Assistant Project Manager

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Project Manager to join the Digital Engineering team. This is a high-impact development role within, supporting the successful delivery of projects within Digital Engineering.

The Assistant Project Manager (APM) will

• Support Programme and Project Managers in delivering projects safely, on time, and within budget
• Take ownership of discrete work packages and smaller projects end-to-end
• Act as a key interface between technical teams, stakeholders, and programme leadership
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of project management tools, reporting, and processes across the portfolio

This role provides a clear pathway toward full Project Manager responsibility.

You’ll be responsible for

• Support planning, scheduling, and delivery of projects across the Digital Engineering portfolio
• Manage low–medium complexity projects independently, from initiation through to closure
• Maintain accurate project plans, risk registers, and issue logs
• Ensure milestones, deliverables, and financial performance are actively tracked and reported
• Provide clear, structured updates to Programme/Project Managers and senior stakeholders
• Facilitate regular project reviews, including risk and financial reviews
• Ensure governance documentation is maintained in line with MTC standards
• Support engagement with external partners and funding bodies where require
• Identify resource requirements and liaise with team leaders to secure allocation
• Track project costs, forecasts, and invoicing points against milestones
• Support financial governance, ensuring clarity and accuracy of project spend
• Proactively identify risks and issues, proposing mitigation plans
• Support change control processes, ensuring all changes are documented and approved
• Escalate critical issues early with clear recovery actions
• Support improvements to PM tools, templates and reporting practices
• Drive consistency in planning, tracking and reporting across projects
• Contribute to wider programme and portfolio performance insights

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for somebody with experience of working in a project based or professional services environment

You’ll need

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• To be a confident communicator able to work across technical and non-technical teams
• Experience using project tools (e.g. MS Project, Excel)
• Basic financial awareness (budget tracking, forecasting, cost control)
• Problem-solving mindset with the ability to diagnose issues and propose solutions

Desirable skills and experience include

• Exposure to engineering, manufacturing, or digital technologies
• Experience working on grant-funded or collaborative projects
• Knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g. APM, PRINCE2, Agile)
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g. Dynamics)

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) was established in 2010 as an independent Research & Technology Organisation (RTO) with the objective of bridging the gap between academia and industry – often referred to as ‘the valley of death’.

It represents one of the largest public sector investments in UK manufacturing and, after four years of planning and a 16 month build, the facility opened at Ansty Park in Coventry at the end of 2011.

In December 2011, there were 16 industrial members, 44 staff and just a few key pieces of equipment in the ‘workshop’.

Over the following seven years the MTC’s rapid growth has seen the expansion of our campus with the construction of three more facilities, including the opening of the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre and the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing.

Our role has also increased to cover not only R&D but also Training, Advanced Manufacturing Management and Factory Design.

We now have over 700 talented employees working with us.

During this time we have helped hundreds of companies across a range of industries and over 100 of them have become members of the MTC.