Assistant Project Manager

Assistant Project Manager - Delivery Team

We are looking to strengthen our Delivery team with an Assistant Project Manager based at Otterbourne with hybrid working available. Main base will be Testwood until the Otterbourne site is ready.

You will report directly to the Senior Project Manager or Operations Manager and your role will be to manage the design, construction, commissioning and putting to work of contracts to ensure they are completed in the most efficient manner to the specification, within the time required and within the tender estimate without risk to the health and safety of all concerned while ensuring good customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote exceptional safety and delivery quality standards to direct and subcontracted workforce.
• Ensure that the BMS is implemented at all stages throughout the project delivery process, from tender handover to final completion.
• Maintain good client relationships at all levels.
• Maintain the company's reputation on a project by ensuring good relationships with joint venture partners and suppliers.
• Ensure that sufficient trained personnel are available for the project and that they are aware of their individual responsibilities.
• Plan projects, including reviewing and approving the Project Execution Plan (PEP), and then monitoring and controlling the delivery of projects.
• Ensure that appropriately detailed construction plans and method statements are prepared, in place and approved prior to commencement of activities.
• Ensure that at contract completion all records referred to in the PEP are complete and available.
• Ensure that all site non-conformities are reported and approximate costs identified.
• Ensure all commercial aspects of the project are managed in a timely and proactive way giving accurate forecast and estimates.
• Have detailed working knowledge and experience of project management practices from scheme conception through to end user acceptance.
• Ensure your own continuous professional development by participating in external networking/conferences/associations/groups, to stay current on industry changes and innovations.
• Undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role.
• In all internal and external contact, present a professional and positive image of the department and MWH Treatment as well as maintaining mutually constructive, positive and beneficial relationships.
• Understand and implement the quality, safety and environmental policies and targets.
• Be aware of the need to satisfy customer requirements with the aim of enhancing the customers' perception and satisfaction.
• Maintain an appropriate practical knowledge and appreciation of all technical disciplines associated with delivering water and wastewater design and build projects.

Essential Qualifications

• Project Management experience in managing multi disciplinary design and construction projects, ideally within the water industry.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in construction, commercial or engineering related discipline.
• Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or equivalent.
• Excellent oral and written communicator with the ability to work in close partnership with clients, stakeholders and end users.
• Delivery driven and capable of setting targets, managing and motivating multi disciplinary teams to deliver on time, cost and quality objectives.
• Experience in project delivery.
• Strategic, operational, technical and management skills.
• Knowledge of construction contracts, ideally NEC and/or IChemE, with ability to negotiate and administer.
• Ability to present at MWHT Governance Reviews in a leading capacity.
• Risk & Opportunity Management experience.
• Working knowledge of CDM and construction health & safety.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience in water and wastewater treatment plants.
• Chartered with an engineering, commercial or construction institution.
• NEC Project Manager Accreditation.

Technical Competencies

• Contract Management
• Governance
• Budgeting and cost control
• Risk, Opportunities and issue management
• Project Planning (schedule)
• Digital Delivery
• Procurement (negotiations and management)
• Solutions development (pre construction / design development)
• Client, stakeholder and conflict management
• Resource management
• Change management
• Quality management

Behavioural Competencies

• Communication
• Collaboration
• Client Focus
• Striving for Results
• Integrity, Trust and Respect
• Coaching and Providing Feedback
• Leadership