project manager Chelmsford, England
Ringway Jacobs
Full Time
Chelmsford, England
51176 - 34959 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Contract: Essex Highways
Location: Chelmsford
Contract Type: Permanent
Ringway Jacobs are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join the Structures team as an Assistant Project Manager in Chelmsford. The successful applicant will assist the Project Management Team in developing, monitoring, and ensuring the successful implementation of schemes whilst ensuring strict financial and budgetary control over the programme of works.
Working in the Project Management Team requires good written and verbal communication skills These will be essential in the preparation of public communication, internal coordination and assisting in delivering successful projects.
Working in the Project Management Team requires good written and verbal communication skills These will be essential in the preparation of public communication, internal coordination and assisting in delivering successful projects.
The Role
- Assist the Project Management team with the delivery of structures task orders.
- Assist with the resource schedule and team workload.
- Ensure strong budgetary and financial control – attending finance meetings as needed.
- Ensure the relevant KPIs are met though monitoring and reporting.
- Drive good project management practices to enable smooth delivery of works between financial years.
- Maintain project documentation; spend, forecasts and progress reviews as applicable.
- As directed provide support to other members of the team in the design and development of projects, undertaking duties as instructed to produce successful outcomes.
- Adopt a ‘One Team’ approach to working across Design Services and the wider business to ensure Ringway Jacobs delivers a successful and professional service to its customers.
- Stay abreast with changes in policy, standards and current highway design thinking, identifying efficiencies and innovations to the business.
- Support Health and Safety, Environmental Management System, Quality Management System and Construction Design Management in a positive and constructive manner, by implementing Essex Highways policies and procedures.
- Understands the overall functions, aims and directions of Essex Highways, and how the structures service fits into those objectives.
- Carry out any other reasonable duties that may be directed or implied from time to time commensurate to the post and/or organisational requirements.
- Assist in the control of project resource costings.
- Update project programmes.
- Report issues to management.
Job Description
About You
As an Assistant Project Manager, you will be working on a variety of projects.
Key traits/skills will include:
Key traits/skills will include:
- Foundation APM, Prince 2 or working towards Prince 2, or equivalent qualification, or reasonable experience in an Assistant Project Managers role.
- A reasonable level of project management experience.
- Experience of dealing with stakeholders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to prioritise own work to support business priorities. Manages own performance and seeks feedback to improve where identified.
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with key people both internally and externally.
- Proficient with Microsoft applications– Word, Outlook, Project, Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to work alone or within a team.
- Good organisational skills.
- Good time management skills.
- May be required to travel to other office locations within Essex to support the business as needed.
- Have a flexible approach to work.
- Able to attend the office at least two days a week in central Chelmsford.
Benefits
At Ringway Jacobs we recognise that our people make the difference, and in order to do what we do well, particular care is taken in nurturing and investing in our people. That’s why you will always be given the opportunity to utilise your expertise and develop your career.
Ringway Jacobs recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.
In return for your hard work you will receive:
Ringway Jacobs recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.
In return for your hard work you will receive:
- Sick Pay
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
- A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme
The Company
We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.
Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.
If you require further details, please contact our Recruitment Team on 0330 311 2502 or e-mail them on [email protected]. This will take you to a login page, where you will need to create an account to continue your application. Once you have created an account you will be able to see where your application is up to and apply for other opportunities within Ringway Jacobs.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.
We have a dedicated recruitment team and politely request that agencies refrain from contacting anyone across our businesses with regards to speculative CV’s or offering to assist with our vacancies, thank you.
Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.
If you require further details, please contact our Recruitment Team on 0330 311 2502 or e-mail them on [email protected]. This will take you to a login page, where you will need to create an account to continue your application. Once you have created an account you will be able to see where your application is up to and apply for other opportunities within Ringway Jacobs.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.
We have a dedicated recruitment team and politely request that agencies refrain from contacting anyone across our businesses with regards to speculative CV’s or offering to assist with our vacancies, thank you.
Please click on the following link for more information on this role: Job Description
To find out more about what we do click here - www.ringway-jacobs.co.uk
Ringway Jacobs
www.ringway-jacobs.co.uk
Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Mike ONeill
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Company - Private
Taxi & Car Services
2005
