Assistant Project Manager Gloucester, England
Job description
Our projects team is growing, and we are looking for an additional team member to join us as an Assistant Project Manager. This person will ensure efficient running of projects, both in-house and off site, through supporting the Project Manager to achieve success from the initial sales handover, throughout the project lifecycle and to final delivery.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Reviewing all project scope and technical documentation
- Checking drawings and technical specifications from clients and suppliers
- Obtaining quotations for products and services
- Running and overseeing lower value projects
- Planning scheduling and reporting of projects
- Raising manufacturing requests for materials / tools / equipment that are supplied in-house
- Placing orders for products and services using Company financial systems
- Overseeing in-house engineering design of mould tooling and providing project approval
- Monitoring and expediting delivery of in-house and supplier provided items
- Commercial management and oversight of smaller jobs
- Helping the Project Manager oversee and manage long-term value projects
- Covering Project Manager responsibilities in their absence and when required
- Arranging and coordinating logistics, utilising Company transportation subcontractors
- Ensuring all activities are carried out in accordance with Company and legislative procedures
- Working in line with requirements of quality, health and safety, and environmental management systems
- Comfortable and proficient in chairing internal and external meetings with suppliers, customers and shareholders
- Comfortable making hard decisions
An integral part of this role involves site visits and activities where you will be responsible for:
- Coordinating field personnel for site works and producing site handover packs
- Supporting the Senior Project Manager with detailed site schedule planning
- Monitoring and supporting site activities, liaising daily with Site Managers/Supervisors
- Obtaining and reviewing necessary site paperwork
- Collation and submittal of Manufacturing Record Books detailing completed site activities
Ideal candidates will be:
- Proficient in coordinating project work, both in-house and off-site
- Experienced in purchasing, expediting and logistics
- Clear and effective with their communication skills
- Confident in presenting data /information in a clear, concise manner for approval
- Highly organised and reliable in seeing tasks through to completion
- Able to manage their workload in accordance with project requirements and strict deadlines
- Unfazed when working under pressure
- Comfortable working with various IT systems
- Comfortable and proficient in chairing internal and external meetings with suppliers, customers and shareholders
- Comfortable making hard decisions
Pay & Benefits
- Salary up to £42,000 per annum dependant on experience
- Discretionary bonus scheme up to 15% of annual salary
- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
- Up to 6% pension contributions (matched)
- Life insurance 4x annual salary
- Access to well-being programmes
- Cycle to work scheme
This is a full-time permanent position contracted to 37.5 hours per week working 08:00-16:45 Monday - Thursday and 08:00-12:30 on Fridays. Flexibility around working hours will be required in line with the needs of the business.
