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Assistant Project Manager

Bridgwater, England,
Company: Mace
Category: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Published 1 month ago

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At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our . 

Within our consult businesses we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The project: 
The construction of a new nuclear plant in Somerset, 15 miles from Bridgwater, currently one of the largest infrastructure projects in Europe. 

Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey:

Safety first - Going home safe and well: 

  • You will promote Mace's value of Safety First, and actively engage in relevant business and statutory Health, Safety, and Wellbeing standards and activities at all stages of the project.

  • You will be aware of local Health and Safety rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio.

  • You will champion a diverse and inclusive working environment, and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people in your team. 

  • Client focus - Deliver on our promise: 

  • You will ensure quality systems are suitably managed in line with service excellence.

  • You will support delivery from project inception/brief, through design development and planning, contractor procurement and construction phase in accordance with the overall delivery program and agreed project milestones.

  • You will manage tasks and associated deliverables in support of Project Managers and senior leaders, alongside the wider project and client teams, to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of the project. 

  • Supporting the Project Managers to drive the delivery of the contracts or package activities to ensure they are delivered safely, on time, to budget, meeting business and technical requirements. 

  • Monitoring and tracking achievement of contract deliverables against agreed baseline schedule milestones and deadlines, providing key stakeholders with progress and variance anaylsis reports on weekly and monthly basis. 

  • Identifying and recording risks at programme and contract levels. Working with all stakeholders to eliminate and/or reduce schedule and cost risks. 

  • Supporting commercial teams to develop and updating the programme/contract budgets, escalating any potential issues to the project manager. 

  • Supporting the Project Manager with NEC / FIDIC contract administration duties including managing compensation/change events, variations, requests for information, field change requests and project managers instructions.

  • Maintaining oversite of the Tier 1 contractors’ supply chain to ensure Nuclear Safety is maintained. 

  • Support the Project Manager with submission and associated governance processes for Project Change Requests (PCRs) including - scope definition, business justification, budget transfers and implementation.

  • Checking production and output of level 3 schedules for various contracts or packages of work. Ensuring such schedules are consistent with overall project schedules. 

  • Liaising with HPC Site Delivery team, Suppliers and Contractors to ensure all pre shipping actives are complete to facilitate seamless delivery in line with schedule requirements. 

  • Assisting in vetting contractors’ resources, ensuring they satisfy SQEP requirements, promptly identifying any personnel shortfalls or issues with the contractors’ project team. 

  • Maintaining effective communications with all stakeholders and executing the project or PEP strategies within their contract or package of work. 

  • Supporting the commercial teams with contract administration and reporting duties, monitoring performance against forecast using of Earned Value Management (EVM) processes and tools. 

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