Assistant Project Manager - Nuclear & Defence (South)

At BakerHicks, we provide an incredible range of design, engineering and project delivery services to clients who demand exceptional results.

As we continue to expand and collaborate with key clients across various exciting and niche sectors, we are committed to developing a sustainable Infrastructure project and Design Management department. This will complement the services and projects delivered by our sector leads and disciplines in our Nuclear & Defence (south) sector.

Under the direction of the senior Project Manager, this Assistant Project Manager will be responsible for key tasks on significant projects and minor project portfolios within the Nuclear & Defence sector.

They will deliver work that meets project requirements, customer satisfaction and is in accordance with client requirements and BakerHicks processes.

In the commercial arena they will support the senior Project Manager overseeing project commercial issues commercial procedures.

Working under the senior Project Manager, support on the following:

• To maintain or grow the actual gross margin from order receipt to customer acceptance
• To minimise the work in progress
• To meet the milestones agreed with the client
• To achieve client satisfaction of 80% perfect delivery
• To promote safety in design and at site.

Working under the senior Project Manager, support on the following:

• →To manage performance of enquiries or projects within budget (prime cost, fee, programme)
• →To act as key interface with clients
• →To achieve required quality standards
• →To ensure highest possible Railway HSE standards are achieved
• →Advise the project team on project planning activities and initiatives and present recommendations and project delivery status updates to clients and stakeholders.
• →Lead, review and challenge project budgets and forecast to ensure a consistent, challenging but deliverable approach adopted. 
• →Deliver all projects demonstrating a thorough understanding of associated processes and technology and an understanding of planning software (e.g. MS Project or Primavera) and document management systems
• →Develop and manage key customer relationships, through regular reviews of contract performance with clients, understand and managing needs and gaps and reporting monthly to internal project review board
• →Proactively deliver quality to the satisfaction of our clients in line with the BakerHicks Integrated Management System (IMS) and Perfect Delivery philosophy
• →Implement the appropriate BakerHicks management, monitoring and control mechanisms, policies and procedures to ensure compliance and adherence to statutory and legal requirements and manage the project risks and opportunities in line with company procedures

• Good listening and communication skills and a proven ability to pick up new concepts and techniques quickly
• Well organised, with good planning and time management skills; able to manage tasks simultaneously without compromising on standards and quality
• Self-driven, results orientated with a positive and pro-active outlook
• Knowledge of planning software
• Appreciation of the importance of standards and specifications for satisfying quality and compliance requirements
• Ability to work with senior Project Manager, and wider colleagues to deliver project and operational targets
• Willingness to learn and progress within the team

Many of the positions within our company are subject to security clearance. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by various factors. The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain security clearance for this role as required by our clients and sectors. 

Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 

• Relevant degree or extensive project focused knowledge plus can demonstrate relevant and transferable project management experience
• Institutional membership or associate membership working towards full membership of Association for Project Management
• Familiarity with of one or more technical disciplines
• Some working knowledge of commercial issues affecting project performance and experience in assessing value / evaluating variations of works undertaken
• Experience of working in a design environment, with multi-disciplinary and multi interface projects of particular benefit

We’ve been innovating in design, engineering and project delivery since 1957 and operate from 14 locations for a truly European reach. For more about our company story, see: About | BakerHicks. 

BakerHicks. A Morgan Sindall Group company.