Assistant Project Manager
Key Skills for This Role
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What You’ll Be Doing
Assist in developing project plans, schedules, and resource allocation.
Support day-to-day coordination of site and engineering activities.
Monitor project progress and highlight potential delays or risks.
Assist in ensuring projects meet technical, safety, and quality requirements.
Assist in tracking project budgets, costs, and forecasts.
Drive productivity, maintain standards and champion continuous improvement.
Help identify and report commercial or financial risks.
Maintain accurate project documentation and records.
Support the identification, assessment, and mitigation of project risks.
Assist in ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory, and client standards.
Support quality assurance, inspections, and commissioning activities.
Assist in monitoring Health, Safety, and Environmental compliance on site.
High degree of client and subcontractor engagement.
Maintain communication with internal teams regarding project progress.
Help prepare project reports, presentations, and progress updates.
Assist in coordinating site engineers, designers, and subcontractors.
Support collaboration, accountability, and effective communication across the project team.
Aid in the development and training of junior staff as required.
Project Manager / Contracts Manager.
Site Engineers / Site Managers.
Operations & Engineering Teams.
Commercial / Contracts Teams.
Quality & HSE Teams External Interfaces.
Clients / End Users.
Subcontractors / Suppliers.
Consultants / Technical Advisors.
Regulators / Authorities.
Uphold and promote the Company’s Core Values – Care, Trust, Respect and Sustainability.
What We’re Looking For
Degree, HND, HNC, or equivalent in Construction, Project Management and Civil Engineering,
Experience of working in High-Risk environments.
Knowledge of UK engineering, construction, and regulatory standards.
Experience supporting engineering or construction projects, ideally in Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Energy, Water or Utilities.
Experience assisting with project scheduling, reporting, and documentation.
Experience in coordinating teams or liaising with site staff.
Awareness of Health, Safety, and Environmental regulations in high-risk environments.
Experience of working in a Refinery or safety critical environments.
Familiarity with project management software (e.g., MS Project, Primavera, or similar).
Experience supporting multi-site projects or complex project logistics.
Professional body membership (ICE, CIOB RICS etc)
Why Join Trant?
Competitive salary.
Company car or car allowance (some levels.)
Mentored support within our ‘Career Development Association’, to work towards chartership.
24 days holiday (increasing with service) + 8 bank holidays.
Options to buy additional holiday via salary sacrifice.
Company Pension Scheme.
Flexible working based on a ‘core hours’ system.
1 x Professional Membership paid annually.
Hybrid working.
Employee assistance program.
Free onsite parking.
Bike to Work scheme.
Discretionary annual bonus.
About Trant Engineering Ltd
UK private engineering, procurement and construction company delivering multidisciplinary projects for energy, water, nuclear and defence clients.
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