Trainee Project Manager

Role: Trainee Project Manager

Location: Leeds

Salary: £25k per annum

Holidays 25 days holidays plus stats

Car or car allowance (£4.5k per annum)

Pension

Life assurance

Paid training and progression

KEY PURPOSE

The Trainee Building Fabric Manager will assist Contract Managers to oversee and manage planned & reactive maintenance works within a designated geographical area for multiple clients. The post holder will be responsible for assisting senior staff to manage work in progress from quotation through to completion. You will help to ensure that all works are completed on time, in budget and to the required standard, as well as assisting with basic line management duties. The key purpose of the role will be to undertake on-the-job learning, shadowing Contract Managers to eventually become fully competent and independent within the role of contract management.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Assist in planning and communicating weekly labour schedules.

Assist in managing engineer holidays and sickness to ensure adequate cover at all times.

After a training period, prepare remedial quotations/estimates for clients within agreed contractual timescales. Provide clients with detailed quotations, photos and second price options for reactive maintenance issues.

Shadow Contract Managers on client briefings and assist in the preparation of Project work-books, RAMs and Site Specific Method Statements.

In conjunction with the Contracts Manager, monitor job costs against client's budgets.

Ensure all variations on quoted jobs are approved and uplifted by client surveyors/ Area Building Managers.

In conjunction with the Contracts Manager assist to compile, submit and negotiate agreement of final accounts.

Help resolve any client-related issues or disputes.

Carry out regular Quality Audits on reactive/maintenance jobs.

Assist monitoring practices and routines to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and regulations, including the company's H&S Policy, to minimise the likelihood of accidents.

Ensure training needs are identified.

Carry out other duties consistent with the job-holder's knowledge and skills which are necessary for the satisfactory completion of contracts or business goals.

COMPETENCIES

Persons who are interested in applying should have a construction related HNC or a Degree, or be currently working towards, or possess a willingness to undertake an external Level 4 qualification/apprenticeship course in the future - essential

At least 2 years relevant trade skills in a fabric, mechanical or electrical discipline - desirable

GCSE Maths & English (Grade C/Level 4) - essential

CORE QUALITIES AND ATTRIBUTES

Understanding of the principles of reactive maintenance work - desirable

Strong numerical and IT skills (to be a least Stage 1 competent in Microsoft Excel) -essential

Excellent verbal and written English -essential

Independence and Commitment - essential

Team working skills - essential