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Assistant Project Manager

  • Location: Warrington
  • Salary: Competitive
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted 19 days ago

  • Sector: Nuclear
  • Contact: Emma Lamb
  • Contact Email: elamb@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01942 323277
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Expiry Date: 28 May 2021
  • Job Ref: 1035769
NRL are currently recruiting for an experienced Assistant Project Manager to work for one of our leading clients within the Nuclear industry. This role will be working on a contract basis at Birchwood Park in Warrington. The Assistant Project Manager operates in support of Project Managers covering specific project tasks, deputising for the lead Project Manager or sometimes managing non-complex projects under supervision.

About the Role:
The Assistant Project Manager is be expected to apply the central project management competencies to a sufficient level. They are unlikely to have full-delegated accountability for project financial, commercial and resource decision-making but may apply these aspects under varying levels of supervision and/or sub project delegation.

Role Responsibilities:
  • Deliver key project management functions in support of the overall project delivery, including schedule, financial and risk functions.
  • Support the development of accurate and up-to-date financial and schedule estimates to ensure the project is accurately planned and reported
  • Manage the planning, monitor and control of work packages being delivered by other internal and external resources.
  • Apply the Business Management System (BMS) appropriately for the project and produce and communicate project-reporting data on Project Controls and Finance systems.
  • Undertake aspects of stakeholder management and communications activities are required and support development of stakeholder management plans.
Role Qualifications & Requirements:
Company/Industry Knowledge:
  • Full project lifecycle experience from bid phase through to close out
  • Application of core project management techniques
  • Ideally recent and relevant experience in a similar environment / business sector
  • Ideally awareness of various contracting methodologies (eg FIDIC/NEC3/JCT etc…)
  • Awareness of Engineering principles and common project challenges
Qualifications:
  • A bachelor's degree in engineering / project / construction management or a related field (or equivalent)
  • APM Project Management Qualification