Assistant Project Manager - Meh

EDF Energy is a core part of the EDF Group, one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. We're the UK’s largest producer of low-carbon electricity, the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain, the largest supplier to British businesses and we employ more than 13,000 people. We operate nuclear, coal and gas power stations, wind farms, and combined heat & power plants. We have a focus on safe, dependable energy generation and an ethos of service excellence. We are playing a leading role in new nuclear build in the UK to secure a bright future for the combined business and its employees.
Satellite Delivery Centre, & Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Hybrid, minimum of 3/4 days a week in office/onsite. (The 3/4 days hybrid working pattern will be split between the SDC & HPC Site itself.)
Do you have working experience as an Assistant Project Manager? Working on Complex Projects and able to Data Manage and be part of the Team Delivery? Are you looking to further your career with a new opportunity that is rewarding, and at the forefront of nuclear energy?If so, join us as an Assistant Project Manager, and you’ll join one of the most exciting and challenging projects within EDF. At Hinkley Point C (HPC), we are building two new nuclear reactors, the first in a new generation of nuclear power stations in the UK, providing low carbon electricity for around six million homes.
The Opportunity...
We are looking to recruit an Assistant Project Manager (APM), you will demonstrate the strongest direction of all activities associated with the full life cycle delivery of the major contracts assigned. Reporting directly to the Project Manager you will be accountable for ensuring delivery of all engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and handover activities for the life cycle of the contract or work package in accordance with the overall Project schedule.
As the APM, you will work closely with the Project Manager to ensure planning and delivery is in accordance with all safety, quality, time and cost parameters to meet the needs of the Project.
Hinkley Point ‘C’ (HPC) is a vital part of the UK’s future energy strategy. As the first of the UK’s next generation of Nuclear power stations, HPC is both of high profile and high complexity. The project is delivered through an organisation that comprises multi-disciplinary teams. Pay, benefits and culture…Alongside a competitive salary between £35,000
- £45,000, depending on experience, we offer a competitive benefits package, including a company pension scheme, a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle, and the potential to earn bonus. At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself.  We’re committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.  We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.   We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need. We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed. 
What you’ll be doing…
- Assist and work under supervision on tasks required to support the Project Manager’s delivery of the project and contract scope for HPC.
- Has an awareness to develop, implement and provide ongoing support towards the use of management systems which will support delivery and quality of the outputs from the Project Controls Department,
including planning and document control processes.
- Participate in developing the relationships with key statutory stakeholders for the HPC project.
- Ensure that a full and auditable archive of project decisions is maintained to document the project evolution and history.
- Support the project management functions of the technical work streams to help ensure they are completed on time and on budget, supporting the management of commercial and technical Work
through all phases of the project.
- Support the development of Joint Management Team and collaborative working to reinforce working behaviours against agreed principles and objectives.
- Ensuring that wider NNB arrangements are implemented, as appropriate, within the Programme of works and advising the management team of any necessary actions to ensure this.
- Facilitate internal communications within the Project Delivery Team and the wider HPC Project teams.
- Assist the Project Manager delivering the List of Deliverables (LOD) and in applying the principles of Earned Value Management (EVM).
- Provide support to some of the Technical Contract Leads in their dealings with suppliers.Who you are…
- Have a degree or similar qualification in engineering, construction or related field.
- Excellent written and oral presentation skills, able to communicate effectively and interact with senior managers.
- People management skills, with the ability to build relationships, influence and work collaboratively within complex, internal and external, multidisciplinary groups.
- Ability to display and communicate a logical thought process, with excellent analytical skills, including capabilities for budget analysis and forecasting.
- Undertake individual working to a high level of attention to detail.
- Previous experience Assistant Project Management, Project Support/Coordination or Project.
- Ability to learn quickly and demonstrate evidence of using a ‘problem-solving’ approach.
- Ability to build strong working relationships with and effectively manage internal and external stakeholders.
Closing Date: 19th January 2024
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