Assistant Project Manager

An exciting Assistant Project Manager job in Vancouver, British Columbia, is available with a specialist project delivery and project management consultancy.

This is a superb opportunity for an ambitious Assistant Project Manager, Project Coordinator or Junior Project Manager to develop quickly by working closely with a highly experienced Senior Project Manager on major civil engineering and infrastructure projects.

Project Details

This Assistant Project Manager role is based in Vancouver and will support the delivery of major infrastructure and civil engineering projects across British Columbia.

The successful Assistant Project Manager will gain exposure to large and complex projects that may include roads, bridges, tunnels, transit, rail, highways and wider transportation infrastructure. This is a particularly attractive opportunity for someone who wants to move beyond basic coordination duties and develop into a more client-facing project management role.

Working within a project delivery and project management environment, the Assistant Project Manager will support a Senior Project Manager with client deliverables, reporting, meeting preparation, project controls, action planning, project documentation and proposal preparation.

This Vancouver based Assistant Project Manager job will suit candidates looking to progress their job career within infrastructure project management in British Columbia and construction consultancy jobs in Canada.

Responsibilities and Duties

The Assistant Project Manager will work as part of a professional consultancy team delivering project management services to infrastructure clients. The role will provide close mentoring from a senior and experienced Project Manager, giving the successful candidate the chance to learn how major infrastructure projects are managed from both a technical and client-facing perspective.

Key duties and responsibilities will include:

• Support the Senior Project Manager in the day-to-day delivery of major civil engineering and infrastructure projects
• Assist with the preparation and management of project deliverables for clients
• Help prepare client reports, briefing notes, project updates, progress summaries and presentation materials
• Attend client, consultant, contractor and internal project meetings
• Take clear meeting notes and convert key points into action plans, trackers and follow-up documentation
• Liaise with project team members to monitor actions, deadlines and project deliverables
• Assist with preparing and presenting project information to clients and senior stakeholders
• Support project planning, scheduling, estimating and project controls activities
• Review project documentation, drawings, schedules, specifications and contractor submissions
• Help identify project risks, issues, delays and coordination challenges
• Support the preparation of project status reports, programme updates and commercial information
• Work with the Senior Project Manager to develop proposals, fee submissions and client presentations
• Build capability to contribute to business development and future work-winning activity
• Coordinate information between engineers, consultants, contractors, client representatives and internal team members
• Maintain accurate project records, action logs, meeting documentation and project correspondence
• Support procurement, change management and contract administration tasks where required
• Contribute to the successful delivery of major infrastructure projects from a project management consultancy perspective

Desired Skills and Experience

This Assistant Project Manager job in Vancouver is aimed at an ambitious early-career professional seeking to progress quickly within a project management consultancy. It may suit someone currently working as a Project Coordinator, Project Engineer, Assistant Project Manager or Junior Project Manager on civil engineering, transportation or infrastructure projects.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

• Experience working in construction, civil engineering, infrastructure or transportation project environments
• Previous experience as an Assistant Project Manager, Project Coordinator, Project Engineer or Junior Project Manager or similar
• Strong interest in developing a long-term career in project management consultancy
• Good understanding of construction project delivery and infrastructure project lifecycles
• Ability to understand construction drawings, specifications, schedules and technical project information
• Strong organisation, coordination and follow-up skills
• Confidence communicating with clients, consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary project teams
• Good written communication skills and ability to help prepare client-facing reports
• Willingness to attend meetings, take accurate notes and prepare action plans
• Interest in developing presentation skills and becoming more confident in client-facing situations
• Ability to support project controls, planning, estimating, reporting and risk management activities
• Analytical approach with good attention to detail
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a busy project environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Primavera P6 or similar planning software would be advantageous
• Exposure to estimating, scheduling or project controls software would also be useful, but is not essential

Career Development

This Assistant Project Manager role offers a genuine opportunity to fast-track a project management career within the Vancouver infrastructure market.

The successful candidate will work closely with a senior and experienced Project Manager and will be given increasing responsibility across client delivery, project reporting, meeting management, proposal preparation and project controls.

This role is particularly well-suited to an ambitious Assistant Project Manager or Project Coordinator who wants to gain the experience needed to progress into a fully fledged Project Manager role. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop confidence in client communication, commercial awareness, project delivery, reporting and presenting professional advice.

Longer-term progression may include development into roles such as Project Manager, Infrastructure Project Manager, Project Controls Consultant, Construction Project Manager or Project Delivery Consultant

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• BEng in Civil Engineering (or similar) is highly desirable
• A degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline is desirable
• Evidence of an interest in becoming a Chartered Engineer would be advantageous
• Candidates who have started the process towards professional registration or chartership will be prioritised and Engineer-in-Training status or progress towards P.Eng would be advantageous
• Strong practical experience in civil engineering, infrastructure or construction project delivery will also be considered

Employing Company Overview and Profile

Maxim Recruitment is working with a respected project delivery and project management consultancy to recruit an Assistant Project Manager in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The employer provides professional project management, project delivery, engineering advisory and project controls services on major civil engineering and infrastructure projects. Their work includes large-scale transportation and infrastructure schemes such as highways, bridges, tunnels, rail, transit and related public infrastructure.

This consultancy offers an excellent environment for an ambitious Assistant Project Manager to learn directly from senior project professionals, gain client-facing experience and develop the skills needed to progress quickly within project management consultancy.

A full client overview will be given to shortlisted candidates.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

• Salary: C$115,000 per annum
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Assistant Project Manager role based in Vancouver, British Columbia
• Long-term career prospects within infrastructure project delivery consultancy