Assistant Project Manager - Glasgow

Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics is seeking an experienced Assistant Project Manager to support planning, risk management and quality control across capital infrastructure projects. You will work with stakeholders, contractors and project teams to address challenges and drive successful delivery in a hybrid working pattern.

The role focuses on governance, cost management, and assurance activities to ensure delivery to schedule and budget while maintaining safety and compliance standards within the

Qualifications

• NEC awareness is required.
• Minimum 5 years post graduate experience.
• Engineering technical or project management qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Assist the PM in the management and administration of the contract.
• Support the PM to manage financial performance of projects against approved budgets.
• Support the PM in undertaking project assurance and gateway reviews across the portfolio at key stages to evaluate progress, compliance, and probability of delivery.
• Accountable for complying with all agreed Client processes and operating procedures, especially those under key infrastructure process.
• Monitor the performance of the organisation, technical support providers and supply chain against contractual obligations.
• Maintain productive relationships with the supply chain throughout contract execution.
• Review and critique duration and cost estimates and identify critical dates relevant to the events.
• Monitor financial performance and prepare stakeholder reports, obtaining cost estimates for activities and overheads.
• Apply metrics to identify cost trends and update final cost estimates.
• Review proposed changes and assess high-level impact; request further information where needed.
• Assess options related to proposed changes and estimate impacts.

Skills

NEC awareness

Education

Engineering/PM qualifications

Job description

Altrad are currently looking for an experienced Assistant Project Manager to join the team.

As an Assistant Project Manager, you will support the management and coordination of capital infrastructure projects, contributing to planning, risk management and quality control throughout the project lifecycle. Working closely with stakeholders, contractors and project teams, you will help address challenges and support successful project delivery. You will be expected to work at pace and apply effective project management skills, tools and techniques.

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Working pattern: Hyrbrid.

Key Deliverables

• Support the PM in the management and administration of the contract.
• Support the PM to manage financial performance of projects to control expenditure against approved project budgets.
• Support the PM in undertaking project assurance and gateway reviews across the portfolio at key stages to evaluate progress, compliance, and probability of delivery to provide confidence to senior management, customers, and key stakeholders.
• Accountable for complying with all agreed Client processes and operating procedures and particularly those which are detailed under key infrastructure process.
• Monitors the performance of the organisation, technical support providers and supply chain, in terms of meeting their contractual obligations.
• Maintains productive relationships with the supply chain throughout the execution of the contract.
• Review and critique duration and cost estimates for the activities (reviewing and updating these at relevant points) and identifies critical dates relevant to the events.
• Monitors financial performance throughout the project and prepares reports for stakeholders in line with organisational requirements. Obtains estimates for the costs of activities, events and overheads.
• Applies metrics to identify cost trends and to update estimates of final costs.
• Reviews proposed changes and determines their high-level impact, requesting further information or clarification where necessary.
• Assesses all options relating to the proposed changes and estimates their impacts.

Key Requirements / Qualifications

• NEC awareness
• Minimum 5 years post graduate experience
• Engineering technical qualifications, or project management qualifications.

Desirable

• NEC Project Manager accreditation.
• Membership of a relevant professional body.
• Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) background.
• Educated to degree level.
• APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or equivalent higher qualification.