Assistant Project Manager - Newbury

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About the role

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution (T&D) team is seeking an Assistant Project Manager - OHL to support the delivery of our YYM project in Newbury. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated professional to play a key role in the planning, coordination, and execution of a major infrastructure project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and manage project resource mobilisation, ensuring all personnel competence, development, and training needs are identified, addressed, and RAG-reviewed to support on-site readiness.
• Develop and deliver onboarding training programmes for new project personnel and professional development initiatives for internal team members.
• Manage the Project Development Engineer and Project Coordinators, overseeing business-as-usual activities, including access reporting and the maintenance of a 200km access network and 80km of public roads.
• Oversee team budget, tracking monthly spend for identified activities and profiles, including Traffic Management, Security, Site Development, Change Management (GS6), and Water Sampling of Private Supplies and Identified Water Courses.
• Ensure consistent, standardised delivery of projects on time, to budget, and to quality standards.
• Support continuous improvement in project management processes, reporting, and setup during project initiation, planning, design, delivery, monitoring, commissioning, and handover/close-out.
• Provide general support to the project management team as required.

What you'll be doing

Governance & Reporting:

• Maintain accurate project records and digital briefcases.
• Prepare internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders.
• Collate information and complete applications in line with project requirements.
• Follow Balfour Beatty processes and procedures, providing updates for informed decision-making.

Health, Safety & Environment (HSE):

• Promote Zero Harm, monitor legislation changes, and lead safety initiatives.
• Conduct Safety & Environmental Tours, review RAMS, and accept subcontractor RAMS.
• Lead accident/incident investigations and maintain a live H&S plan.

Analytical Thinking & Decision Making:

• Resolve complex problems and negotiate effectively at all levels.
• Coordinate project activities, identify risks, and manage resources efficiently.

Resources & Development:

• Manage engineers, project coordinators, and training advisors.
• Support talent development, mentoring, and internal training.
• Develop and maintain resource allocation plans.

Procurement & Supply Chain:

• Assist in managing subcontractors and ensure contractual compliance.
• Monitor contractor progress and provide guidance as needed.

Quality & Compliance:

• Conduct audits and follow up on actions.
• Undertake site visits to ensure compliance with client and landowner requirements.

Digital & Data Management:

• Promote consistent and reliable digital data to support project delivery

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

• Able to communicate effectively both verbal and written with all levels of the
  organisation
• Good interpersonal skills that enable working relationships to be developed at
  all levels across the business and be able to negotiate and influence
• Able to undertake work in high pressure situations with a flexible attitude
• A record of a solutions-based approach to problem solving
• Experience of managing and working with numerous teams at one time.
• Organised and able to manage a busy workload.
• Manage a team, programme and budget
• Visualise the bigger picture
• Excellent communication skills and credibility with farmers, landowners and
  clients.
• Attention to detail.
• Up to date IT skills.
• Team player.
• Ability to resolves complex problems that do not have routine solutions.
• Ability to negotiate tactfully and diplomatically with people at all levels.
• Valid Driver's license.

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• E xperience of working on a variety of project types
• Proficient on O365

The role holder is likely to have one or more of the following:

• Holds or working towards a formal further education qualification in business
  or project management/construction or experience equivalent

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com