The Role:
Reporting to the Project Manager, the Assistant Project Manager will assist the Project Manager in managing a wide range of small to medium sized maintenance projects ensuring projects are completed efficiently and to the highest standard.
The Assistant Project Manager will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with new and existing customers, managing customer demands, whilst driving sales and maximising the Companies profitability.
Key Responsibilities:
* Meet with clients to discuss the scope of works to ensure a firm understanding of what is required.
* Accurately prepare quotes and specifications for clients to ensure the business wins the works tendered, ensuring that costs are minimised to gain maximum profit.
* Source suppliers and sub-contractors where necessary, to provide materials and labour resources required to carry out the works.
* Obtain multiple quotes from suppliers to ensure that the most efficient, effective and economic solution is obtained for the task in hand.
* Ensure that all works are monitored and carried out and completed within the required time frame, within budget and to the highest standard.
* Ensure that enough data is inputted into the workers timesheet in order to give a full progress update on works to clients and for invoice purposes.
* Check KPIs on each project and sign off on all completed works.
* Liase with the Operations Director on a regular basis, ensuring they are up to date on the progress and status of all works.
* Create a good working relationship with the office team members ensuring that the team are up to date with the progress of projects and clear instructions are given when documents are required.
* Ensure excellent communication with all stakeholders at all times, constantly building relationships in order to win repeat business.
* Proactively source and identify new business opportunities.
* Produce frequent status and progress reports on all current projects.
* Manage and promote a safe working environment for yourself and team members at all times, being vigilant in identifying and dealing with any issues before they arise. Ensure Health and Safety policy is adhered to at all times and team members receive any health and safety training needed and PPE required.
* Constantly seek to improve performance and learn from any mistakes.
* Assist the Operations Director with any other duties that may be required.
Person Specification:
· Have experience in the Commercial Building/Construction industry.
· Have relevant estimating experience.
· Have relevant professional qualifications or have a trade qualification.
· Be enthusiastic and energetic with a willingness to learn and get things done.
· Have experience working to tight deadlines and willing to go above and beyond if and when required.
· Be an excellent communicator and be efficient with time management.
· Be flexible with a ‘can do’ attitude.
· Have excellent attention to detail.
· A natural forward planner who critically assesses their own performance.
· Mature, credible and comfortable dealing with clients at all levels.
· Be able to commute reliably to office base and sites when required.
· MS office, particularly outlook, excel and word
· Adheres to Health and Safety legislation at all times.
Desirable Requirements:
· Knowledge MS Project to a basic level.
· Experience of AutoCAD.
· Has a good understanding of Project Finances.