Assistant Project Manager (Maincon/ 5.25 days/ Project site)

JDA WMS PTE. LTD.; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

JDA WMS PTE. LTD. in Ireland seeks a capable professional to lead QA/H&S support, operations and finance activities across construction projects. You will manage resources, co-ordinate design, attend meetings, and ensure timely cost reporting to keep projects on track.

Responsibilities include sign-off of design drawings for tenders, ensuring QA/H&S compliance, and supporting business development with tender responses and client interviews when required. A strong team mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project & Facilities Management or related field.
• At least 5 years' experience in construction/building sectors.
• Experience with a main contractor (A1) is a plus.
• QS or Architecture background is acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Quality Assurance / Health & Safety support, ensuring compliance and following up on site quality inspection comments.
• Operations support by incorporating constructability inputs and ensuring timely design drawings.
• Finance support including prompt payment of claims and cost report justifications.
• Business Development support: formulate technical responses to tenders and attend client interviews if required.
• Meetings: conduct and co-chair design and client/project update meetings.
• Project authority: sign off drawings and cost reports, review variations and handovers.
• Project responsibilities: review drawings for value engineering, verify proposals, ensure on-time cost reports and manage subcontractor relations.
• Other responsibilities: file management, progress reports, and process improvements.

Skills

Team player

Positive attitude

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project & Facilities Management

Job description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Quality Assurance / Health & Safety Support

Manage project resources to support QA / H&S by:

• Ensuring compliance with QA / H&S requirements
• Recommending penalties for subcontractor non-compliance with QA / H&S requirements
• Following up on site quality inspection comments from external consultants

Operations Support

Manage project resources to support Operations by:

• Incorporating constructability inputs from Operations into design drawings
• Ensuring timely receipt of design drawings for subcontractor tenders
• Attending monthly site meetings
• Ensuring site managers / engineers attend their monthly design meetings

Finance Support

Manage project resources to support Finance by:

• Ensuring prompt payment of client progress claims
• Justifying project provisions and deviations in cost reports

Business Development Support

• Manage project resources to support Business Development by:
• Formulating technical responses to tenders
• Attending client tender interviews (if required)

Meetings

• Conduct client design kick-off meetings and monitor follow-on meetings
• Conduct internal design meetings and monitor follow-on meetings
• Prepare for and attend pre-construction meetings with Business Development and Operations
• Co-chair internal design review meetings with Project Management
• Conduct monthly client project-update meetings
• Provide project updates to the Deputy Director (Projects) or assigned Senior Project Manager as required

Project Authority

• Sign off design drawings for subcontractor tenders
• Sign off project cost reports
• Recommend client progress claims
• Recommend works orders to subcontractors
• Review and recommend variation advices to clients
• Recommend variation orders from subcontractors
• Recommend the dating and issuance of (joint) subcontractor warranty documents
• Approve site / keys handover to clients
• Recommend formal notifications to clients
• Recommend post-DLP maintenance / rectification expenditures
• Recommend provision figures to management for potential project costs / claims

Project Responsibilities

• Review design drawings for value engineering and constructability
• Coordinate and verify subcontractor proposals during the award stage
• Ensure cost reports are submitted on time
• Negotiate subcontractor deductions for non-compliance and breaches
• Oversee the following for assigned projects:
• Compliance with key legal obligations
• Flow-through of client contract obligations to subcontractors
• Project schedule and site progress
• Project cost and budget adherence
• Project cashflow and client progress claims
• Formal project certifications, including handover certificates
• Defect rectification progress, particularly during handover / final statement of claim
• Legal claims from clients or subcontractors
• Relationships with clients and relevant authority officers

Other Responsibilities

• Manage filing and archiving of project documentation
• Submit project progress reports for Management Review
• Recommend improvements to Project Management procedures, processes and documentation

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project & Facilities Management or a related discipline from a recognised university
• QS or Architecture background is also acceptable
• At least 5 years of experience in the construction / building sector
• Experience with an A1 main contractor is a plus
• Team player with a positive attitude