Assistant Project Manager

Mactech Energy Group; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in the United Kingdom is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support delivery in a technically complex environment. The role involves managing engineering and construction activities, ensuring safety and budget compliance, and effective stakeholder engagement. Ideal candidates will have a degree in engineering and experience in nuclear or regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in a technically complex environment, ideally in Nuclear Energy.
• Ability to manage multi-discipline EPCM projects and complex contracts.
• Strong management and facilitation skills in project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of engineering, procurement, and construction activities.
• Maintain schedules and report on budget and progress.
• Coordinate with quality teams and implement quality management systems.

Skills

Project management

Financial management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Numerical and analytical skills

Education

Degree in engineering or related field

Chartered status

Tools

Earned Value tools

Scheduling and programming tools

Job description

Assistant Project Manager 1345MARG

Sizewell C, Suffolk - Site based

Salary

PAYE £350.56 or UMBRELLA £ 489.89

Job Purpose / Overview

The Project Manager reports directly to a Delivery Manager (usually a Project Manager) and is responsible for supporting the delivery associated with the full life cycle delivery of a contract or work package assigned to them. The post has responsibility to support delivery of all (or part of) the engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and commissioning activities for the life cycle of the contract or work package in accordance with the overall Project schedule. This post will support planning and delivery in accordance with safety, quality, time and cost parameters to meet the needs of the Project.

Scope of accountability may include the design and construction of on and off-site infrastructure that may include (but not be limited to) Park and Ride sites, Rail works, accommodation campus, temporary cabins, temporary construction roads, hardstandings, utility networks (comprising potable water, comms & data, power, fire fighting water etc) and highway works (comprising bypasses and public realm works to adoptable standards).

Principal Accountabilities

• Support the multi-disciplinary team in the development of budgets for the works and the periodic reporting on those budgets.
• Ensure level 3 schedules are developed and maintained for the contract or package of work. Ensure such schedules are consistent with overall Project schedules (levels 1 and level 2). Escalate any discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Coordinate with the Quality teams and identify, capture and implement Quality Management as per the NNB SZC management systems, with special attention to off-site QM requirements.
• Support the implementation of the programme execution plan (PEP) and define the implementing strategies and plans to deliver the works and set out how the programme of work will be managed, organised and executed. The PEP sets out the "why", "what", "how", "when" and "who" for the delivery of the programme.
• Assist in securing the required resources to meet the project requirements, ensuring the maintenance of SQEP for any assigned resource and promptly identifying any personnel shortfalls or issues within their project team.
• Maintain effective communications with all stakeholders and execute the project or PEP strategies within their contract or package of work.
• Support the Project Management, Commercial and Procurement teams in the development and implementation of sourcing strategies and the development tender documents. Respond to tender queries and meet with suppliers if required and provide input to tender technical reviews.
• Support the delivery of the contract or package activities to ensure they are delivered safely, on time, to budget, meeting business & technical requirements. Monitor and manage the progress of the programme – track progress against milestones, deadlines, budget and provide key stakeholders with reports on these matters.
• Anticipate, manage and resolve issues within the contact or package. Identify risks and facilitate the resolution of all issues raised, develop and update the programme budget, and escalated any issues to the Delivery Manager (Programme Manager or Director).
• Provide written and oral reports and weekly and monthly reports to the SPM and engage with management for progress presentations. Reports will include (but not be limited to) progress, cost, H&S and environment, production rates, stakeholder relationships etc.
• Review contractor supplied level 3 and 16-week rolling schedules.
• Ensure the List of Deliverables (LOD) relating to the scope of work is delivered.
• Apply the principles of Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Apply the principles of Continuous Improvement.
• Ensure that lessons‑learnt and knowledge‑capture are practiced as business as usual.
• Support the interface with other programmes to ensure a high-level view of how the total project is progressing and to identify and adopt the use of best practice.
• Ensure that contract or package contractual requirements are fulfilled, raise and manage non-conformance notices and manage remedial works.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all project team members.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Experience of delivering projects within a technically complex and dynamic environment whilst ensuring high levels of safety, security and environmental responsibility, ideally within the Nuclear Energy sector or similar regulated environment.

Demonstrate success in managing/developing engineering design, contract and field execution strategies for project delivery, multi-discipline EPCM projects, procurement and management of complex contracts, control of costs risk schedule and change and proficiency in the use of Earned Value tools, close out of commercial claims and the associated negotiations. Experience of successfully engaging groups of stakeholders.

Able to demonstrate strong management skills including project management, financial management, change management and facilitation. Proficient in the use of estimating scheduling, programming and risk tools. Experience of managing contractors, consultants and other advisors throughout large and complex construction projects, in a regulated environment, including NEC or FIDIC contracts. Good presentation, influencing and facilitation skills. Excellent communication and organisational skills, able to develop relationships and maintain effective networks. Strong numerical and analytical skills. Detailed understanding of PWR design and experience in PWR operations.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Degree and chartered status in an engineering, construction or other related field.
• Good knowledge of CDM Regulations.
• Knowledge and/or practitioner of Project Management with experience of applying either APM body of knowledge and OGCs Prince 2.

Desirable

Understanding the needs of nuclear quality and how nuclear quality is assured and controlled. Understand how to apply a graded approach to quality.