Assistant Project Manager

Assistant Project Manager

Location: Alrewas

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.

This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

The Role

As a key member of the Bilfinger UK Engineering Team you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most stimulating and ground breaking EPC and construction projects in the UK. Professional development of our team is key to our success and if you join us, you will be given a Personal Development Plan, including training and further education along with more responsibility. At the same time, you will be part of the global Bilfinger organisation, which is a 5,000 strong community that can give you wider opportunities and the possibility to work internationally.

You will:

1. Assist the Project Manager to plan, organise, manage and close the project
2. Assist reporting on project budget, time and safety
3. Monitor the project execution strategy and project execution plan
4. Assist in development and regular updates of programme
5. Avoid and resolve conflict within the team and with third parties
6. Overall coordination of project team
7. Progress commercial change management
8. Client focal contact, including on site where required
9. Internal BUK and external monitoring, reporting and forecasting
10. Hold the rest of the project team accountable for their delivery, motivation and management

Qualifications & Experience:

If you have the following profile, then we are looking forward to meeting you:

1. Experience in multi-discipline projects, in an EPCM / EPC company, in one of the above mentioned sectors
2. Experience working to or developing a project schedule.
3. Knowledge of construction activities across all disciplines and how these integrate to successful project delivery
4. Practical knowledge of and experience with various phases of engineering and construction projects – including, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning
5. Understanding of working with the common standard forms of contract, in particular NEC
6. Result oriented. You are only satisfied after your project is accepted by the client, you delivered top quality and the client is very satisfied with the performance of you and your team
7. Planning and organisation of project activities. You understand the dependencies of the activities within the project, but also the dependencies between the other disciplines. You have a ‘one time right’ mentality
8. You delegate to the team, but at the same time you know exactly what is going on in the project, and intervene if required
9. Experience of working to change control procedures and you can convince the client of the budget and planning consequences of changes
10. You can help motivate the team so that they achieve the targets, also in case of setbacks
11. Preferred:

• BSc / BEng / MSc or Equivalent in relevant Engineering discipline
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer
• Qualification or working towards qualification from APM (Association for Project Management) or similar
• Experience in highly regulated process Industries

We like to meet you

Are you interested in this position, and do you have this profile? Then we are very interested to meet you, and we invite you to apply.

Our selection process consists of two interviews that can take place within two weeks. If you are still interested and we are still interested after the two interviews, then you will receive a job offer, and then we hope to welcome you very soon at Bilfinger UK.

If you wish to speak to a member of the recruitment team, please contact 01224 246246.

Engineering & Consultancy | Bilfinger UK Limited | Temporary | White-collar workers | Bachelor's degree | Project Management