Junior Delivery Manager

Junior Delivery Manager

What we need from you

Salary: £28,000 – £39,000 + Benefits

The Junior Delivery Manager role covers a diverse range of activities to assist in the everyday running of a small project and supporting the running of a larger one. You will be guided through these tasks by a Project Manager using our business and project management processes and guidelines. Some of these activities include:

 

  • Delivery of small projects with full responsibility of budgets, timescales and meeting the requirements to agreed targets. Also, supporting Senior Manager in the delivery of larger projects.
  • Preparing project programmes and management of project delivery timescales.
  • Managing the identification and mitigation of risks, issues, and opportunities.
  • Financial reporting including cost monitoring and spend forecasting of labour and materials.
  • Attending and facilitating project meetings both internal and with clients.
  • Liaising with engineers, project managers, clients and stakeholders.
  • Management of internal project engineers and supply chain.
  • Contract management for changes to requirements, cost, timescales and unforeseen events.
  • Generally using NEC contract processes – Training and guidance will be provided.
  • Requesting quotes for contract variations.
  • Instructing client payment applications and certifying supply chain invoices with the company QS & Senior Manager.

 

Required Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

  • Degree qualified, equivalent qualification or practical experience of working on projects (ideally within the infrastructure industry) – preferred but not essential
  • Knowledge of control systems would be an advantage.
  • Strong interpersonal, organisational and communication skills both verbal and written.
  • Ability to adapt to different cultures and working environments to build rapport with clients, supply chain and team members alike.
  • Ability to manage and motivate a team and demonstrates good leadership potential.
  • Awareness of Project Management process, Risk management, Commercial management and Contract execution techniques.
  • Self-motivated and able to work both independently and within a larger multi-discipline team.
  • Holds or is working towards obtaining a valid UK manual driving licence.
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