Role: Junior or Assistant Project Manager (APM)
Location: Bristol city centre
Onsite: 4x days per week with Friday as WFH
We are seeking a talented APM to join an established Bristol based Engineering / Defence Services SME based in Central Bristol. If you have an entrepreneur side and passion for pushing the envelope while maintaining procurements, we would like to hear from you.
We are happy with someone from an admin background looking for a career and looking to learn!
We have taken on teachers and admin staff and trained them to become an assistant project manager because we believe you can train skills with the right person! However, if you are currently a APM we also want to hear from you!
We supply complex manufacturing and critical services to Rolls Royce and the MoD. You will be working from our Bristol city centre office.
We are seeking driven individuals to join a high performing team for a PM career. We will support your development, fund additional qualifications and strive and support a good work life balance.
As a APM you can be a university leaver or be working as an APM, but you must have:
- Admin skills in Excel
- People person who can work with people withing various departments
- Sales order and customer experience
- Must be able to communicate with Buyers and end customer, so must be customer focused
- Must be able to manage data accurately
- Deliver key project management functions in support of overall project delivery including financial, schedule, quality, and risk functions.
- Competing any tasks assigned by the Director of Project in a timely manner and assisting with activities in achieving project deliverables.
- Communicating with stakeholders on the progress of the project and capturing stakeholder requirements and needs.
- Creating, monitoring and managing Customer demands in an ERP system to meet the contractual delivery KPI targets.
- Responsible for the management of Post Design Services requested by the Customer within the agreed triple constraints including reporting performance to the Customer and the Director of Projects.
- Responsible for developing strong relationships with key customer stakeholders to capture, analyse and achieve customer requirements.
- Creating monthly project progress (for both internal and external stakeholders) to update schedules in line with project reporting timelines and best practice.
- Oversee variable aspects of the project and provide direct assistance to ensure timely project execution.
- Applying effective risk management throughout the project life cycle to mitigate the risk of project failure.
- Assist in the planning and scheduling of project activities including resource levelling and smoothing.
- Creating and utilizing cost models to input / analyse data collected from the Procurement Team.
The Company may amend these duties from time to time and may require you to undertake other duties as necessary to meet the needs of the business.
Professional Skills / Abilities:
- Able to establish strong relationships with key stakeholders across the business.
- Good understanding of Project Management.
- Must be self-motivated with a flexible approach to workload.
- Strong attention to detail (essential).
- Basic understanding of engineering (desirable).
Experience & Qualifications:
- Educated to Degree Level Qualification (or working towards) in relevant subject.
- Membership of a relevant professional body e.g., APM (desirable but not essential).
- Proven Project Management Experience in an Operational Procurement Environment in the Defence Sector (preferred).
- MRP Skills (IFS desirable but not essential).
- Full Driving Licence and willingness to travel.
How to apply?
Please send a CV to danni@cortechtalentsolutions.co.uk
Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Project Management and Administrative
Industries
Defense and Space Manufacturing
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