communication skills and excellent attention to detail, be a team player and have a flair and passion for problem solving. You will be able to successfully manage and prioritise your own workload, to ensure deadlines are met.
What we can offer you
Over the next few months, we anticipate several exciting Project Control/Planner opportunities coming up within our well-established Programme Management Office (PMO). Our PMO is the engine room of Projects Group and plays a pivotal role in ensuring and maintaining successful project and programme delivery.So, we are currently recruiting to a talent pool of successful candidates for roles that we expect will be coming up!
This role has a salary of £33,955 - £38,723, per annum depending on skills and experience.
At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process. We are happy to #talkflexibleworking to help colleagues maintain a healthy work life balance.
Our benefits include:
Generous annual leave starting at 28 days (plus bank holidays), increasing with service, with options to buy more.
Free travel on buses across Greater Manchester, plus rail or Metrolink travel to and from work.
Local Government defined pension scheme with life cover of 3x salary and options to boost your contributions.
Enhanced family-friendly leave policies, including those supporting fertility treatment, alongside flexible and hybrid working and a special leave policy to support a range of unexpected events. Please note that qualification criteria may apply, including a requirement to have been employed with the organisation for a minimum specified period of time.
Discover more benefits including wellbeing support, Personal and Career Development, Flexible working, financial support and more on our website
What's next?
To apply please submit your CV and complete your application ensuring that you provide clear examples against the criteria questions, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on your CV. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.
We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. However, we value human talent and are looking for passionate individuals to join our organisation. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success.
Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting, however we understand that AI may be used as a reasonable adjustment, if using AI to support your application, please give a brief explanation why to help ensure fair selection process.
TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.
For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.
Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.
NOTE TO AGENCIES we will be accepting direct applications only for this role. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral CV.
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