Assistant Project Manager

About the role

Hirexa Solutions UK is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support a winter‑readiness programme across a 4,500 km highway network. You will work closely with street‑works, reactive maintenance and contractor teams to ensure all key works are completed before the winter season.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in delivering highway maintenance and infrastructure projects.
• Coordinate contractors, internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Manage programme timelines, risks and budgets.
• Contribute to reporting, planning and overall project delivery.
• Ensure works are executed efficiently to meet winter deadlines.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years experience in highway maintenance or transport infrastructure.
• Strong project coordination experience, preferably with an APM background.
• Knowledge of contract management, NEC contracts preferred.
• Proven stakeholder engagement and team‑coordination abilities.
• Flexibility to work across office, remote and site locations.

Required skills

What we offer

• Hybrid working model – up to 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.
• Opportunities to work on large‑scale infrastructure projects.
• Competitive daily rate.