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Project Assistant
full-time•Derby, Warrington, Manchester•£28k - £38k
About this role
Project Assistant/ Administrator
Location: Manchester, Warrington or Derby with Hybrid working available.
Why this role matters
We need you to join us as a Project Assistant, supporting the Head of Programme – Generic Product Development (GPD) to embed programme delivery approaches, consistent governance, and effective project management processes across the organisation.
You’ll play a key part in ensuring high‑quality reporting, well‑structured programme planning, efficient administration, and seamless stakeholder collaboration across the Programme Directorate and wider business.
What you’ll be doing
We need you to:
Programme Support
- Support the development and maintenance of the integrated programme plan.
- Work closely with PM teams, tracking progress against milestones and non‑negotiable initiatives.
- Collate and validate programme‑level data to support decision‑making.
Governance & Reporting
- Coordinate Programme Board inputs, agendas, minutes and action tracking.
- Support the production of dashboards and reports (Power BI, Excel).
- Maintain document repositories and manage version control.
Administrative Support
- Arrange workshops, reviews, meetings and calendar coordination.
- Support onboarding of new team members in P3M processes and tools.
- Assist with SharePoint and collaboration platforms.
Process & Tool Support
- Help ensure compliance with P3M frameworks, templates and governance standards.
- Support updates in SAP, Workday and other delivery systems.
- Contribute to continuous improvement and data integrity initiatives.
Programme General
- Contribute to stakeholder management, requirements capture and embedding solutions that improve programme delivery.
What you’ll bring
There’s no such thing as a perfect candidate—if you meet around 75% of what we’re looking for, please apply
You’ll bring experience in:
- Working in a project or programme delivery environment, contributing to monthly drumbeats and reporting cycles.
- Understanding levels of enterprise data and adapting reporting for different audiences.
- Integrating data, analysing performance and telling the “story” behind programme information.
- Applying practitioner‑level knowledge of risk, schedule, change and cost.
- Managing stakeholder relationships across a complex matrix environment.
- Driving collaboration, behaviours and continuous improvement in multi‑disciplinary teams.
- Contributing to system improvements and cross‑functional data flows.
Training & Qualifications
We’re looking for someone who has:
- A degree or equivalent experience.
- Strong Microsoft 365 skills.
- Experience within a programme delivery environment in infrastructure or similar sectors.
- Membership of a relevant professional body or working towards it.
- Experience in collaborative roles focused on behaviours, culture, and engagement.
Who you’ll work with
You’ll work directly with:
- The Head of Programme – GPD
- Programme Directorate teams
- Engineering, Finance, HR and cross‑functional delivery teams
- External suppliers (including occasional support with SAP Ariba and procurement tools)
About you
You’re someone who:
- Communicates clearly and adapts to different audiences
- Enjoys structured work and problem‑solving
- Collaborates naturally across teams and functions
- Is proactive, organised and comfortable managing multiple priorities
- Is excited by shaping and improving programme delivery environments
What we will offer you;
- £28,000 – £38,000 salary
- £2,200 benefits allowance
- Up to 7% bonus
- 28 days holiday + public holidays
- Standard RR‑SMR pension up to 12%
Ready to apply?
If you’re motivated by impactful programme delivery, collaboration and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you.
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Why Join Us?
You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer:
• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
• A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.
Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch – we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.
Our Application Process
Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:
• Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
• Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check
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What you'll do
- The Project Assistant will support the Head of Programme in embedding programme delivery approaches, consistent governance, and effective project management processes. Key duties include supporting integrated programme plan maintenance, tracking progress, collating data, coordinating Programme Board activities, and managing administrative support for meetings and onboarding.
About Rolls - Royce SMR
Climate change and its consequences are one of the greatest challenges ever to face mankind. The global challenge around decarbonisation is huge.
At Rolls-Royce SMR, our vision is simple – we want to provide clean, affordable energy for all.
A new approach to delivering nuclear power
Our Small Modular Reactor is an integrated power station, that takes well understood, existing nuclear technology and applies a factory-based philosophy to its fabrication and assembly.
This repeatable, standardised approach generates huge efficiency gains to make it a commoditised product that is affordable, repeatable, deliverable and investable on a global scale, providing cheaper and more flexible electricity to form part of a future balanced, clean energy mix.
When fully operational the Rolls-Royce SMR programme will create 40,000 regional UK jobs by 2050 and generate £54bn in economic benefit, with a forecast to target £250bn in global exports for the UK.
Join us and help to provide clean, affordable energy for all
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