Location ///total.hype.copies Region Hyde Park – The Blacksmiths Salary £34,743 - £40,000 per annum, depending on experience Application Deadline Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Job Profile Job Profile document
About us
About Us
The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park. We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with tens of millions of visits every year.
We are now looking for an Assistant Project Manager (Works) to join us on a full-time basis working 36 hours per week.
The Benefits
- Salary of £34,743 - £40,000 per annum, depending on experience
- 26 days' annual leave plus public holidays, increasing to 29 days after 3 years’ service
- Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
- Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
- Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
- Learning and development opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
- Offices in a beautiful location
The Role
As an Assistant Project Manager, you will work closely with Project Managers and stakeholders to coordinate project activities, maintain project plans and schedules, monitor progress against milestones, track budgets and resource allocation, prepare reports and project documentation, and ensure actions are completed within agreed timescales. You will support project governance processes, facilitate communication between internal and external stakeholders, identify and elevate risks and issues, and help ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
In this role, you will be supporting on the following projects:
- Macclesfield Bridge
- St Marks Bridge
- Primrose Hill Bridge
- Brompton Cemetery colonnades and catacombs
- Albert Memorial
About You
To be considered as Assistant Project Manager, you will need:
- Proven ability to plan, organise and prioritise multiple tasks while meeting deadlines
- Strong project coordination and administrative skills, with excellent attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels
- Confident in coordinating meetings, tracking actions and maintaining accurate project documentation
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify risks and escalation issues appropriately
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Teams
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team while also managing responsibilities A proactive and positive approach, with a commitment to delivering high-quality work and continuous improvement.
We want to put everyone in the best possible position to succeed so if you think that you may need more support to complete our application process, please do get in touch.
The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
For more information, view our Corporate Strategy ) here:Corporate-Strategy- .pdf
Find out more about our values here:Our Values, Our Behaviours
Maps: The Map of Hyde Park | The Royal Parks
Reasonable adjustments
We’ve included some examples of the kind of adjustments we can make below, so you can see how we’re supporting others. These are just a few of the ways we can help, so please still get in touch even if the following aren’t relevant for you. You can contact us and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can.
- Support with written materials: We understand that you might need to see the interview questions in advance, for a number of reasons. We’re always open to discussing with you if this could be an adjustment which would help. We can provide written questions in the interview itself and if you have a written assessment to take, then we can allow you extra time, if you need it.
- Audio assistance: For interviews online all the audio is subtitled and can be automatically captioned.
- Adapting settings for mobility issues: For anyone with mobility issues, if you let us know ahead of time, we’ll work to ensure your interview/assessments are held in spaces that are accessible. If your interview is at one of our properties and an unpaved path might cause you discomfort or difficulties, we’ll aim to provide you with access to a paved path on the property. If you have any other questions about the interview, please ask us and we’ll do what we can to make an adjustment.
The Royal Parks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk fromharm, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and follow the organisation’s policies and procedures. The Royal Parks provides an awareness training programme on Safeguarding for all staff, and further in-depth training for those working with children, young people or adults who may be at risk of harm.
Vacancy Type Full Time
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