Associate Project Manager

Overview

In this role you lead end-to-end project management commissions for major infrastructure projects. You will act as the primary day-to-day client interface, ensuring delivery on time, on budget, and to the required quality. You’ll establish governance, plans, risk controls and reporting while coordinating cross-functional teams. This is a hands-on position to shape outcomes across transportation, utilities and highways in a global consultancy. A rewarding step toward a senior project leadership path.

Pay / Benefits

• equal opportunity employer
• inclusive environment
• career development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Advise at project inception on approaches to meet client objectives
• Define and maintain project requirements and success criteria
• Establish governance, processes and systems for the project
• Create and maintain master project schedule and progress plans
• Manage development of project in line with plans and targets
• Develop resource plans and procure resources
• Lead cross-functional project team and coordinate activities
• Monitor performance and apply KPIs to improve delivery
• Manage change control and budgets, forecasting vs actuals
• Ensure clear information flow with client via meetings and communications
• Identify and mitigate project risks and monitor risk management
• Prepare formal progress and other reports
• Interface with client, consultants and stakeholders throughout project lifecycle
• Advise on Health & Safety and Environmental risks
• Plan for and manage Quality, Safety, Health and Environment issues

Key requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering
• Experience on large scheme projects (100m+)
• NEC: ECC Project Manager accreditation
• Chartered/qualified with ICE, APM, RICS preferred
• Strong client-facing and project governance skills
• Finance and cost management experience
• Leadership and team management abilities
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration

• leadership
• clear communication
• stakeholder management
• Project management
• cost forecasting and budgeting
• risk management

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