Assistant Project Manager

mjhrecruitment solutions limited; London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy is seeking two Assistant Project Managers based in London and Milton Keynes, involved in various sectors like residential and commercial projects. This role offers a competitive salary up to £45k, along with excellent benefits, and is perfect for young, confident project management professionals eager to grow their careers.

Benefits

Excellent benefits package

Qualifications

• Minimum 12-18 months of post-graduation UK construction industry experience.
• Preferably in a consultancy setting.

Responsibilities

• Support establishment of project brief and execution plan.
• Manage smaller projects and support tasks on larger ones.
• Attend and minute client meetings and design meetings.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Numeracy skills

Attention to detail

Proactivity

Education

Foundation construction degree (BSc or MSc)

Tools

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Job description

London £37.5k - 45k per year + Excellent benefits Permanent Posted 25 / 02 / 25

Reference: clond699

Assistant Project Manager (x2) – London & Milton Keynes based

Our clients are both corporate & privately owned practices with long histories of delivering notable construction projects throughout the UK and overseas. As an Assistant Project Manager, you can expect to become involved in various sectors including private bespoke residential, industrial property, education, hospitality and / or commercial office sectors, projects ranging from £1-50m.

We have recruited for these practices within the last 3 months and because of continued project demands, there’s now a further opportunity for an Assistant Project Manager to join their respective teams. The successful candidate can expect to be directly involved heavy refurbishment / cut & carve / fit out schemes (JCT) for corporate clients as well as private exclusive addresses in Central London, often in listed buildings.

Typical duties range from supporting the establishment of project brief and agreement of project execution plan, selection/appointment of consultants/contractors, design and programme management, risk and value management strategies, change management, regular progress reports, project completion audit and management of defects period. Other requirements include:

• Developing successful professionalrelationshipswithclients
• Demonstrable ability to manage& lead smallerprojects
• Support projecttasksaspartofawiderteamonlargerprojects, £20m +
• Attending/chairing/minuting specific client review meetings, design meetings, cost and procurement meetings and general project meetings.
• Understand,promote sustainabilitybriefsandHealth&SafetyPolicies
• Providingreportsonactualandforecastexpenditureagainstbudgets
• Support the preparation of programmesfor monitoring purposes

Candidates wishing to apply must have a foundation construction degree (BSc or MSc), preferably in either Surveying, Architecture or Construction Project Management with a minimum of a 12-18 months post-graduation UK construction industry experience, preferably within a consultancy setting. Other skills required include:

• Full UK working eligibility in UK (our clients cannot support those requiring VISA’s)
• Developingknowledgeofthekeyprincipalsofconstruction projectmanagement.
• Some experience with traditional JCT contracts
• An enthusiastic, proactive and client facing character.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent numeracy skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• GoodMSOfficeskillsincludingExcel,Word,PowerpointandOutlook
• Car driver preferable (client cannot consider candidates seeking relocation)

These are superb opportunities for confident, organised, young project management professionals seeking a rewarding career within established consultancy environments.

Starting salaries up to £45k basic salary plus our clients can offer a great benefits package too.

At mjhrecruitment it’s simple. Outstanding client relations and recruitment expertise, choose the experts… we make things happen. If you have the necessary skills to match this specification, please drop us a line for a confidential chat on 0207 932 0090