Project Manager / Assistant Project Manager (Maritime)

at  Delkia

Preston PR2 2YQ, , United Kingdom -

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Immediate19 Jan, 2025Not Specified19 Oct, 2024N/AInterpersonal SkillsNoNo
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Description:

QUALIFICATIONS / PREREQUISITES:

  • Degree (or working to) in Project Management (desirable)
  • APM Project Management Qualification (desirable)
  • Knowledge of NEC3 contracts {desirable)
  • Proven experience of delivering projects to time, cost and quality
  • Successful experience of translating analysis into practical implementation
  • Proficient with the full Microsoft Office suite
  • Schedule baseline creation and management
  • Detail orientated, high standard of accuracy & quality
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • A strong team-player.
  • A drive to succeed.

Responsibilities:

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE

To provide project management expertise into Delkia’s portfolio – delivering key projects comprising product, process and system development. The post-holder will contribute to the enhancement of Delkia’s project management framework to ensure current and future projects within Delkia are delivered in line with best practice project management techniques.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Project Manager has primary responsibility for defining, planning, tracking and managing the project(s) to which they are assigned. Projects will involve stakeholders from different areas of the business, regulatory bodies, the external Delkia community and suppliers.
The post-holder is responsible for leading the project resources to ensure the project objectives are accomplished. They must understand when project exceptions need to be escalated through the governance processes, ensuring options and recommendations for resolution are identified. The post-holder will have the personal and professional experience to build and manage meaningful and supportive relationships across the portfolio team, project teams and with internal and external stakeholders as required throughout the delivery cycle.
Limits of authority will be as defined for individual projects and may vary dependent on the type and scale of the projects being delivered. In all cases, governance structures will ensure the Project Manager has the delegated authority to successfully deliver project outcomes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND MEASURES

  • Work collaboratively with the Project Teams to deliver the assigned project to defined cost, schedule, and quality requirements, leading to a successful handover.
  • Support Tender Submissions from a Project Management perspective.
  • Prepare schedules and monitor progress against established baselines.
  • Tracking and monitoring project spending and reporting variances, using Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques.
  • Establishing and maintain weekly reporting, by setting up regular internal and external team meetings.
  • Prepare meeting packs/presentations, capturing minutes, agreed actions, updating teams and senior management.
  • Positively influence key stakeholders (both internal & external) associated with the project.
  • Developing and maintaining project documentation templates.
  • Ensuring all project deliverables are completed in line with the schedule.
  • Identify potential dependencies, assumptions, risks, exceptions, opportunities (DAREO), project problems, mitigation contingencies and implement corrective actions. Highlighting where updates or escalations are required.
  • Play an active part in Lessons Identified process across all projects and embed a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Maintain established processes and develop new as required.
  • Take ownership and pride in your work and promoting project management success through the team.
  • Manage proposed changes to project parameters – e.g. scope, budget, schedules.
  • Monitor the quality of project deliverables and ensure project objectives are met.
  • Conduct project meetings and attend programme and portfolio meetings where required.
  • Establish effective working relationships with all key stakeholders.
  • Proven experience of effective working with those with specialist knowledge and expertise.


REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)

Other Industry

Site Engineering / Project Management

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Graduate

Project management (desirable

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Preston PR2 2YQ, United Kingdom