Assistant Project Manager

Renewables; Blantyre; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Aureos, a multi-disciplinary energy and transport networks specialist, is recruiting a project coordinator to support energy infrastructure delivery. You will assist Project Managers with planning, progress tracking, cost monitoring and governance, attending site visits and meetings, and helping to manage subcontractors and reporting.

You will build relationships with clients and stakeholders, track risks and changes, and contribute to safety, quality and environmental compliance.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills.
• Good organisational and planning ability.
• Problem-solving mindset.
• Commercial awareness.
• Proactive attitude and willingness to learn.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to work in both office and site environments.
• Interest in the energy and utilities sector.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Managers with delivery of energy infrastructure projects.
• Assist with project planning, scheduling and progress tracking.
• Attend site visits and project meetings.
• Monitor project costs, budgets and forecasts.
• Support programme updates and reporting.
• Assist with management of subcontractors and suppliers.
• Track project risks, issues and actions.
• Ensure project documentation is maintained and up to date.
• Support health, safety, environmental and quality compliance.
• Build relationships with clients, stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Assist with NEC contract administration and change management.
• Contribute to weekly and monthly project reporting.
• Support resource planning and coordination.
• Learn project controls, commercial management and project governance processes.
• Develop an understanding of transmission, distribution and substation projects.
• Work towards managing small work packages and projects independently.

Skills

Strong communication

Organisational planning

Problem solving

Commercial awareness

Proactive attitude

Microsoft Office

Office & site

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

If you are looking to work for a growing business who truly value and care for their employees, then look no further!

Key Responsibilities

• Support Project Managers with the delivery of energy infrastructure projects.
• Assist with project planning, scheduling and progress tracking.
• Attend site visits and project meetings.
• Monitor project costs, budgets and forecasts.
• Support programme updates and reporting.
• Assist with management of subcontractors and suppliers.
• Track project risks, issues and actions.
• Ensure project documentation is maintained and up to date.
• Support health, safety, environmental and quality compliance.
• Build relationships with clients, stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Assist with NEC contract administration and change management.
• Contribute to weekly and monthly project reporting.
• Support resource planning and coordination.
• Learn project controls, commercial management and project governance processes.
• Develop an understanding of transmission, distribution and substation projects.
• Work towards managing small work packages and projects independently.

Skills & Attributes

• Strong communication skills.
• Good organisational and planning ability.
• Problem-solving mindset.
• Commercial awareness.
• Proactive attitude and willingness to learn.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to work in both office and site environments.
• Interest in the energy and utilities sector.

Equal Opportunities

Aureos are an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

Aureos is a multi-disciplinary energy and transport networks specialist engineering services provider, spanning the design, engineering, installation, maintenance, and crisis response of critical infrastructures across power, renewables, nuclear decommissioning, railways, highways and local government sectors.