We’re looking for an Assistant Project Manager within the Submarines business unit to join us 

Key responsibilities

• Active management of the complete construction process at site level, with particular emphasis on leading safety.
• Establish and maintain safe systems of work as part of developing SHE programme and lead weekly SHE inspections.
• Be responsible and co-operate with the Project Manager to ensure work is planned and undertaken in accordance with the Project Safety, Health and Environmental Plan.
• Manage and implement the quality process in accordance with the Project Quality Plan, with a particular emphasis on defect avoidance and zero defects at completion to ensure Nuclear Safety.
• Plan, organise, implement, review and monitor procedures with respect to Environmental impact and maintain overall responsibility for the implementation of the Project Environmental Plan.
• Be proactive in controlling project costs and provide detailed reports on variances against weekly forecasts.
• Identify risks and opportunities, both technical and commercial, and take account of these in developing a strategy for successful project delivery.
• Manage and monitor the progress of work against realistic programme milestones and advise on measures to mitigate delay as necessary.
• Be responsible for contractual matters relating to the Contract and Subcontracts, for raising the necessary correspondence, change management and for record keeping.
• Ensure that subcontractor and supplier contractual programmes are within the required timescale, are regularly updated and effectively implemented.
• Be pro-active in obtaining permanent and temporary works design information within required time-scales and ensure that the information is cascaded as necessary. Effectively manage the contractor design elements of work to the same high standards.
• Ensure that all subcontractor and supplier plans and procedures are compatible with the discharge of the client’s and Costain’s obligations and responsibilities.
• Liaise with third parties as necessary.
• Carry out any other reasonable project tasks as instructed by the Project Manager.
• About you:

• Qualifications:

• Degree level/HNC/HND qualification in a Civil Engineering and vocational training in Engineering
• SMSTS / IOSH
• Member of relevant Professional Institute

• Security:

• Current holder of Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance, or willing to obtain security clearance required for role

• Technical Experience:

• 3 to 5 years work experience within a similar role with a main contractor in built environment.
• Experience of coordinating design work and supervising subcontracts.
• Experience of NEC Form of Contract and Subcontract.
• Understanding of Engineering Principles
• Technical knowledge of construction techniques and best practices
• Computer competence (MS Word, Excel, Document control system)
• Relevant CSCS Card

• Training in Health & Safety and Environmental management
  Desirable (the ideal)

• Experience of construction on a nuclear licensed site
• Vocational Training (successful experience at engineer level)

• Right to Work & Security Checks
  Understandably given the nature of our business, everyone who is employed at Costain must undergo thorough referencing checks. We will need different information depending on the job we have offered you. For all roles, we'll carry out a criminal record check and we’ll ask to see evidence that you have the legal right to work in the UK.
  For some of our roles, you may be required to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (or SC clearance). To satisfy the requirements, you will need to have been a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and have successfully complete all stages of the vetting process.