Position: Assistant Project Manager

Location: Samlesbury, Blackburn

Role: Full Time

Mitie have a brand new opportunity for an Assistant Project Manager to join their team in Samlesbury to support and deliver Construction Projects across the BAE Systems Northwest Portfolio region, predominantly based at the Samlesbury site.

• Responsible for the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of a project
• To manage and lead Constriction Projects on-site, liaising with the Senior Management team, client, sub contractors and other trades, co-ordinating all aspects of the works so that the building project is completed in line with the requirements, within budget and on time.
• Responsible for managing the work of consultants, allocating and utilising resources in an efficient manner and maintaining a co-operative, motivated and successful team.

Main Duties

• Develops, in conjunction with the Project Sponsor, the scope of the project.
• Ensures that the project is delivered on time, to budget and to the required quality & regulative standards
• Ensures the project is effectively resourced and manages relationships with a wide range of groups
• Risk analysis
• Communicate effectively at all times with the client, client's representative, project architect, project engineer, local authorities and all persons affected by the project
• Liaise daily with the line manager.
• Liaise daily with internal Commercial team to manage Project finances
• Attend and takes notes of any meetings relevant to the project, either on site or in offices.
• Develop & maintain working programme & schedules
• Managing project deliverables in line with the project plan.
• Recording and managing project issues and escalating where necessary.
• Resolving cross-functional issues at project level.
• Managing project scope and change control.
• Monitor & Report project progress and performance.

Person Specification

• Substantial experience of the full life cycle of a number of Construction projects, involving the project management of the project and the staff / operatives working on it.
• Knowledge and understanding of the CDM regulations
• Small Works projects experience
• Experience working on refurbish and refit projects
• Strong sense of achievement; able to drive projects forward, expects good standards of work and able to overcome barriers/ solve problems.
• Organised, good at time management and prioritisation of work
• Reliable, punctual, responsible and organised