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We are looking for an Assistant Project Manager (Industrial Growth) to join our Programmes Team based in Coventry or Liverpool. This role is a 12 month fixed-term contract.

The candidate will support the MSS PMI group and enable cost effective Project Administration through project inception to closure, of a portfolio of projects.

This a development role for the successful applicant to demonstrate their capability with PMO and Programme Management as a competent business support professional. The role has significant automation and reports into a small team.

The role will require the applicant to develop and demonstrate a wide set of skills and competencies from the fundamentals of project administration and progressing into Project Management.

Processing of project admin is a key part of this role; assessing and updating project proposals with the correct approvals, assessing when invoices are to be sent to customers, and reporting on project spend to the project manager.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain and deliver a high volume inbox of project related tasks; from initial contact with customers to closure of projects.
• Review project proposals for their accuracy and content.
• Monitoring the progress of projects and notifying the project manager about project abnormalities or variances to enable critical decision making.
• Project creation in ERP systems including creation of contracts and planning of milestones.
• Measuring and reporting on organisational metrics.
• Creation of project plans within the project server database, liaison with project managers to ensure that the correct information is collected at project creation and maintained throughout the life of the project.
• Identifying projects with difficulties and helping implement re-planning where necessary.

Person Specification

The candidate will have:

• Ambitious and self-motivated able to demonstrate drive and energy.
• Articulate and able to effectively communicate at all levels of the business.
• An organised yet flexible approach and able to influence/deliver through others.
• Numerate with a strong focus on financial management, a working understanding of the various project management tools that relate to a professional services environment.
• Strong administrative skills.
• Supports a team culture.
• Embrace personal and professional development as required.

The candidate is happy dealing with lots of small projects involving large amounts of financial and technical data, can assess documents for their technical content, and can engage with customers.

• Experience with working under pressure for regular deadlines, should be demonstrated.
• Qualified to degree level in technical or business related discipline, OR, relevant experience in business.
• Experience of Microsoft project management tools preferred.
• Some experience in project management preferred.

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) was established in 2010 as an independent Research & Technology Organisation (RTO) with the objective of bridging the gap between academia and industry – often referred to as ‘the valley of death’.

It represents one of the largest public sector investments in UK manufacturing and, after four years of planning and a 16 month build, the facility opened at Ansty Park in Coventry at the end of 2011.

In December 2011, there were 16 industrial members, 44 staff and just a few key pieces of equipment in the ‘workshop’.

Over the following 10+ years the MTC’s rapid growth has seen the expansion of our campus with the construction of three more facilities, including the opening of the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre and the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing.

Our role has also increased to cover not only R&D but also Training, Advanced Manufacturing Management and Factory Design.

We now have over 800 talented employees working with us.

During this time we have helped hundreds of companies across a range of industries and over 100 of them have become members of the MTC.

Reference Checks and Security Checks (where applicable)

Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.