Project Management Assistant

Balfour Beatty; Preston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking a Project Management Assistant to join their Rail team in Preston. This role involves assisting in project delivery, ensuring compliance with budgets, and maintaining client relationships. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management understanding and excellent communication skills, contributing to the success of the Central Rail Systems Alliance.

Benefits

Attractive/negotiated salary

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension savings scheme

Enhanced maternity/paternity policies

Employee benefits (discounts, exclusive offers)

Refer and Earn scheme

Discretionary annual salary reviews

Qualifications

• Essential understanding of project management principles.
• Strong IT skills in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication and people skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing project delivery and financial performance.
• Monitor works against budgets and prepare cost reports.
• Develop and maintain client relationships through effective communication.

Skills

Understanding of Project Management Principles

IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Collaborative work ethic

Job description

About the role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Project Management Assistant to join our Rail team in Preston working as part of the Central Rail Systems Alliance (CRSA).

CRSA offers the unique opportunity to collaborate with partner organisations across the rail industry. CRSA has been created to make a positive impact on the UK track renewals industry by drawing on the strengths of all alliance partners and collaborative working.

Bringing together knowledge and experience in critical rail infrastructure and track renewals, the alliance deploys innovative working methods to realise efficiencies and create a more reliable railway infrastructure.

What you'll be doing

This varied role will assist in managing all aspects of project delivery, reporting to the Project Manager.

The successful candidate will:

• Assist the Project Manager in the safe delivery, execution and financial performance to agreed budget and/or approved forecasts;
• Assist in monitoring that works are planned against agreed budgets and accurate cost plans are produced and reported against on a weekly basis;
• Develop and maintain excellent client relationships by effective and timely communication (i.e. shift reports), produced in a timely manner;
• Assist in ensuring that all activities are carried out in accordance with legal, client and company requirements, policies and instructions;
• Ensure that all project milestones are updated on a weekly basis;
• Ensure that site records are produced and adequacy of which reviewed on a monthly basis, to include site diaries, plant, labour, material returns and change records as minimum;
• Be in attendance at weekly meetings.

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

• Understanding of Project Management Principles;
• IT skills essential – Word, Excel and PowerPoint, email and internet;
• Excellent communication & people skills;
• Represent Balfour Beatty in a professional manner, ensuring that own behaviour and behaviour of others is consistent and aligned to the Corporate Values;
• Ability to work under pressure, remaining focused and professional;
• Ability to positively influence others to achieve set objectives and targets;
• Work collaboratively and effectively with others to achieve aligned outcomes.

Why work for us

Our people are our biggest asset, and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.

Some of our key benefits are:

• An attractive/negotiated salary;
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays;
• Pension savings scheme;
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies;
• A whole host of other BB staff employee benefits (discounts, exclusive offers etc.);
• Refer and Earn scheme;
• Discretionary annual salary reviews.

About us

Balfour Beatty is a leading Rail infrastructure provider. We work at the heart of the UK’s railway network – designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railway that connect communities and underpin growth.

Our expertise covers design and manufacturing, civils, track, reactive maintenance, electrification, signalling, power systems and rail plant.

We have a strong orderbook with and a positive pipeline of opportunities, and we put our customers, rail users, and our people at the heart of everything we do.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone D&I Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

Job Reference: BBUK12496