Graduate Project Manager – Engineering Design

Graduate Project Manager

Starting Salary: £30,000 

Location: Birmingham

Working hours per week:  40 Monday – Friday

Start date: September 2025 

Shape tomorrow’s world with Amey

Amey Consulting operate in the engineering consultancy sector working primarily on providing high quality consultancy services in rail, highways, power, asset management, environmental, sustainability and geotechnical. Long relationships with clients such as National Highways and Network Rail are a testament to the fact, we’re not just consultants but partners in your journey towards a more efficient, resilient, and sustainable future.

About the Team

Amey is the number one ranked supplier on the Midlands Highways Alliance Framework, through which we deliver infrastructure design projects for over 20 local authorities. These projects cover a wide range of disciplines – highways, structures, traffic signals, landscape architecture to name only a few – and a wide range of problems and initiatives – failing structures, new active travel routes, junction improvements, traffic modelling etc. Projects come in a range of sizes – from small requests for assistance, to leading major multi-disciplinary, multi-million pound improvements.  And Amey is involved at every stage – from initial feasibility stage seeking funding, to delivering detailed design and supporting construction.

Working on the MHA means the team experiences incredible variety and experiences the full breadth of civil engineering.

What you’ll be doing

As a Project Management Graduate, your overall objective is to ensure the effective and sustainable delivery of these projects to time, cost and quality requirements.

You will work alongside the team to:

• Draft and issue NEC contractual documentation
• Plan, price and bid for work
• Coordinate team members and third parties to deliver in line with our promises
• Manage income and costs to deliver sustainable, profitable business for Amey
• Communicate with and build personal relationships with our clients 
• Use Project Management software and custom Amey tools and templates based in Microsoft Excel and Word

Why join Amey?

At Amey, we recognise that our biggest asset is our people. That’s why when you join us, we offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers. Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life.

• Career Growth: Throughout your Graduate programme, you will receive first-class mentoring and a structured learning and development programme to enable your professional and personal development.
• Training Opportunities: Unlock your potential with comprehensive training for both personal and professional development
• Holidays – Enjoy 24 days leave plus bank holidays and the opportunity to buy more
• Pension – Generous pension scheme, with additional contributions from Amey
• Flexible working: Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them.
• Flexible benefits – Customise your benefits with options such as insurance benefits, Cycle2Work scheme and access to discounted gym membership.
• Exclusive Discounts – Access our online portal filled with discounts from leading retailers, healthcare services, and more, helping you save on the things that matter.
• Give Back to community – You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.
• Membership of our Affinity Networks who connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey

  
We want to hear from you if you have

Amey Consulting are looking for individuals who demonstrate clear communication, strong teamwork, and a genuine eagerness to learn. The ideal candidate will be adaptable, and proactive in their approach, showing professionalism and integrity in everything, they do. To be considered for the programme we require the following. 

• Degree in a related subject at grade 2:1 or above 
• Enthusiasm and willingness to learn

Application Guidance and Diversity & Inclusion

At Amey we constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We believe everyone deserves an opportunity to shine.

As a disability confident leader, we’re proud to guarantee applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that you may require at any point during the recruitment process.

Apply today

***We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please apply as soon as possible***

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