Assistant Project Manager

We are currently recruiting for Assistant Project Managers and Project Managers for a global construction and property consultancy, committed to providing first class service to clients.

The Project Management team works across multi sector disciplines, offering you the chance to work on a wide variety of interesting and exciting projects. Working within a dedicated project management team, and reporting directly into project leaders, this is an exciting opportunity to work on high profile projects with the best clients, consultants and contractors.

The perfect candidate will have:

• Strong experience in day to day construction project management delivery.
• The ability to ensure that project standards are achieved to a high level.
• Good technical knowledge on construction based projects and the construction industry in general.
• Experience either assisting or managing the operational aspects of projects.
• Experience identifying necessary team resources.
• The ability assigning individual responsibilities and delivery of work elements.
• The drive to grow into a leadership position.
• The passion to thrive on challenges.
• Must be keen to develop professionally, and an interest in becoming Chartered.

Applicants please note that this is a construction project management role and experience within the construction industry must be demonstrated by applicants.

The key responsibilities of the role will include:

• Fully owning elements of a project whilst working closely with the wider team to deliver successful project outcomes for our clients.
• Developing close relationships with the appropriate level representative for your clients and other professional team members.
• Working closely with our Cost Managers (where relevant) to understand costs and achieve the best commercial outcomes for our clients.
• Understanding the distinction between outcomes and outputs, taking strategic responsibility for client outcomes not just outputs.
• Must take pride in all tasks and ensure they are of the highest quality and accuracy with guidance from others as required.
• The ability to understand the critical success factors, for all work stages of the project lifecycle.
• Procurement knowledge.
• Production of fee proposals / bids.
• Continually developing your understanding of current industry challenges and opportunities.
• Developing powerful communication skills, to be confident and clear in your communication both internally and externally, both written and verbal.

About You

• Degree qualified.
• MRICS or APM qualified, or on the way to being.
• Demonstrable experience in managing multiple or complex construction projects within the built environment.
• Capable of running projects from start to finish with minimal supervision, ensuring work and projects are running on time and to budget.
• Technically skilled in being able to carry out project management processes and demonstrate project leadership skills.
• Specialist industry and sector knowledge relevant to the role.
• Experience within the consultancy model.
• Experienced with relevant appointment documentation, contract formats, bids and submissions.
• Commercially aware and business development minded, ambitious and able to identify and develop new business opportunities and talent.
• Ability to use full suite of Microsoft Office 365 software.
• Ability to understand and apply feedback on work performance.

Collaboration, innovation, and support are at the core of everything the client does. As a valued member of the Project Manager team, you will be joining a diverse team with room to grow and develop your skills. Forward thinking and future focused, they champion social mobility, ethical governance, equality and diversity, creating an inclusive environment where everyone's unique talents and experiences are valued.

Please get in contact to apply or to find out more!

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.