Job title

Project Manager Assistant

Location

Home based with travel to client offices in Bristol and/or Swindon

Employment type

Fixed Term

Job Duration (If fixed term)

8 Months

(There is flexibility for this to move to a full-time role for the right candidate)

Salary Range / Day Rate (sub-contractor)

£28k - £33k

Project

Bristol Area Signalling Renewals Project Handback

Company Overview

Working for one of the UK’s leading providers of Project Management services to the rail and infrastructure industries. The business was established in 2012 and has grown very quickly to £8.5m of sales and £2m of profit. This growth has been delivered through an entrepreneurial mindset alongside exceedingly high levels of client satisfaction, hard work, honest and transparent dealings, and the delivery of well thought out client solutions.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

This role involves the day-to-day management of construction activities, closed out of records and the compilation of Health & Safety files for a major signalling project.

The PMA will be involved in attending meetings (inc. general organisation & minutes taking), managing various minor packages of design & site works, taking the lead on the Health & Safety files with NRG and liaising with the local NR Maintenance Team.

• Assisting the Project Manager to deliver major multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.
• To ensure safety is maintained and promoted along with promoting the highest standards of safety on site.
• To establish and build relationships with key suppliers, contractors and stakeholders.
• Assist in ensuring financial authority is in place for procurement and subsequent variations and management of the budget for the projects.
• Assist in ensuring approved design and construction documentation is in place, prior to works commencing.
• Produce regular progress reports.
• Assist in the management of the implementation of works by contractors.
• Assist in the management and resolution of design queries.
• Assist in the maintenance of an integrated programme schedule.
• Assist in the undertaking of risk management practises.
• Assistant in all commercial aspects of the project.
• Making day to day decisions around project issues

Person Specification, Experience & Knowledge

Essential:

• Ability to analyse complex data, draw conclusions and produce reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people at all levels across the organisation and externally.
• Ability to build effective working relationships, with people at all levels across the organisation and externally.
• Ability to plan and manage tasks to time, budget, and quality.

Desirable:

• Experience of working in a project management environment.
• Experience of working in an infrastructure/rail setting.
• Network Rail Experience