Assistant Project Manager Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Assistant Project Manager to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Assist QS teams in agreeing Variations & Final Accounts;
- Client meetings and progress reports;
- Assisting with the day to day delivery of projects;
- Undertaking Purchase Order Reconciliation;
- Attend Scoping Meetings and record;
- Instigate project plans for individual development projects (project initiation) and maintain these for the duration of the projects;
- Track project costs vs budget and progress against baseline and forecast;
- Planning and managing budgets, schedules and processes;
- Dealing in a professional way with client enquiries in relation to on-going project works;
- Ensure that any supporting items being provided by external suppliers or sub-contractors are managed;
- Co-ordinate the ordering of materials with the project team;
- Attend Defects Meetings and record;
- Provide a point of contact internally and externally;
- You will have established relationships across the business and will work closely with critical project support functions;
- Liaise with management to deliver appropriate resources based on the needs of the project.
Requirements:
- Microsoft Window’s IT competency (principally Word, Excel, Outlook);
- Formal qualification (APM) or working towards a qualification in Project Management , but not essential;
- RICS Accredited Degree;
- Introduction to APM or equivalent;
- Proven ability to generate and deliver reports that provide useful insight into project details;
- Customer orientated;
- Analytical skills to identify problems and find very quickly solutions, workarounds;
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of project management principles;
- Have previous experience of working with financial systems, reporting tools and the application of a budget tracking system;
- Good communication and presentation skills;
- Ability to build strong stakeholder relationships;
- Experience in AutoCAD;
- Proficient in the use of related tools (e.g. MS Office, PowerPoint, Project);
- Good leadership skills with ability to build strong relationships;
- Have a high level of numeracy, literacy and be able to generate high quality reporting.