Assistant Project Manager- Remote

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking an Assistant Project Manager to join our client on a sensitive and strategically important programme. This is an exciting opportunity to support the successful delivery of complex project initiatives, working closely with project managers, business stakeholders, and technical teams to ensure requirements are effectively captured, prioritised, and managed throughout the project lifecycle.

This is a mostly remote role requiring travel to Plymouth 2-3 times per month (expenses paid). Due to the nature of the project, candidates must be eligible to pass the required security vetting and right-to-work checks.

You will play a key role in project coordination, governance, stakeholder engagement, and requirements management, helping to ensure project objectives are delivered on time and to the required standards. A strong understanding of requirements management methodologies and tools, such as DOORS and MoSCoW prioritisation, will be essential to success in this role.

Working within a collaborative and fast-paced environment, you will help maintain project controls, facilitate communication between stakeholders, and support decision-making through clear documentation and reporting.

Responsibilities

Support Project Managers in the planning, coordination, and delivery of project activities

Assist with requirements gathering, documentation, analysis, and traceability throughout the project lifecycle

Work with stakeholders to define, prioritise, and manage requirements using recognised methodologies such as MoSCoW

Support requirements management activities using tools such as DOORS

Maintain project documentation, governance packs, meeting minutes, action logs, and status reports

Coordinate stakeholder meetings, workshops, and project reviews

Monitor project progress, risks, issues, dependencies, and actions, escalating where appropriate

Support project planning, scheduling, and resource coordination activities

Ensure requirements remain aligned to business objectives and project deliverables

Contribute to project reporting and provide updates to key stakeholders and project leadership

Foster effective communication between business, technical, and delivery teams

Proven experience working in an Assistant Project Manager, Project Coordinator, or similar project support role

Strong requirements management experience

Experience using DOORS or comparable requirements management tools

Practical experience applying requirements prioritisation techniques such as MoSCoW

Understanding of project delivery methodologies and governance frameworks

Experience supporting project documentation, reporting, and stakeholder management activities

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment

Strong analytical and organisational skills

Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to obtain the required security clearance and pass right-to-work checks

Nice to Have

Experience working on defence, government, engineering, or other highly regulated programmes

Familiarity with systems engineering or requirements engineering environments

Knowledge of project management methodologies such as PRINCE2, Agile, or APM

Experience working with multidisciplinary delivery teams

Relevant project management or business analysis qualifications

Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career

Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad

Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field

Annual leave and work-place pension

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