Project Manager Assistant

1 month ago

West Malling, Kent, United Kingdom Orbit Group Full time

We're seeking a skilled Project Manager Assistant to join our team at Orbit Group, a leading developer of affordable housing in the UK.

As a Project Manager Assistant, you will play a crucial role in managing specialist contractors delivering component work packages within our planned investment programmes. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure high standards of quality, value for money, and completion within agreed timescales.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Preparing and issuing accurate data to Project Managers for financial monitoring, forecasts, business planning, and other necessary information to inform performance decisions and actions.
  • Leading the delivery of all aspects of component investment programmes issued under the direction of the Project Manager, with an annual value approximately £4m.
  • Ensuring that all programmes are compliant with CDM Regulations, including the preparation of Pre-construction Information, appointment of Principal Designers, and review of competencies.
  • Conducting and/or managing recorded quality audits, including sampling of works during and after completion, and instructing and managing defect rectification.
  • Supporting Customer and Leaseholder consultation to ensure works are designed, planned, and executed in line with their expectations, including statutory and legislative obligations.
  • Communicating effectively with Customers regarding any works that impact their home, their wider living environment, and their quality of life.
  • Supporting the Project Manager in assessing progress on projects, taking corrective action as required to ensure all projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to quality standards as evidenced by agreed Key Performance Indicators.

Requirements:

  • Project Management experience, including investment works with customers in their own homes.
  • Knowledge and experience of general professional disciplines, including programming, quantity surveying, contract management, and design.
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral), able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Able to travel to meet the requirements of the role.
  • Willing and able to participate in the out-of-hours emergency duty rota.

Why Orbit Group?

We strive to create an inclusive experience with benefits and wellbeing programmes designed to help you, and your loved ones, to thrive. For a better work-life balance, we offer flexible working opportunities for many roles.

We provide opportunities to learn and develop at every stage of your career, from training programmes to professional qualifications. Whether you're a student, graduate, or experienced professional, we'll support you to grow.

We're proud to make a difference to people together. We're values-driven with a commercial focus on performance - because the more profit we make, the more we can achieve for people.

Read more about the values and purpose that drive us on our careers website.

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