Job Title: Assistant Project Manager
Sector: Construction and Building Services
Role: Assistant
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe.
We harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential of every project.
The Project:
Our client is Ireland's national regulated water utility firm and is responsible for providing water and wastewater services throughout Ireland.
The Assistant Project Manager will report to a Project Manager and work across the project/programme team, focusing on supporting project/programme delivery.
This will be achieved through a multidisciplinary approach and close liaison with both internal functions and external service providers and stakeholders.
The Assistant Project Manager will help ensure that projects/programmes are delivered safely, to the necessary quality standards, on time and sustainably.
Main Responsibilities:
1. Promote Mace's value of safety first and actively engage in relevant business and statutory health, safety, and wellbeing standards and activities at all stages of the project.
2. Ensure quality systems are suitably managed in line with service excellence.
3. Support delivery from project inception/brief, through design development and planning, contractor procurement and construction phase in accordance with the overall delivery program and agreed project milestones.
4. Manage tasks and associated deliverables in support of project managers and senior leaders, alongside the wider project and client teams, to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of the project.
5. Develop a LA Roads Knowledge base, becoming experts in ROL conditions and negotiations.
6. Developing reinstatement costs per LA for capital budgets in conjunction with Commercial and Estimation Teams.
7. Attendance and input to project and programme governance workshops to ensure risks and budget align with LA requirements.
8. Managing day-to-day B.A.U. activities including finance, project set up, SharePoint, ROL queries and escalations.
9. Enhance and manage the ROL (Road opening licences) Guidance and Controlled Documents.
10. Provide ROL training (ROL systems) to PM's and Contractors.
11. Contributing to regular reviews of Compliance Performance and KPI's across IDD Programmes and Contractors.
12. Responsible for promoting and delivering health and safety commitments across UÉ and its supply chain, reinforcing positive behaviours and delivering health and safety objectives and requirements to the highest industry standards.
13. Support the delivery of the Uisce Éireann Transformation Programme delivering results required within the Directorate and supporting organisation wide objectives.
14. Other duties as required.
You'll Need to Have:
* Experience in contract and commercial management desirable.
* Strong analytical skills and ability to identify and analyse problems and potential improvements, and propose and implement solutions.
* Demonstrable experience of Portfolio and/or Programme management and delivery of large programmes/projects.
* Relevant third-level qualification and or accreditation in Project Management, Civil Engineering or Construction.
* Demonstrated people management ability, proactive development, motivation and engagement of staff.
* Experience in the water, utilities or similar industries is desirable.
* Driving licence and vehicle desirable.
* Highly motivated individual, working to the highest professional standards and with proven ability to deliver results within a team.
You'll Also Have:
* Demonstrate adaptability and the ability to change focus and direction in line with business strategy and requirements.
* Proactively identifying new areas of improvement and using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job.
* Experience in developing and forming relationships with other stakeholders within projects.
* Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape the outlook of the projects you are working on.
About Us:
At Mace, we empower our people to be collaborative, curious and embrace their entrepreneurial spirits. We aim to attract the best and brightest people, whatever their background, to bring new perspectives to some of the most challenging and inspiring projects around the world.
We want our employees to thrive and achieve their highest potential. We are passionate about creating an environment that provides opportunities for the most stimulating and fulfilling careers.
We encourage innovation and welcome new perspectives by attracting and developing people with diverse talent who inspire our thinking, challenge our solutions and enhance our culture.
Reward and Recognition:
* 22 days of holiday, plus two 'Mace Days' to support work-life balance, bank holidays and December holiday shut down
* Contributory pension scheme
* Life assurance
* Highly competitive maternity and paternity package
* Reimbursement of professional subscriptions and membership fees
* Season ticket loan
* Annual health screening
* Private medical insurance
* Sponsorship of education schemes (on approval)
* Continuous on the job training and development
* Cycle to work scheme
* Our international benefit packages are comparable. Please contact our recruitment team for more information.
We know that many parents can face challenges when balancing the demands of work and their home lives. At Mace, we fully support our people when they choose to balance their career with family life. We offer enhanced family leave, as well as options for flexible working and alternative working patterns to support and improve the work-life balance of our employees.
Our performance management and appraisal approach is based on ability and talent. Top performers are recognised for both their contribution to projects and their broader contribution to the business.
At Mace we appreciate the differences that everyone brings to work and we recognise the importance of people being free to be themselves.
Regardless of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, or affiliation to any political party, we embrace diversity and believe in creating an inclusive environment where every Mace person is treated equally, fairly and with respect.