Assistant Project Manager
Job description
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Assistant Project Manager
Berkshire | 5 Month Contract Initially | £18.00 per hour
An NHS organisation is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support the delivery of a diverse portfolio of estates and capital projects across its healthcare estate.
This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on project management experience across refurbishment, backlog maintenance, and minor works programmes within a complex, multi-site environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Support delivery of estates projects across the full lifecycle (RIBA stages 0–7)
- Assist with planning, coordination, and day-to-day project management activities
- Prepare and maintain project documentation (programmes, risk logs, reports)
- Coordinate meetings, stakeholders, and communications across clinical and operational teams
- Support business case development and budget monitoring
- Assist with procurement, contractor coordination, and project handover
Key Requirements
- Degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant field
- Exposure to project management within estates, construction, or healthcare environments
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Understanding of project governance, budgets, and reporting
Desirable
- Experience within the NHS or public sector
- Knowledge of estates, facilities or capital projects
- Project management training or qualifications
Key skills
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⭐ Highlight your NHS or public sector experience at the top of your CV as this role specifically mentions desirable NHS knowledge
📊 Quantify your project experience: 'Supported delivery of 12 estates projects worth £2.3M across 4 hospital sites'
🏗️ Emphasise RIBA stages knowledge if you have it - the advert specifically mentions stages 0-7 lifecycle experience
📋 Showcase your project documentation skills with specific examples of programmes, risk logs, and reports you've maintained
🤝 Demonstrate stakeholder management across clinical and operational teams as this multi-disciplinary coordination is key to the role
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- •Supported delivery of 8 estates projects worth £1.2M, maintaining risk logs and project documentation across 3 hospital sites within RIBA stage timelines
- •Coordinated stakeholder meetings between clinical teams and contractors, ensuring 95% on-time project handovers for refurbishment programmes
- •Assisted with budget monitoring for capital projects totalling £850K, producing monthly reports and supporting business case development for senior management
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Dear Hiring Manager,
The NHS Assistant Project Manager position at your Berkshire organisation represents exactly the healthcare estates experience I want to develop, particularly given the opportunity to work across RIBA stages 0-7 and coordinate with clinical teams on capital projects.
My background in project coordination and stakeholder management has prepared me to support your diverse portfolio of estates projects, from refurbishment programmes to backlog maintenance across multi-site healthcare environments.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Can you explain your understanding of RIBA stages 0-7 and how they apply to estates projects?
- ›How would you approach risk management for a healthcare refurbishment project?
- ›What project documentation would you maintain throughout an estates project lifecycle?
- ›How do you coordinate with contractors during project delivery phases?
- ›What's your experience with budget monitoring and reporting for capital projects?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you managed multiple project priorities simultaneously
- ›Describe a situation where you had to engage with difficult stakeholders
- ›Give an example of when you had to adapt your communication style for different audiences
- ›Tell me about a project that didn't go to plan and how you handled it
- ›Describe a time you had to coordinate between different teams or departments
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you managed multiple project priorities simultaneously
Describe a situation where you had to engage with difficult stakeholders