Assistant Project Manager

Assisting and supporting the Project Manager in their daily duties.  Ensuring that relevant management information is captured and analyzed.  Assigning tasks.  Working with the team to remove blockers.  Control schedule.  Track, analyze and communicate project risks and opportunities.  Helping the Contract Manager with the development of operating procedures.   Resolving any financial queries that are raised, including timely communication if extra budget is needed.   Overseeing procurement and communicating to procurement manager any issues arising.   Involved in coordinating projects from inception to completion.   Developing training and briefing material for staff.  Keeping in close contact with key project members and decision makers.  Track and report project progress.  Update documentation.  Directing Quality Assurance.   Coordinate blueprint distribution and return after bid.  Coordinate blueprint distribution for contract documents.

QUALIFICATIONS  Knowledge of word processing with a minimum of 50 wpm speed.   At least one year administrative experience, mature in attitude, reliable, pleasant, willing to be a team player.  One-year certificate from a college or technical school.  Three – six months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.  Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instruction, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.  Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.  Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.  Ability to apply common sense and understanding to carry out instructions.

PHYSCIAL DEMANDS AND ABILITIES  Accommodation may be made for some of these physical demands for otherwise qualified individuals who require and request such accommodation.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function(s).  Regularly spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers  Regularly move from sitting to standing positions effortlessly  Regularly spend long hours in intense concentration reviewing and entering data information into a computer