Assistant Project Manager - Real Estate

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We’re the UK’s largest ports operator with a network of 21 ports around Britain. We handle around one quarter of the UK’s seaborne trade and contribute £7.5 billion to our economy every year.

It’s a story we’re proud of but it doesn’t end there. We’re transforming our business and embracing the future.

We offer a vast range of roles spanning the UK, all rooted in a culture that welcomes diversity, fosters talent, encourages internal movement and progression, and places safety as our number one priority.

Role: Assistant Project Manager

Location: Humber - National role with Hybrid Working

Why should you work for ABP DevCO?

• Work within an exciting, innovative, growing business.
• Have the chance to make a difference in a business critical to UK trade.
• You can thrive in an inclusive environment where every individual can be themselves and feel respected
• Receive competitive salary and benefits package
• Get support for training, personal development and further education
• Benefit from support and engagement through dedicated management and leadership

Whilst ABP is the UK’s largest port operator operating 21 Ports around the country and support 119,000 jobs, handling over £150Bn in trade and contributing £7.5Bn to the British economy, we’re also one of the largest landowners and currently have around 224 acres of unused land within our portfolio. In order to best utilise this our DevCo team look to develop our unused land for a wide variety of uses which can include long term lease, redevelopment or sale.

Due to our expanding pipeline of business we’re looking to add an Assistant Project Manager to give us continued capacity and increase the contribution the team makes to the business. You should come from a development background and have experience primarily at the pre-construction phase of projects ideally within the commercial or industrial sectors, with some appreciation of residential. The role will work on multiple projects at the front end and will focus on feasibility, costings, scope of works and finding creative solutions to utilise our landbank. Someone with experience in both the consultancy and contracting side is ideal, with some client exposure but weighting towards either is very much of interest.

Working as part of a small team you’ll have a high level of autonomy, be given the remit to work in a highly creative way without the "paint by numbers" approach that you may have found in your career to date. Strong experience of MsProjects and Excel is expected, and you should be comfortable with tracking progress including providing updates to internal and external partners.

Key Requirements:

• Some experience in a construction project management (either as a consultant or client side)
• Good working knowledge of the Microsoft Excel and Project software.
• Full Driving Licence
• Commercially minded and technically creative when considering options for value realisation.

As the development teams are responsible for dealing with all of our ports we offer a high element of flexibility in the location for this role. Whilst we have hybrid working arrangements in place, you’ll ideally be based near one of our 21 ports - but there is a requirement for regular travel as required by individual projects and sites.

The role comes with a competitive salary, contributory pension from day one (Starting at 8% with 2% company match up to 18%), private healthcare, access to our Employee Assistance Program, 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and increasing with service), wide range of discounts/cash back with high street and online retailers. We offer an inclusive work environment with a very training strong academy which offers ongoing opportunities to develop your skills.

Additional Information:

When joining ABP you will find an environment that is both welcoming and challenging. We reward our employees well and offer a generous remuneration package, employer pension, private health insurance and a range of other benefits.

Please note that ABP undertake random screening for substance abuse and operate a zero-tolerance policy. A medical will be required before starting this position also.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their background, which helps us to provide a diverse and inclusive working environment.