Operations Project Graduate

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Operations Project Graduate to join our Amey Defence account.

Starting Salary: £28,500 per annum

Location: Remote – with occasional national travel and overnight stays across Central and North areas (including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Start Date: September 2025

Whether you’re looking to grow your skills through a graduate programme, apprenticeship, or placement, we embrace difference and believe everyone deserves the chance to fulfil their potential. Develop, get training, earn a salary, and make an impact whilst doing work that matters. Join us on one of our early career’s programmes, and you can be part of the teams working on complex projects that are making a difference. Want to build an extraordinary career? Take a look below.

The Amey team deliver and maintain critical defence infrastructure across the UK. We maintain 25,000 military homes across the north and central regions, and ensure our military have the plant and equipment, they need to carry out their vital roles. We also provide essential soft services within MOD Whitehall - Main Building, including the provision of helpdesk and IT services.

The Pre-Construction Project Management team plays an important part in ensuring major projects are progressed timely, with technical accuracy and are planned so they can be effectively delivered on time and on budget in compliance with current legislation and regulations.

We work closely alongside our Commercial & Operational Management team to develop and deliver home and estate improvement schemes for our client Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).

The Pre-Construction Team consists of Principal Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, 3no Project Managers, Assistant Project Manager and 2no Building Surveyors.

We make sure our service personnel and their families have the homes and facilities to carry out their vital work and are working hard to create better links with the forces communities we operate in.

 The role is varied and will allow the opportunity to work alongside the Billable Works managers ensuring all matters relating to Construction, Supplier management, quality, health & safety are achieved. You will gain opportunities to work in a progressive environment that is always looking for new and fresh ideas that will benefit large scale housing stock, whilst making improvements for service families.

You will be responsible for:

• Production of specifications for estate improvement projects across MOD Service Family Accommodation.
• Providing support to Billable Works Manager that help them perform their duties quickly and safely.
• Attending Internal & client meetings & preparing monthly project progress reports.
• Assisting in the project management & delivery following technical specifications
• Carry out weekly & monthly site environmental, ecology, Health & Safety inspections of our contractors.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Minimum 2:2 Degree in Construction Discipline or Project Management
• A driving licence is essential.
• Available to join the programme in September 2025
• Excellent communication skills – Written and oral
• High level of motivation and initiative; self-starter

What we offer you

Join us on OUR Graduate programme and we will invest in you to become the best version of yourself.

• Career Development – we will provide you with a clear career path by tailoring a program that’s unique to you.
• Support Network – you will be partnered with a dedicated buddy and mentor, as well as community of peers who share your level, building a strong network that will support you forward every step of the way.
• Pension – generous pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays - minimum 24 days holiday + bank holidays + option to buy additional days.
• Social Value – you will get two Social Impact Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.
• Choices - our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership.
• Save with Amey - our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers.
• Social Value - You’ll get 2 Social Impact Days each year to contribute to your favourite causes, and where eligible, participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award.

Who is Amey?

We are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations, and decarbonisation solutions, for transport infrastructure and complex facilities.

Our purpose is to deliver sustainable infrastructure solutions that enhance life and protect our shared future.

We combine exceptional expertise in Consulting & Design, Advisory & Analytics, Transport Infrastructure and Complex Facilities to design, manage, and maintain clients’ assets throughout their lifetime.

Our leading data and analytics capability enable us to create transformative solutions that strengthen resilience and drive sustainable improvements.

We embrace difference and support individuals to work in ways that work best for them.

We are committed to working sustainably and by working in partnership with the communities we serve, so people and the planet are protected.

To find out more take a look at our website Early careers | Amey

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

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

Apply today – We are excited to hear from you! 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date should we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.