Our client in the Havant area is looking to recruit a dynamic and forward-thinking Assistant Project Manager to join their team working on a reservoir project.

In this key role, you will support the Project Manager in fulfilling the responsibilities outlined under the NEC contract. Your duties will include effective communication with stakeholders to ensure project objectives are met, contributing to the planning and development phases, and assisting in coordination and management efforts. Additionally, you will manage various ad hoc projects, overseeing them from concept to completion, ensuring their successful delivery.

What will you be doing?

• Key Responsibilities
  Represent PW at various Sub-Group meetings.
• Regular meetings with Stakeholder, to monitor the Pipeline works and coordinate activity.
• Production/support of monthly progress reports and governance approval papers.
• Lead procurement, monitoring, and performance of NEC contracts.
• Design interface with approved supplier
• Actively support CEMAR contract management software package for communication
• Liaise with external stakeholders to secure agreement or acceptance of various plans associated with the reservoir scheme
• Liaise with PW internal stakeholders to ensure that the project is ready for a seamless handover into operation on completion
• Ensure project development is in accordance with the standards of, specifications, requirements and policies established by Portsmouth Water and Havant Thicket Project. Specifically in line with the contract.
• Projects completed to time, cost, and quality, ensuring the project is delivered within ODI targets and the regulatory allowance.

What do you need?

Skills, Qualifications & Competencies
 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, management, design or a related field of study.
• Strong and demonstratable experience of major civil infrastructure projects.
• NEC contract management experience is desirable.
• Member of a relevant professional institution e.g. MICE, APM, PMI.
• Project management qualification (PRINCE, APM or PMI).
• Full driving licence (all applicants will be required to undertake our driver assessment)
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build excellent relationships with the team and stakeholders.
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, and able to foster collaborative working.
• Proven ability to engage with stakeholders.
• Working knowledge in planning software and techniques.
• Proven project management capability.
• A clear, systematic approach to solving complex issues and able to communicate solutions in an effective, efficient, high-level manner.
• Good analytical skills, with the ability to review and write environmental management plans, progress reports and decision support papers.
• Ability to work to deadlines with a focus on results and quality.
• Excel/PowerPoint/Word/Teams.

Hours:

• 38 hours per week

Benefits:

• Non-contractual bonus related to company performance of up to 6% of basic salary
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• A generous pension scheme in which company will contribute up to 15%
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave - Enhanced Company maternity, adoption, and paternity leave and pay
• The life assurance scheme provides a death in service lump sum benefit of 4 times pensionable salary
• Private Medical Insurance and Employee Assistance
• Perks: Access discounts at thousands of retailers, plus the Electric Vehicle Scheme (eligible after one year of service), Cycle to Work Scheme, Health Cash Plan, and more