Assistant Project Manager

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

• Deliver distinct elements of projects or contribute to the delivery of overall programmes of work.
• Work independently and will be required to have a depth technical knowledge and experience in their field.
  
  

Working Relationship & Contacts:

• Project Manager / Senior Project Manager - providing support and engaging to ensure appropriate information is provided and advising on project delivery issues
• Operational Teams - collecting information and co-ordinating activities required to achieve compliance with project processes
• Project Managers/ Senior Project Managers - engaging to collect information and provide reports and analysis to support delivery
  
  

Role accountabilities:

• Work within established standard operating procedures to assist in tasks such as but not limited to the production of delivery output and schedules for projects,monitor and review project information, in order to identify any discrepancies and ensure management has access to up-to-date and accurate project information.
• Individually contribute to a range of professional assignments and monitor in order to support the delivery of projects to time and quality standards
• Independently collate and interpret data to prepare documents including project plans and schedules.
• Analyse data and trends on project to develop simple recommendations to support senior colleagues in their decision making process.
• Take a proactive role in monitoring and evaluating existing project management processes in order to identify opportunities and provide advice for the improvement of processes and systems.
• Complete complex, professional level tasks as requested by colleagues, prioritising work load and interpreting established policies in order to effectively support the project management function.
• Liaise with stakeholders from across the business to provide specialist advisory support to internal clients, acting as a focal point for operational project queries and ensure that there is alignment between policy and operational practice.
• Has a thorough understanding of the project management area and underlying principles, which is based on extensive, broad experience. Understanding and application that is extension of day to day tasks. Can mentor/coach, guide and advise others competently
• Preferrably has 6-8 basic knowledge and 2-4 intermediate knowledge and more than 2 advanced knowledge in SOPs
  
  

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline
• Working towards a relevant professional certification or chartered status.
• Relevant business experience, including experience supporting large and complex projects
• Good written and oral communication skills, including the ability to liaise with peers and immediate seniors and build relationships.
• Commercial awareness and organisational understanding
• A logical approach and ability to think through complex issues to co-ordinate multi-faceted aspects of projects
• Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to work independently
• Advanced to expert proficiency with desktop applications (e.g. MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Proficiency in using relevant software and systems
  
  

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. At Arcadis, you will have the opportunity to build the career that is right for you. Because each Arcadian has their own motivations, their own career goals. And, as a ‘people first’ business, it is why we will take the time to listen, to understand what you want from your time here, and provide the support you need to achieve your ambitions.

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