Assistant Project Manager

Birchwood Park, Warrington

Permanent Hybrid

Purpose of the job

• Under the direction / supervision of a Senior Project Manager (SPM) or Project Manager (PM) assists in the execution of projects and gains awareness of project management process and practise.
• Assists the SPM / PM in project start up and delivery of larger projects
• Sole project start up and delivery of lower risk, lower complexity projects under the guidance of the business stream manager.
• Assists in project activities to meet time cost, quality requirements and manage risk.
• Assists in delivering the Project Safely.

Position in the organisation
Reports directly to the business stream manager or a SPM/ PM.


Key Accountabilities

Delivery accountability

• Where applicable and within the experience and awareness of the individual take responsibility for delegated aspects of project delivery including definition, design, procurement, manufacture, construction and commissioning to a practised level within the delegated scope.
• Responsible for delegated project financial performance.
• Responsible for the successful delivery of the project delegated scope in accordance with the Project Management Plan.
• Delegated responsibility for management of project scope and any deviation from that agreed scope.

The Assistant Project Manager will be involved in the following activities:

• Launches the Project
• Set up project team, obtain resources and mobilise as part of a project.
• Organises project start-up meeting.
• Establishes effective communications.
• Prepares the Project Management Plan (in conjunction with others for larger projects).
• Prepares a project delivery strategy.
• Prepares Procurement Strategy as applicable.
• Prepares Safety Plan as applicable.
• Establish document and key deliverables schedule.
• Establish resource requirements and liaises with the business to secure the correct SQEP resource to meet the project requirements.

Establishes schedule, Budgets and sets up project cost control

• Establishes base line budget and schedule.
• Sets up work breakdown structure (WBS)
• Sets up accounting structure to suit the WBS.
• Establish cost control methodology.

Procurement and Subcontract Management

• Execute the procurement exercise and subsequent review for supplier selection.
• Assess tenderer costs, performance indicators and let subcontracts.
• Execute placement of purchase orders on behalf of the project and the customer.
• Execute subcontractors in accordance with company subcontract management process.

Monitor, Control, report, Project Costs, Resources (internal and external), Schedule and scope

• Maintain record of project costs and commitments, compare with plan and take corrective action where required.
• Hold regular progress meetings with the customer.
• Hold regular internal reporting with the business line manager.
• Track progress and resource usage on schedule, mitigate any deviations present or foreseen
• Produce periodic progress reports for customer and internal, including financial reports.
• Identify and agree contract deviations.