Assistant Project Manager

Department: Operations Management/Site Operations Management

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Southampton

Reporting To: Dean Heaphy

Description

What You’ll Be Doing

• Assist in developing project plans, schedules, and resource allocation.
• Support day-to-day coordination of site and engineering activities.
• Monitor project progress and highlight potential delays or risks.
• Assist in ensuring projects meet technical, safety, and quality requirements.
• Assist in tracking project budgets, costs, and forecasts.
• Drive productivity, maintain standards and champion continuous improvement.
• Help identify and report commercial or financial risks.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and records.

• Support the identification, assessment, and mitigation of project risks.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory, and client standards.
• Support quality assurance, inspections, and commissioning activities.
• Assist in monitoring Health, Safety, and Environmental compliance on site.

• High degree of client and subcontractor engagement.
• Maintain communication with internal teams regarding project progress.
• Help prepare project reports, presentations, and progress updates.

• Assist in coordinating site engineers, designers, and subcontractors.
• Support collaboration, accountability, and effective communication across the project team.
• Aid in the development and training of junior staff as required.

• Project Manager / Contracts Manager.
• Site Engineers / Site Managers.
• Operations & Engineering Teams.
• Commercial / Contracts Teams.
• Quality & HSE Teams External Interfaces.
• Clients / End Users.
• Subcontractors / Suppliers.
• Consultants / Technical Advisors.
• Regulators / Authorities.

• Uphold and promote the Company’s Core Values – Care, Trust, Respect and Sustainability.

What We’re Looking For

• Degree, HND, HNC, or equivalent in Construction, Project Management and Civil Engineering,
• Experience of working in High-Risk environments.
• Knowledge of UK engineering, construction, and regulatory standards.
• Experience supporting engineering or construction projects, ideally in Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Energy, Water or Utilities.
• Experience assisting with project scheduling, reporting, and documentation.
• Experience in coordinating teams or liaising with site staff.
• Awareness of Health, Safety, and Environmental regulations in high-risk environments.

• Experience of working in a Refinery or safety critical environments.
• Familiarity with project management software (e.g., MS Project, Primavera, or similar).
• Experience supporting multi-site projects or complex project logistics.
• Professional body membership (ICE, CIOB RICS etc)

Why Join Trant?

• Competitive salary.
• Company car or car allowance (some levels.)
• Mentored support within our ‘Career Development Association’, to work towards chartership.
• 24 days holiday (increasing with service) + 8 bank holidays.
• Options to buy additional holiday via salary sacrifice.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Flexible working based on a ‘core hours’ system.
• 1 x Professional Membership paid annually.
• Hybrid working.
• Employee assistance program.
• Free onsite parking.
• Bike to Work scheme.
• Discretionary annual bonus.