Associate Project Manager

About the role

KBR is hiring an Associate Project Manager in Plymouth. The Associate Project Manager works alongside and assists the Project Manager in planning, executing and closing projects, coordinating project activities, monitoring progress and keeping the project on track. The role supports the project team with internal process compliance, including progress and status reporting of functional and business requirements, and requires close liaison with clients.

Key responsibilities

• Familiarise yourself with the programme and its contractual and scope-of-works responsibilities.
• Integrate with resources, teams and stakeholders, understanding their responsibilities, requirements and scope delivery ownerships.
• Process and expedite documents in SharePoint.
• Assist with weekly and monthly dashboard reports and metrics.
• Document actions and produce Minutes of Meetings.
• Inform the project team on performance, issues and risks.
• Produce Resource Induction Packs and manage and track inductions held and required, improving induction documents and processes.
• Own and track security requirements and ensure compliance with commission management processes such as document control, threat and opportunity registers, SharePoint structures and access, action logs and schedules, and accurate resource trackers.
• Handle ad-hoc tasks from the Programme Lead and PMO Lead to meet tight deadlines.
• Maintain a register of Zero Harm Shares, Safety Shares and Wellbeing Shares.
• Support governance and maturity assessments, executive board assurance reports and wider programme and project reporting.

Required profile

• Experience in project coordination or related roles.
• Confident, proactive and able to take initiative.
• Strong interpersonal skills and effective communication with clients and stakeholders.
• Strong time management and ability to prioritise tasks.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work under pressure.
• SC clearance; UK residency and nationality restrictions apply because of the secure nature of the project.
• Membership of a relevant professional body, or actively working towards it.

Work arrangement

• Location: Warrington, with hybrid working combining office and remote work.