Assistant Project Manager (FTC)

Assistant Project Manager (FTC) Bedford, England

National Highways
Full Time Bedford, England 35300 - 39210 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Here at National Highways, we have an exciting new opportunity for an Assistant Project Manager based in Bedford to join the Regional Investment Programme (RIP) division within the Major Projects (MP) directorate. This role is being offered on a 12 month fixed term basis.

As part of your new role, you will contribute to the planning and delivery of projects, carrying out assigned project work to ensure the achievement of project objectives within agreed time, quality, and cost thresholds; maintaining effective governance, quality assurance, health and safety, technical and specialist standards.

Your main responsibilities:

  • Contribute to the creation of high quality baseline management products, produce timely and accurate reports, and create and maintain specified records.
  • Carry out feasibility, design, and assessment work for proposed projects, to inform the development of business cases and investment proposals.
  • Plan and define project steps or schedules, consistent with defined review milestones and priorities, to contribute to the design of the overall project plan.
  • Contribute to the identification, implementation and monitoring of day-to-day support for the project activities including contract compliance, risk management, Health & Safety, financial management and reporting, document control, assurance and governance.

To be successful:

  • Strong collaborator with Integrity, to gain the involvement, trust and engagement of a wide range of stakeholders.
  • High resilience, to deal constructively conflicting priorities and setbacks.
  • Excellent communicator, to clarify and ensure understanding of project strategies and solutions.
  • Commercially focused, to drive project performance and value for money.
  • Strong analytical skills, to develop, analyse and provide commentary on project plans and performance.
  • Is a practicing or willing to become an accredited low/medium risk IPA (Infrastructure Project Authority Office of Government Commerce- OGC) Gateway™ reviewer to support delivery assurance.
  • Professional accreditation: Full Member of APM (Association for Project Management) or appropriate professional body for their specialist field or a willingness and commitment to attain.
  • Evidence of leadership on safety standards and behaviours within multiple team reporting structures within project delivery.

A bit about us

RIP is one of four programmes within National Highways Major Projects Directorate. Major Projects is responsible for the delivery of nearly 70 projects with a total value more than £14 billion, and some of the most exciting and challenging projects in the country. National Highway’s goal is to change the industry: to make roads and their construction and maintenance safer; to be more responsive to the needs of our customers, particularly about biodiversity and carbon; and to exploit the digital agenda and drive the productivity agenda to improve delivery.

Want to know more?

Please email [email protected] quoting reference #3094.

Assistant Project Manager (FTC)
National Highways

nationalhighways.co.uk
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Nick Harris
Unknown / Non-Applicable
5001 to 10000 Employees
Government
Construction
1994
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