Assistant Project Manager (Buildings

Company Description

Egis is a leading global architectural, consulting, construction engineering, operations and mobility services firm. We create and operate intelligent infrastructure and buildings that both respond to the climate emergency and contribute to more balanced, sustainable and resilient development. Our almost 25,000 employees operate across over 70 countries, deploying their expertise to develop and deliver cutting‑edge innovations and solutions for clients. Through the wide range of our activities, we are central to the collective organisation of society and the living environment of citizens all over the world.

Our award‑winning buildings consultancy unit at Egis UK (previously Thomas & Adamson) specialise in project management, cost management, building surveying and construction safety services. On recently joining the Egis Group, T&A had been supporting and leading organisations through the challenges of procuring, delivering and operating their built assets across the UK for over 90 years. The personalised nature of their expertise and advice gives our clients what they really want - greater confidence, more time and increased return on investment.

Due to continued growth, we now have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Project Manager to join our team in London.

As an active Assistant / Junior PM in our Project Management team, you will support multiple and complex work assignments, helping to delivering within time frames to provide exemplary professional services to our clients. You will grow to be as comfortable working autonomously as you will be within a team and will always strive to deliver best in class services for a broad range of clients over multiple sectors, across multiple projects.

Your approach will represent Egis’s company values and will provide a personal, quality focused service that delivers upon the clients business objectives. You will establish strong, supportive, professional relationships with colleagues, clients and the wider project teams built on mutual respect, trust and integrity all whilst contributing to Thomas and Adamson’s strategic business growth.

• Contributing to the development of Project Management Plans, establishing project strategy and lines of communication lines for all project stakeholders.
• Supporting the development of master programme’s identifying project milestones and project team member responsibilities.
• Contributing to the interrogation of construction programmes, agreeing changes or enhancements.

• Liaising with key stakeholders to fully define project requirements and develop the project brief.
• Establishing, implementing and leading project meetings with all project team members and stakeholder groups on allocated commissions / supporting on others.
• Producing project correspondence ensuring actions are clearly defined and delivered upon by all project team members within agreed timescales.

• Contributing to the production off and issuance of Request for Proposals (RFPs) and other appointment documents.
• Actively participating in the preparation of tender documents in conjunction with the internal / external Cost Management department ensuring a full and comprehensive understanding of the project requirements is conveyed and reflected in tender documentation.
• Assisting with the review and commenting upon tender returns from a technical compliance standpoint.
• Negotiations with contractors to ensure tender costs represent best value.

• Assisting with the review and commentary on design packages to ensure compliance with the project brief.
• Contributing to value engineering and risk review workshops.
• Compiling and tracking risk mitigation activities and value engineering opportunities.
• Assisting with the assessment of Contractor’s claims for delay events; working with commercial team members to establish entitlement.

• Assessing and reporting on contractor progress and commercial matters during delivery.
• Assessing quality on-site, raising instructions for defect rectification when necessary.
• Managing the design team to ensure all contract requirements…