Assistant Project Manager

Portview is a world class company. We deliver beautiful interior fit-out projects for the world’s top brands, combining style and substance to achieve The Perfect Fit.

We are experiencing a significant increase in demand for our unique service, and to meet this requirement, we are now recruiting for an Assistant Project Manager.

If you are a skilled construction professional looking for a new, challenging, and high-profile career move, then this may be the opportunity for you.

In this role you will assist in managing fit out contracts on-site, liaising with the Project Manager, Site Manager, Contracts Manager, Client, sub-contractors and other trades, co-ordinating all aspects of the works so that the project is completed in line with the Projects specification, within budget and on time. You will have or willing to learn a commercial understanding of the lifecycle of the project, advising to the Project QS any change of scope including both client and subcontractor changes.

You will represent the company in a professional manner in all dealings.

The components of the role are set out below:

• Overseeing the activities of the project’s appointed subcontractors from Contract award through to practical completion
• Management of all permits, licences, authorisation necessary for the construction works.
• Providing the Contracts Manager with support to include the reporting of progress and support for any claims for extension of time and or costs
• Understanding and maintaining the budget and ensuring the project is completed within stipulated budget and on time.
• To perform all duties with a strong emphasis on health, safety, quality and environmental compliance.
• Promote safe working practises throughout the performance of the works, with particular emphasis on promoting safe working practises amongst the various contractors.
• Manage the interfaces between contractors and provide innovative solutions to schedule conflicts to minimise project delay and cost
• Work closely with the Project Manager and Contracts Manager to plan the project effectively, by ensuring that the project requirements, specification, design drawings, health and safety proposals are all read, understood, and agreed, and that a project programme is in place.
• Set up an emergency plan and general site facilities for the project, ensuring that these are in line with CDM regulations including providing first aid facilities, ensuring there is a first aid area (kept clear), first aid stocks/facilities are kept clear.
• Form and maintain the storage facilities and manage stock planning so that stock, materials, plant and tools are organised to meet the timescales for the project.
• Formulate a material schedule for the project, including take off from issued drawings and specifications, and produce requisitions as far ahead of programme periods as possible to enable best prices to be obtained by the Purchasing Department.
• Produce a labour schedule in conjunction with line manager and project surveyor to ensure sub-contractors packages are placed in time to meet the programme. Maintain the schedule and track progress, keeping records on file and copying weekly records to line manager/ office.
• To manage contracts on-site, liaising with the Contracts Manager, client, sub-contractors, and other trades, co-ordinating all aspects of the works so that the building project is completed in line with the requirements, within budget and on time.
• Ensure safety to public, site visitors and staff on site at all times, ensuring that preventative measures are taken, including personal protection, following safety instructions and following all aspects of the health and safety proposal for the site.
• Maintain security of completed works, perimeter barriers, stored materials, and plant, at all times during the project Ongoing Management
• Supervise and manage all site-based operatives, overseeing all aspects of their work, to include; carrying out safety inductions; toolbox talks; controlling quality of work; ensuring method statement and order fulfilment; cleanliness & tidiness; the use of plant and tools, waste reduction; upkeep of plant and facilities; use of personal protection…