Assistant Project Manager

Overview

An experienced Assistant Project Management professional responsible for assisting in leading projects from inception through completion while ensuring successful delivery across multiple sectors. The role focuses on project governance, stakeholder management, risk and cost control, contract administration, scheduling, reporting, and PMO support. The individual works closely with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams to drive project performance, ensure compliance with contractual requirements, manage risks and compensation events, and maintain budget and schedules.

Your role

• Work within the team to provide a range of Programme and Project Management duties from project inception to completion.

• Provide effective delivery of Project Management services across range of market sectors.

• Prepare and maintain Project execution plan, or similar management tool, establish review, approval, variation and reporting procedures. Prepare recommendations for the Client’s approval.

• Assisting in Manage Early Warning Notifications and Compensation Events. Facilitate, set up and manage early warning and risk reduction meetings.

• Prepare a risk management strategy. Prepare and maintain a risk register.

• Issue instructions, on behalf of the Client, to the Professional Team and Contractor in accordance with the terms of their Appointments/the Building Contract.

• Assisting in Monitoring the performance of the Professional Team and the Contractor. Support the PM to report to the Client.

• Prepare and maintain the Programme for the design, procurement and construction of the Project. Monitor actual against planned progress.

• Check applications for payment from the Professional Team, check other invoices related to the Project. Arrange for the preparation and maintenance of cash flow forecasts and other statements monitoring expenditure on the Project.

• Assist in Obtaining contract drawings and specifications from the Client and the Professional Team. Liaise with the Client’s legal advisers, prepare the contract documents and deliver to the Client and the Contractor for completion.

• Obtain a breakdown of the cost plan from the Contractor consistent with the work package procurement strategy.

• Standardize/ automate/ develop processes and tools to track and analyze the project costs including budgets, commitments, actuals, accruals, forecasts, contingencies analysis.

• Drive continuous improvement, automation, lean techniques to drive consistency and efficiencies across projects, programmes and portfolios.

• Proactively support the establishment of programmes and programme management offices (PMOs). Manage programmes of work, often within complex stakeholder environments.

• Manage and deliver aspects of PMO service delivery on behalf of Clients.

• Support and sometimes lead stakeholder engagement across the programme, including senior members of the Clients Team.

• Support the meeting/exceeding KPI’s and SLA’s set for our business.

• Support the Programme Management lead in continually improving our service delivery tool kit and establishing best practice in the Programme community

• Work closely with other members of the Programme Team to create reports, understand the data, create actions and manage them through to completion.

About you

Minimum requirements

• Minimum 7 to 9 years of relevant experience.

• Bachelor's / Master's degree in Construction / Project Management (Civil/Architecture candidates Preferred)

• Strong verbal and written communication skills is essential.

• A result oriented individual able to handle stakeholders with a strong ability to influence, guide and provide critical feedback. ability to manage multiple projects

Desired requirements

• Min of 7 years hands exp to Programme, projects management in an international environment with Experience in the procurement / contracting field.

• Experience in leading and managing or working in multi-disciplinary teams.

• Sound knowledge in all aspects of project controlling and reporting with special focus on trend analysis and forecasting. Solid hands-on experience into analytical / data interpretation skills.

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) / RICS or equivalent credential(s), Knowledge of NEC JCT contracts, familiarity with RIBA plan of works.

• Expertise in O365 Apps

• Knowhow in MSP, Primavera P6, Power BI & Data Analytics, automation using Smartsheets & Excel VBA.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Comprehensive life insurance coverage

• Medical insurance for you and your dependents

• Annual leave balance in accordance with local labour law

• Flexible and hybrid work solutions

• Opportunity for local and global internal transfers

• Company gratuity scheme

• Discretionary bonus program

• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis 

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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