Assistant Project Manager

Anderselite Ltd; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project delivery company in the East Midlands is seeking an experienced Assistant Project Manager to support project governance and team management. This role involves liaising with clients and supporting the Project Manager on multiple projects while ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. The ideal candidate will have relevant qualifications and experience in stakeholder management, and will thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working

Car/car allowance

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Contribution Pension scheme

Health Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Qualifications

• Educated to HND/HNC and vocational qualifications or transferable experience.
• Good knowledge of H&S legislation and management.
• Experience in delivery of multi-disciplinary projects.

Responsibilities

• Support project team ensuring legal and industry standards are met.
• Manage project management plan and quality assurance.
• Attend client meetings and report issues back to the PM.

Skills

H&S management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leadership

Budgeting and cost control

Project Planning

Education

HND/HNC

H&S qualification SMSTS/IOSH/NEBOSH

Tools

Digital delivery tools

Job description

We are looking to strengthen our Project Delivery team with an Assistant Project Manager based in our Lutterworth site with hybrid working available. The role will be reporting into our Project Manager.

You will report to the Project Manager and your role will be to work with the Project Manager on a 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 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.

About The Candidate
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/NEBOSH
Member 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 plants
Have good knowledge of digital delivery tools.

Technical Competencies: Skilled
1. Contract Management
2. Governance
3. Budgeting and cost control
4. Risk, Opportunities and issue management
5. Project Planning (schedule)
6. Digital Delivery
7. Procurement (negotiations and management)
8. Solutions development (pre- construction / design development)
9. Client, stakeholder and conflict management
10. Resource management
11. Change management
12. Quality management

Behavioural competencies: Skilled
1. Communication
2. Collaboration
3. Client Focus
4. Striving for Results
5. Integrity, Trust and Respect
6. Coaching and Providing Feedback
7. Leadership

What MWH offer
Packages include -
A competitive salary
Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent)
Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent)
25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
Contribution Pension scheme
Life Assurance
Health Insurance
Private Medical Insurance
And many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc