Description
We are looking for an Assistant Project Manager to join our Defence and Security team. As an Assistant Project Manager, you will report to the Delivery Lead and be responsible for delivering projects according to the project plan. You will support larger projects and programmes or take the lead on smaller projects as a Project Manager depending on your experience.
Key responsibilities include:
- Building strong relationships with clients and internal teams to scope and deliver tasks on time, within budget, and meeting client expectations
- Managing traditional project management activities such as scope and resource management, finance and schedule monitoring, change control, risk management, and client management
- Ensuring security management protocols are followed in the Defence and Security sector
- Organising meetings, writing reports, controlling resources, and monitoring finances
- Assisting in ongoing work winning activities and acting as an ambassador for the sector within the business
Requirements:
- Proven experience in the Defence and Security sector in a project management capacity, delivering construction or infrastructure projects
- Knowledge of MOD policy, processes, and procedures, JSPs, and the Green Book and 5 case model for business cases
- Degree in a relevant technical discipline such as engineering, building, quantity surveying, architecture, project or construction management
- Progress towards a recognised project management qualification from PMI, APM, RICS, or CIOB
- Existing network within the Defence and Security sector
- Eligibility to achieve Security Clearance