Assistant Project Manager

MWH Treatment; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the water treatment sector is seeking an Assistant Project Manager in Christchurch. The role involves supporting project management functions, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and liaising with clients and stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a strong educational background, relevant qualifications, and experience in multi-disciplinary projects. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to successful project delivery and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Educated to HND/HNC and vocational professional/management qualifications.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary projects.
• H&S qualification SMSTS/IOSH/NEBOSH.

Responsibilities

• Support the project team in ensuring legal and industry standards are met.
• Manage accountability of stakeholders regarding programme obligations.
• Represent the PM in Client meetings and report back on issues.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Client Focus

Leadership

Education

HND/HNC

Tools

Digital Delivery

Job description

We arelooking to strengthen our Project Delivery team with an Assistant Project Manager based in Christchurch within the Southwest Water region.

You will report directly to the Project Manager and your role will be towork with a Project Manager on a single or portfolio of projects providing support to the PM’s general duties and taking the lead on project governance, supply chain relationships, takeover and client facing outputs. Supporting the development and continuous improvement of the project team and supply chain, striving to deliver enhanced health, safety, quality & environmental outcomes, customer satisfaction and commercial success. The APM acts as the PM’s Deputy and supports the PM in liaison with the Client.

Key responsibilities:

• Supporting the project team in ensuring that all legal and industry standards impacted by the project are achieved.
• With the PM ensuring that H&S management arrangements and people are in place for the duration of the project.
• Administration of the Project Management Plan ensuring that Quality Assurance has been accommodated for in all parts.
• Ensure that the MWHT Business Management System is deployed.
• Ensure that all staff working on the project have enough training and experience for the role they are performing.
• To have an understanding of all aspects of the client contract and the contracts cascaded to the project supply chain.
• Supporting the PM & QS in supply chain notifications of potential EWN’s, CE’s, CI or change in scope.
• Working with the PM & QS to ensure supply chain project costs do not exceed allowances.
• Working with the LDE, PM & QS to manage internal design costs.
• To become proficient in the use of client’s digital platforms
  
• Ensure that project outputs are cascaded and communicated as appropriate to design and construction project team members.
• Manage accountability of internal and external stakeholders in relation to programme obligations.
• Escalate to the Project Manager or QS any key project issues and risks with mitigation plans and actions.
• MWHT Quality management and reporting to be in place and client KPI’s to be managed.
• Continuous improvement against contractual key performance indicators.
• Take a lead role in the project governance from a client facing perspective ensuring that all contractually required documentation is progressed with the PM.
• Assist in the resource profiling of the project programme & project team.
• Supporting the Site Manager in look ahead and supply chain progress reporting.
• The APM represents the PM when attending Client meetings, reporting back to the PM on any issues or actions that arise.

Essential:Educated to HND/HNC and vocational professional/management qualifications or transferable role specific experience.Good working knowledge of all relevant H&S legislation and in particular duty holder relationships of CDM.H&S qualification SMSTS/IOSH/NEBOSHMember of relevant professional body (e.g. APM, CMI, ICE)Working towards professional recognition with a chartered body.Experience of the delivery of multi-disciplinary projects.Internal & external stakeholder management.Excellent communicator.Self-motivated, resilient, and tenacious under pressure.Leadership & management skills.Full driving licence.Desirable:Experience in water treatment plantsHave good knowledge of digital delivery tools.Technical Competencies: Skilled1. Contract Management2. Governance3. Budgeting and cost control4. Risk, Opportunities and issue management5. Project Planning (schedule)6. Digital Delivery7. Procurement (negotiations and management)8. Solutions development (pre- construction / design development)9. Client, stakeholder and conflict management10. Resource management11. Change management12. Quality managementBehavioural competencies: Skilled1. Communication2. Collaboration3. Client Focus4. Striving for Results5. Integrity, Trust and Respect6. Coaching and Providing Feedback7. Leadership