Associate Project Manager

KBR; Tavistock; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking an Associate Project Manager to support planning, execution and closure of projects in a hybrid Reading/Bristol/Plymouth environment. You will assist the Project Manager with coordinating activities, monitoring progress and keeping stakeholders informed.

In this role you will help with dashboards, reports and governance processes, ensuring compliance with internal standards and security requirements. Strong communication and organisational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Membership of a relevant professional body, or actively working towards achieving this.

Responsibilities

• Familiarisation with programme and scope of works responsibilities.
• Coordinate resources, teams and stakeholders and track delivery.
• Prepare weekly/monthly dashboard reports and metrics.
• Document actions and minutes of meetings.
• Inform project team on performance, issues and risks.
• Maintain security requirements and governance, including risk registers.
• Ensure internal processes: document control, SharePoint, action logs.
• Maintain resource trackers and support PMO reporting.

Skills

Project coordination

Education

Membership of a relevant professional body

Job description

Title

Associate Project Manager

A career at KBR can change the world — and change your life. If you’re ready, let’s get started.

The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

About The Role

The Associate Project Manager works alongside and assists the Project Manager in planning, executing, and closing projects. They are responsible for coordinating various project activities, monitoring progress, and ensuring that the project stays on track.

They support the Project Team with internal process compliance, including the progress and status reporting of all functional and business requirements specific to the programme. The role will require close liaison and interaction with our clients.

Responsibilities

• Familiarisation and understanding of the Programme and contractual and scope-of-works responsibilities.
• Integration with resources, teams and stakeholders, understanding their responsibilities, requirements and scope delivery ownerships.
• Processing and expediting relevant documents within SharePoint.
• Assisting with the preparation of weekly and monthly dashboard reports and metrics.
• Documenting actions, recording and producing Minutes of Meetings.
• Assisting with informing the project team on performance, issues and risks.
• Production of Resource Induction Packs and information, including managing and tracking of inductions held and inductions required, and continuous improvements to induction documents and processes.
• Ownership and tracking of security requirements
• Ensuring compliance with internal commission management processes, including but not limited to:
  • Document Control
  • Threat and Opportunity (risk) registers
  • SharePoint structures and access
  • Action logs and schedules
• Maintain accuracy of Resource Trackers
• Ad-hoc tasks generated or requested by the Programme Lead and/or PMO Lead to meet imposing deadlines as they arise or are advised.
• Keeping a register of Zero Harm Shares, Safety Shares and Wellbeing Shares.
• Ensuring that effective governance and maturity assessments are implemented, maintained and appropriately managed. This will include assisting with executive board assurance reports and engagement with wider programme and project reporting processes.

Experience Required

• Experience in project coordination or related roles.
• Confident and proactive.
• A keen problem-solver, able to take initiative and drive the project forward.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders.
• Strong time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work well under pressure.

Qualifications/Certifications

• Membership of a relevant professional body, or actively working towards achieving this.

Location

Reading/Bristol/Plymouth - hybrid working with a mix of office-based and remote working.

Security Requirements

SC Clearance

Due to the secure nature of this project, restrictions in relation to UK residency and nationality will apply

KBR Benefits & More

Belong. Connect. Grow.

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow.

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KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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