Assistant Project Manager - Maritime

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About Royal HaskoningDHV:

Royal HaskoningDHV has been connecting people for 140 years. Together, through our expertise and passion, we have helped contribute to a better society and improved people's lives with work underpinned by our sustainable values and goals. We are an independent international engineering and project management consultancy leading the way in sustainable development and innovation.

Royal HaskoningDHV is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences. We recognise that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve.
About our Maritime business:

Our Maritime team are at the forefront of innovative maritime planning, design, and development. We are multi-disciplinary experts that work on international projects to create successful ports and maritime infrastructure worldwide. We have provided expert commercial, technical and operational advice and created master plans across the five continents for a wide range of port projects.

We are one of the largest and most experienced teams of port planning professionals globally and we are world leaders in the production of port feasibility studies and master plans. From our Maritime offices in Exeter, Newcastle, Liverpool, London, and Brighton, we lead all the company's shipyard projects collaborating with colleagues globally!
Job Role:

We are seeking an early career project manager, who is enthusiastic, optimistic, conscientious and talented person with excellent communication skills and technical ability in relation to project management in the engineering consultancy sector.

In this early career role you will assist with the delivery of engineering projects by managing time, money and contractual elements of projects and ensuring successful completion.

Your role will involve working with our senior project managers and technical specialists in our Maritime UK Advisory Group to help ensure that projects are managed appropriately in relation to scope, budget and programme. This will involve working across multi-disciplinary teams within Royal HaskoningDHV and also with subcontractors and clients.
This role might be right for you if you have:

• Experience in project management in the engineering, construction or water industry sectors
• An appreciation of engineering consultancy projects
• Robust financial management skills
• Experience in using MS Project or equivalent
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organisational, analytical and time management skills
• Great interpersonal skills
• Experience in managing whole or part of engineering consultancy projects would be an advantage
• Experience in managing small projects or contracts would be an advantage
• Formal training in project management or qualifications would be an advantage

And if you are:

• Dependable, pro-active and self-motivated
• Flexible and adaptive / innovative

What we can offer you:

Ambitious. Exciting. Lively. Collaborative. Dynamic. That's how our colleagues describe our company. Want to contribute to Enhancing Society with your expertise? Be part of an open network where you're connected with the brightest and smartest people and technologies? Join us!

You can look forward to growing your career in a dynamic workplace with development opportunities and support on your career path. We have flexible working models including part time contracts to ensure a balance of family and working life.

We welcome applications from candidates who feel they may not match all our job description as we could utilise our training opportunities. Also, if you are seeking flexible arrangements many of our colleagues work flexibly. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want but we will do our best to accommodate.

Location: Newcastle