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Assistant Project Manager

Birchwood Park, Warrington

Permanent Hybrid

Purpose of the job

• Under the direction / supervision of a Senior Project Manager (SPM) or Project Manager (PM) assists in the execution of projects and gains awareness of project management process and practise.
• Assists the SPM / PM in project start up and delivery of larger projects
• Sole project start up and delivery of lower risk, lower complexity projects under the guidance of the business stream manager.
• Assists in project activities to meet time cost, quality requirements and manage risk.
• Assists in delivering the Project Safely.

Position in the organisation
Reports directly to the business stream manager or a SPM/ PM.

Key Accountabilities

Delivery accountability

• Where applicable and within the experience and awareness of the individual take responsibility for delegated aspects of project delivery including definition, design, procurement, manufacture, construction and commissioning to a practised level within the delegated scope.
• Responsible for delegated project financial performance.
• Responsible for the successful delivery of the project delegated scope in accordance with the Project Management Plan.
• Delegated responsibility for management of project scope and any deviation from that agreed scope.

The Assistant Project Manager will be involved in the following activities:

• Launches the Project
• Set up project team, obtain resources and mobilise as part of a project.
• Organises project start-up meeting.
• Establishes effective communications.
• Prepares the Project Management Plan (in conjunction with others for larger projects).
• Prepares a project delivery strategy.
• Prepares Procurement Strategy as applicable.
• Prepares Safety Plan as applicable.
• Establish document and key deliverables schedule.
• Establish resource requirements and liaises with the business to secure the correct SQEP resource to meet the project requirements.

Establishes schedule, Budgets and sets up project cost control

• Establishes base line budget and schedule.
• Sets up work breakdown structure (WBS)
• Sets up accounting structure to suit the WBS.
• Establish cost control methodology.

Procurement and Subcontract Management

• Execute the procurement exercise and subsequent review for supplier selection.
• Assess tenderer costs, performance indicators and let subcontracts.
• Execute placement of purchase orders on behalf of the project and the customer.
• Execute subcontractors in accordance with company subcontract management process.

Monitor, Control, report, Project Costs, Resources (internal and external), Schedule and scope

• Maintain record of project costs and commitments, compare with plan and take corrective action where required.
• Hold regular progress meetings with the customer.
• Hold regular internal reporting with the business line manager.
• Track progress and resource usage on schedule, mitigate any deviations present or foreseen
• Produce periodic progress reports for customer and internal, including financial reports.
• Identify and agree contract deviations.

Supervise Project Teams to achieve project Safety, Quality and Delivery Strategy requirements.

• Supervises the Project Team or sub project in accordance with company requirements.
• Ensure supervision of own staff and contractors on, and off, site to required standards of safety and quality including identification of training requirements.
• Assess and Mitigate Project Risks
• Identify and assess risks to the project
• Generate and implement risk mitigation strategies.
• Tendering and proposal development.
• Provide input for tender responses.

Occupational Skills and Knowledge
Engineering, or other technical/science based, degree or HNC/HND level qualification with some experience.

Duties and Requirements

Essential

• Ability to learn and practise professional standards of behaviour and compliance with legal and technical requirements.
• Ability and aptitude to learn commercial awareness and the ability to negotiate with Clients.
• Some experience in the management and control of projects
• A full UK driver’s license

Why Nuvia
Nuvia - a subsidiary of VINCI construction - is an international company that operates across highly regulated sectors including Civil Nuclear and has a strong presence and history of delivery at nuclear sites in the UK and internationally.
Nuvia is a performance-driven company that is committed to the development of its people within a culture of safe

NUVIA est une branche de VINCI, plus grand groupe intégré de concessions et BTP du monde. NUVIA est plus particulièrement l'entité nucléaire du Groupe VINCI et est impliqué dans le cycle de vie tout entier des installations nucléaires, du New Build au démantèlement, en passant par la maintenance et l'exploitation. NUVIA est en croissance constante, avec plus de 2700 salariés dans le monde. En moyenne, 100 hommes et femmes nous rejoignent chaque année. Maintenant, plus que jamais, nous recherchons de nouveaux talents pour soutenir la croissance du groupe.