Assistant Project Manager - French Speaking

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Roles & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate within the team to deliver a comprehensive range of Programme and Project Management duties from project inception to completion.

• Ensure effective delivery of Project Management services across various market sectors.

• Develop and maintain Project execution plan, and all other project management plans (Quality, Design, Risk opportunity, project controls, communication, scope change, project close out, stakeholder, information management plans), establish review, approval, variation and reporting procedures. Prepare recommendations for the Client’s approval.

• Manage Early Warning Notifications and Compensation Events. Facilitate, set up and manage early warning and risk reduction meetings.

• Prepare a risk management strategy. Prepare and maintain a risk register.

• Issue instructions, on behalf of the Client, to the Professional Team and Contractor in accordance with the terms of their Appointments/the Building Contract.

• Monitor the performance of the Professional Team and the Contractor. Support the PM to report to the Client.

• Prepare and maintain the Programme for the design, procurement and construction of the Project. Monitor actual against planned progress.

• Check applications for payment from the Professional Team, check other invoices related to the Project. Arrange for the preparation and maintenance of cash flow forecasts and other statements monitoring expenditure on the Project.

• Obtain contract drawings and specifications from the Client and the Professional Team. Liaise with the Client’s legal advisers, prepare the contract documents and deliver to the Client and the Contractor for completion.

• Obtain a breakdown of the cost plan from the Contractor consistent with the work package procurement strategy.

• Standardize/automate/develop processes and tools to track and analyze the project costs including budgets, commitments, actuals, accruals, forecasts, contingencies analysis.

• Drive continuous improvement, automation, lean techniques to drive consistency and efficiencies across projects, programmes and portfolios.

• Proactively support the establishment of programmes and programme management offices (PMOs). Manage programmes of work, often within complex stakeholder environments.

• Monitor program meetings and validate updates and milestone achievements.

• Manage and deliver aspects of PMO service delivery on behalf of Clients.

• Support and sometimes lead stakeholder engagement across the programme, including senior members of the Clients Team.

• Support the meeting/exceeding KPI’s and SLA’s set for our business.

• Support the Programme Management lead in continually improving our service delivery tool kit and establishing best practice in the Programme community.

• Work closely with other members of the Programme Team to create reports, understand the data, create actions and manage them through to completion.

• Set up progress reporting systems, create technical scopes and agreements (main & sub-consultant), monitor budgets, attend stakeholder meetings, and coordinate actions, risk and issue tracking.

• Facilitate information requirements, create milestone trackers, verify deliverables, track client comments.

• Verify Deliverables to ensure compliance to OCRA process and Scope Compliance Matrix.

Minimum Requirements:

• 5 - 12 years of relevant experience.

• French fluency is a must.

• Bachelor's / Master’s degree in engineering, design project management/construction management (Architecture or Civil) background is mandatory.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills is essential.

• A result-oriented individual able to handle stakeholders with a strong ability to influence, guide and provide critical feedback.

• Ability to manage multiple projects.

Desired Requirements:

• Minimum of 4 years hands-on experience in Programme/Project Management in an international environment with experience in the consultancy field.

• Experience in leading and managing or working in multi-disciplinary teams.

• Sound knowledge in all aspects of project controlling and reporting with special focus on trend analysis and forecasting.

• Solid hands-on experience in analytical/data interpretation skills.

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) / RICS or equivalent credential(s).

• Knowledge of NEC JCT contracts, familiarity with RIBA plan of works.

• Expertise in O365 Apps.

• Knowhow in MSP, Primavera P6, Power BI & Data Analytics, automation using Smart sheets & Excel VBA.

What We Can Offer You:

• Varied, interesting and meaningful work.

• Opportunities for training and, as the team grows, career progression or sideways moves.

• An opportunity to work within a large global multi-disciplinary consultancy on a mission to change the ways we approach business as usual.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

We at AtkinsRéalis are committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.

Meeting Your Needs:

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Additional Information:

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