Project managers plan and execute projects to help organizations improve processes, develop new products, build structures, or complete other initiatives. A project manager shepherds a team through the project by making sure the schedule, budget, and communications are aligned in order to hit the project’s goals. Project managers can work in many different industries, including construction, health care, tech, finance, government, and IT.

As a project assistant or administrator, your role includes monitoring the project’s progress, tracking outputs, performing administrative duties, making travel arrangements, organising project records, producing documentation, managing communications and performing quality assurance work on project outputs

Career paths include:

• Project assistant
• Project administrators
• Administrative assistant
• Project coordinator
• Event manager
• Office manager
• Project estimators
• Operations managers
• Project engineers