Assistant Project Manager

Description

• Collaborate closely with the Project Manager to plan, execute, and monitor project activities, ensuring timely completion of tasks and deliverables. You will communicate effectively with stakeholders to understand project needs and goals, while consistently demonstrating SSE’s core leadership values.
• Manage work packages with a focus on value and efficiency, contribute to budget planning, and support the preparation of financial reports. You’ll play a key role in maintaining cost control and overall commercial awareness throughout the project lifecycle.
• Help manage a multi-skilled project team, supporting the successful delivery of transmission projects to cost, quality, and timescales during both the development and construction phases. This includes working between office and site locations as required, with an initial focus on an overhead line upgrade project based in Edzell, Angus.
• Promote a strong safety culture, developing a clear understanding of safety management systems and best practices, and ensuring project teams operate in line with SSE’s safety expectations and values.
• Provide input to tender packages and contract specifications. You’ll assist with tender assessments, take part in commercial negotiations, and support ongoing contract management, while building your understanding of the Large Capital Projects Governance process.

Requirements

• Proven experience working collaboratively in teams to achieve goals, demonstrating enthusiasm, strong problem-solving skills, and a proactive approach to challenges.
• Familiarity with health and safety requirements, including knowledge of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, and Health Safety and Environmental Legislation.
• Understanding of NEC3 contract administration and project programming software such as P6.
• Experience working in a project environment, ideally within construction and/or engineering.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance