Project Audit Manager

Mitie; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management company based in the UK is seeking a Project Auditor to provide auditing functions for project management contracts. The role requires strong analytical skills, experience with auditing, and a relevant qualification in engineering. Candidates must be able to develop audit methodologies and deliver actionable reports. The position is in Solihull, offering opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in a project management role.
• Experience with auditing.
• Understanding of project lifecycle.
• Sound knowledge of applicable HSE legislation.

Responsibilities

• Agree your annual audit schedule with the lead auditor.
• Develop the current audit methodology and tracker.
• Deliver a robust audit with clear actions and closure dates.
• Ensure non-conformities are tracked through to closure.

Skills

Project management

Auditing

Interpersonal communication

Analytical skills

Education

Relevant qualification in an engineering field

Job description

Overview

Provide a Project Auditing function that covers the Project business, carrying out reviews for Project / Project Management contracts.

Responsibilities

• Agree your annual audit schedule with the lead auditor liaising with site managers to ensure audit schedule is delivered.
• Help to Develop the current audit methodology, audit tracker and Audit/site report to ensure a robust and consistent audit can be delivered, giving feedback to the lead when a process is making the task more difficult.
• Deliver a robust audit ensuring submissions and reports have clear actions with achievable close out dates when issued to site managers and clients.
• Ensure Non-conformities and actions are loaded to the relevant risk platform and actions are tracked through to closure, escalating issues that constitute business risk.

Experience & Management

• Experience in a project management role.
• Have experience with auditing.
• Understanding of project lifecycle.
• Relevant qualification in an engineering field.
• Sound knowledge of applicable HSE legislation and its impact on the business.
• Experience of external audit, internal audit, IT and risk management.
• Competent with company processes and procedures.

Interacting & Communicating

• The ability to establish good relationships with internal and external team members.
• Must be able to work as part of a team and co-operate within a team ethic.
• Excellent presentation skills both internally and client facing with proven track record at delivering presentations.
• A diplomatic but firm manner with excellent powers of persuasion and ability to make own decisions and see them through.
• Experience at customer care evaluation, communication and monitoring.
• Resilient, with ability to influence key decision makers and quickly build credible relationships with senior management and to challenge when necessary.

Analysing & Reporting

• Must be able to write clearly and succinctly in a logical and structured way.
• Must have good analytical skills to produce practical solutions to a range of problems.
• Good IT skills with the ability to produce reports from multiple sources/systems.

Adapting & Performing

• Accepts and tackles demanding goals with enthusiasm.
• Understanding of the business and how the role contributes to delivery of the Group success.
• Flexible, adaptable and ability to travel on a regular basis.
• Articulate and adaptable communication style to meet needs of region.

Other

• Able to provide others with clear information and set appropriate standards of behaviour.
• Communication skills for formal and informal report requirements.
• Process awareness and continuous improvement mindset.