Assistant Project Manager

Equals One Ltd; Rackheath; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave including bankH

Company pension scheme

Job summary

Equals One Ltd is seeking an Assistant Project Manager for our Rackheath office. This office-based, full-time role involves coordinating repair and restoration projects from instruction to completion, supporting the project management and operations teams.

You will handle project coordination, administration, scheduling and customer communication, ensuring the right trades and materials are in place and progress is communicated clearly to customers.

Qualifications

• Experience in project coordination or project administration.
• Experience in construction, property, insurance repairs or building services advantageous.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple jobs and deadlines.
• Confident and professional communication.
• Attention to detail.
• Proactive problem solving.
• Strong administrative and IT skills.
• Ability to work in a busy team.
• Ownership of tasks and follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Managers with delivery of insurance repair and restoration projects.
• Coordinate trades, contractors, appointments and schedules.
• Monitor progress of ongoing projects.
• Follow up outstanding works and actions; liaise with customers with progress updates.
• Communicate with trades, suppliers and other project parties.
• Maintain accurate project records and documentation.
• Assist with ordering and coordinating materials.
• Update internal systems with project information.
• Identify delays or issues and escalate appropriately.
• Help resolve day-to-day problems affecting delivery.
• Support projects through to completion.

Skills

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Administrative skills

IT skills

Teamwork

Ownership of tasks

Tools

IT systems

Job description

Assistant Project Manager

Location: Rackheath, Norwich – office based
Hours: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive – dependent on experience

What is on offer

• Permanent, full-time position
• Competitive rates of pay depending on experience
• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Varied workload across insurance repair and property restoration projects
• Supportive and experienced team
• Opportunity to develop your project management experience
• Long-term career opportunity within a growing business

About us

We are an established and growing building services provider specialising in insurance repairs, property restoration and maintenance works across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We manage a wide range of domestic repair projects, coordinating customers, trades and suppliers to ensure works are organised efficiently and completed to a high standard.

Our projects can involve a number of different trades and stages of work, so good communication, organisation and attention to detail are essential to keeping everything moving.

As our workload continues to grow, we are now looking for an Assistant Project Manager to join our team based at our Rackheath office.

About the role

Working alongside our project management and operations teams, you will help coordinate repair and restoration projects from initial instruction through to completion.

This is a varied position combining project coordination, administration, scheduling and customer communication.

You will help make sure the right trades are in the right place at the right time, materials and information are available when needed and customers remain informed about the progress of their repairs.

There will inevitably be occasions when schedules change or unexpected issues arise, so we are looking for someone who can remain organised, think practically and help find solutions.

For someone with experience in project coordination, construction administration, property or building services, this could be an excellent opportunity to take the next step towards a career in project management.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting Project Managers with the delivery of insurance repair and restoration projects
• Coordinating trades, contractors, appointments and works schedules
• Monitoring the progress of ongoing projects
• Following up outstanding works and actionsLiaising with customers and providing regular progress updates
• Communicating with trades, suppliers and other parties involved in projects
• Maintaining accurate project records and documentation
• Assisting with ordering and coordinating materials where required
• Updating internal systems with project information and progress
• Identifying potential delays or issues and escalating these appropriately
• Helping resolve day-to-day problems affecting project delivery
• Supporting projects through to successful completion

Skills and Experience

We are looking for someone who is highly organised, comfortable dealing with different people and able to keep track of multiple jobs and priorities.

Ideally, you will have:

• Previous experience within project coordination, project administration or a similar role
• Experience within construction, property, insurance repairs or building services would be advantageous
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
• Ability to coordinate multiple jobs, appointments and deadlines
• Confident and professional communication skills
• Good attention to detail
• Practical and proactive approach to problem solving
• Strong administrative and IT skills
• Ability to work effectively within a busy team
• Confidence taking ownership of tasks and following them through to completion

You don't necessarily need to already be a Project Manager.We are interested in people with the right coordination experience, attitude and organisational skills who are ready to develop.

If you enjoy keeping projects organised, solving problems and working with different people to get things done, we'd like to hear from you.