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Assistant Project Manager (APM) Job Description
The Assistant Project Manager (APM) will support the Project Manager and project team in delivering a project on time, within budget, safely, and to the required quality standards.
More specifically, the Assistant Project Manager will:
- Relieve the Project Manager by handling day-to-day coordination, allowing them to focus on strategic and client-facing tasks.
- Maintain project momentum by tracking schedules, actions, and deliverables.
- Strengthen operational readiness by supporting offshore preparation (vessels, equipment, and personnel logistics).
- Ensure communication flow between stakeholders (onshore teams, offshore teams, clients, and subcontractors).
- Safeguard compliance with QHSE, financial, and contractual requirements.
- Facilitate accurate reporting so the project team and clients have reliable and up-to-date information.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Project Coordination - Support planning, scheduling, and execution of offshore cable lay and burial operations.
- Operational Support - Assist in vessel mobilizations, daily offshore operations, and logistics.
- Reporting - Prepare daily progress reports, update project trackers, and maintain documentation.
- Financial Assistance - Track project budgets, purchase orders, and assist with cost control.
- QHSE Compliance - Support safety initiatives, reporting, and ensure operations meet health, safety, and environmental standards.
- Stakeholder Communication - Coordinate between internal teams, clients, subcontractors, and vessel crews.
- Procurement Support - Assist with subcontractor management and equipment procurement.
- Project Close-out - Help compile final reports, lessons learned, and close-out documentation.
Key Tasks
- Assist in the preparation and execution of cable installation and burial project plans, schedules, and risk assessments.
- Support offshore campaign mobilization and demobilization activities, including vessel preparation and logistics coordination.
- Coordinate between internal teams (engineering, HSE, procurement) and external contractors or vessel crews.
- Track project deliverables, technical documentation, and operational reporting requirements.
- Support daily progress reporting (DPR) during offshore operations and assist in maintaining project logs and records.
- Assist with the review and management of subcontractor scopes, ensuring compliance with technical and safety standards.
- Participate in client meetings, project reviews, and operational briefings, taking notes and following up on action items.
- Help monitor project budgets, financial forecasting, and invoice tracking in coordination with the finance team.
Role Title
- Ensure compliance with project-specific quality, health, safety, and environmental (QHSE) requirements.
- Contribute to the preparation of project close-out reports and lessons learned exercises.
Key Measurables
- On-Time Task Completion – Support tasks delivered as per project schedule.
- Cost Control Accuracy – Correct tracking and forecasting of project costs.
- Quality of Reporting – Timely and complete submission of project documentation.
- QHSE Contribution – Active participation in maintaining safety and environmental standards.
Key Behaviours
- Resilience under pressure.
- Accountability.
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Motivates and builds commitment of peers, supervisors, and staff members to participate in and contribute to activities and projects.
- Develops and monitors the implementation of new standards and processes.
- Makes and commits to decisions with integrity and transparency, in full compliance with the agency’s regulations, rules, and policies.
Education and Qualifications Specific to Role
Essential Qualifications
- Degree/Master’s in relevant engineering/management discipline (e.g., BEng/BSc).
Desirable Qualifications or Equivalent Experience
- Prince2 Foundation certification.
- Project Management Qualification (PMQ, formerly APMP).
Demonstrable Experience Specific to Role
- Substantial experience as a Project Manager in oil and gas, subsea, or related industry.
- Able to read and understand contracts.