Assistant Project Manager

Why join Marshall Land Systems in this role:

This APM role can either be fulfilled as holistic support to Project Managers or having a focus such, as scheduler / planner / controller / risk manager.

Core responsibilities will be drawn from the tasks in this Job Profile and will vary between Projects, noting that these are not exhaustive.

Job Description

The key responsibilities and tasks that sit within this role

Scheduling / planning.
Supporting to Risk / Opportunity / Issue management.
Processing of inputs / outputs associated with the MRP/ERP system.
Preparation of inputs and follow-up on outputs to support Governance activities. This may include Contract Status / Project Status Reviews, Gate Reviews etc.
Administrative services, such as raising invoices, manging shipments, reporting, and communication.
Administering configuration management.
Co-ordination of project tasks across functions.
Support budgeting, reporting of actuals and variances.
Delivery of allocated work-packages to time, budget and quality.
Hybrid working offered - 3 days on site in Cambridge, UK.

Apply if you have most of the following:

Working in an Engineering / manufacturing environment.
Working in Defence or Government environment.
Working within a Project Management Office or equivalent.
Working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
An understanding of ERP/MRP systems to populate, manage general queries, seek resolutions and offer advice.
Identification and proactively shaping responses to customer issues.

TECHNICAL SKILLS/EDUCATION

Educated to least A-Level standard or equivalent vocational experience.
Project / Programme Management certification such as PRINCE2, APM.
Risk Management certification such as MoR.
MS-Project or equivalent.
Strong ICT skills, including but not limited to MS365 tools such as Word and Excel.

The benefits we will offer you include:

27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell).
Pension contributions up to 9%.
Private medical insurance.
Extensive flexible benefit program including Cycle to Work.
Life assurance at 4x basic salary.
Enhanced parental leave and pay.
Paid volunteering leave.
Access to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools.

Introduction to Marshall Land Systems

Marshall Land Systems is a Canadian-owned global company with an unrivalled pedigree of British engineering excellence. From its origins in Cambridge, UK, through more than a century of innovation, pioneering advances from the nose of Concorde to the early Hydrogen fuel cell technology that ultimately powered the moon landings, Marshall engineers now continue to innovate specialist vehicles and infrastructure for NATO forces across the world. From bomb disposal vehicles to deployed shelters, from command and control to CT scanners on the battlefield, Marshall Land Systems protects people in critical situations with the very best in engineering. It employs 600 people with major facilities the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.

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