Project Manager / Assistant Project Manager

Description

• Identifying an assessing the impact of change
• Preparation and maintenance of programmes and schedules, including dependencies and resources
• Successful administration of the NEC suite of contracts (or similar) for professional services and contractor commissions as dictated by the projects, addressing performance to ensure contractually successful outcomes
• Contribute to the business growth of the organisation through tender support and organic contract growth
• Identifying and monitoring project risks and opportunities
• Attending Client meetings to discuss Early Warnings and Change
• Contribute to project governance reviews
• Management of multi-disciplinary teams
• Liaise with the project’s health, safety and wellbeing representative, acting on advice provided to ensure that project / contractor CDM and Health and Safety compliance matters are satisfactorily discharged and/or adhered to
• Manage stakeholder relationships
• Ensure quality management processes for project activities and output
• Management of project risks and issues including generation and maintenance of risk registers and risk reviews

Requirements

• Experienced in the management of multi-disciplinary teams and earned value analysis
• Project management expertise across a range of disciplines, contract types and procurement routes
• Good communication skills including writing reports and presenting
• Confident in managing contractors with the ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with clients, stakeholders, colleagues and the supply chain
• Ability to operate both autonomously and as a part of a larger team
• Experience of delivering large projects in either a defence or construction environment
• Experience of Change Control and Early Warnings
• APM PMQ or Full Member (MAPM) or equivalent
• Excellent IT Skills – Word/Excel/PowerPoint
• Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to work, this will involve 3-4 days per week at a live construction site in west Cornwall. Dependening upon an applicant's home location this may require 2-3 nights per week away and in these circumstances a nearby self-catering property would be provided for the successful candidate.
• Operate with commercial acumen and knowledge of planning and project controls
• Hold NEC Accreditation (3 or 4)

Benefits

• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance