Assistant Project Manager

United Infrastructure Group is a leading infrastructure, construction, and property services company in the UK. We help our customers and the communities they serve benefit from resilient infrastructure, affordable homes, and improved living spaces that are fit for the future. We employ over 1800 people and work with a broad range of public and private sector clients.

United Infrastructure is delivering critical trenchless crossings across the Liverpool Bay Carbon Capture & Storage (LBACCS) onshore pipeline route. This role supports the safe, timely and compliant delivery of a complex programme of microtunnelling, HDD and auger‑bore works forming essential elements of the CO₂ pipeline construction.

Key responsibilities

Project coordination

• Assist in the development of delivery plans, programme look‑aheads and daily/weekly coordination for trenchless crossings.
• Track progress, inputs, constraints and report status updates to the Project Manager.
• Support preparation of meeting packs, progress slides, risk logs and actions.
• Coordinate information flow between designers, subcontractors and site teams (e.g., alignment drawings, temporary works, CEMP/permit requirements).
• Ensure latest drawings, RAMS and approvals are issued, understood and used on site.

Safety, RAMS & compliance

• Support preparation, review and communication of RAMS, permits and safe‑system‑of‑work documentation.
• Help maintain SHEQ records, track close‑outs, and ensure briefings are completed.
• Monitor site compliance and raise issues proactively to the Project Manager.
• Assist in collecting project documentation: ITPs, check sheets, daily records, NCR close‑outs and redline updates.
• Maintain document control discipline for trenchless packages.

Stakeholder & third‑party coordination

• Support engagement with asset owners (e.g., highways, utilities, Network Rail) for permits, inspections, or method approvals.
• Liaise with land access teams, environmental advisors and the pipeline construction team to coordinate site readiness.

Commercial & subcontractor support

• Track subcontractor progress, measure works completed and support valuation inputs.
• Assist in reviewing subcontract deliverables, resource plans and variations/early warnings.
• Help plan shaft access, compound interfaces, deliveries, temporary works sequencing and readiness inspections.

Essential

• Experience in infrastructure or utilities projects (civils, tunnelling, pipelines or similar).
• Strong organisational and coordination skills with a delivery‑focused mindset.
• Ability to understand construction drawings, RAMS and basic technical information.
• Confident communicator across site, engineering and stakeholder groups.
• Competent with MS Office / Teams / project reporting tools.
• Experience supporting trenchless works (microtunnel, HDD, auger bore or shaft construction)- Desirable
• Familiarity with permit processes, CEMPs or third‑party approvals.
• Experience assisting PMs, Site Managers or Engineering Leads.

Qualifications

• HNC/HND or degree in a construction/engineering discipline OR equivalent experience.
• CSCS card (Managers/Professionals preferred).
• SSSTS/SMSTS desirable.
• Full UK driving licence.

This role will be based across our project offices covering Atlhami (Mold), Sealand Road and Cryers lane (Deeside)