Assistant Project Manager (Ex-Forces)
Central London, occasional UK site travel
£35,000 - £45,000 (Up to £50,000 DOE) + Travel Expenses + Private Healthcare + Dental + 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + Pension + Structured Chartership Support + Other Benefits
This is an excellent opportunity for an ex-forces candidate to transition into construction consultancy as an Assistant Project Manager, gaining exposure to high-value residential and mixed-use developments. You will benefit from structured training, dedicated mentorship, and clear, merit-based career progression from day one.
Are you leaving or have you recently left the Armed Forces and are looking to build a career in the construction industry? Do you want to join a business that offers hands-on mentorship, structured training, and clear, merit-based progression?
Our client is an ambitious and growing consultancy with a strong national presence. They act as the client's eyes and ears, delivering project management and employer's agent services across large-scale residential, student accommodation, and co-living developments, with some commercial and industrial projects nationwide. With consistent year-on-year growth and a strong focus on repeat business, they offer stability alongside genuine long-term opportunity.
This role is particularly well-suited to ex-forces professionals who are used to responsibility, structure, and high standards. You will join one of the company's project "clusters," reporting to a Senior Project Manager while supporting the wider team. You will be primarily office-based in Central London (4-5 days per week), with occasional travel to sites in London and across the UK (typically a couple of days per month).
In this role, you will support projects from start to finish, assisting with programme and budget tracking, client and contractor meetings, documentation, and risk management. You will receive CPD training, external courses, senior mentorship, and full support toward professional qualifications, making it an ideal long-term career for an ex-forces candidate.
The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office, and some understanding of construction or project management fundamentals. Most importantly, you will be ambitious, disciplined, proactive, and motivated to build a long-term career in construction.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ex-forces professional to join a structured, professional environment where your leadership and organisational skills are valued, while gaining hands-on experience on high-value construction projects.
The Role:
Working on high-value residential, student accommodation and co-living projects
Assisting Senior PM's with a range of duties, including programming, budget, risk and contract administration
Structured training, mentorship, and support with qualifications
Office-based in Central London with occasional UK site travel
The Person:
Ex-Forces background
Strong communication, leadership and organisational skills
Disciplined, proactive, and detail-oriented
Ambitious and keen to progress long-term
Based within commuting distance of Central London
Reference Number: BBBH(phone number removed)
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The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.
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