Trainee Project Manager

A new vacancy has arisen within the Skyline Division for the position of Trainee Project Manager to service the Southern region. This ideal candidate will be based in the Stratford (London) but applications outside of this area will be considered.

The role is field based and brings with it the responsibility of protecting the business by managing and documenting site activity, both pre-delivery and post-delivery.

We are looking for candidates who are looking for a new an exciting career in the KBB industry, we are looking for great personality, a can-do attitude and drive to learn. Applications from various industries will be considered such as, Projects, Construction, Building, Customer Service, office support/ coordinator.

Key responsibilities will include (once trained):

· Ensuring excellent service to sensitive customers by establishing and maintaining clear lines of communication.

· Attending site set ups and progress meetings for allocated Skyline projects.

· Scheduling plots for delivery via site plot schedules on the Extranet or by submitting call-off forms to the Sales Office, in line with customer programmes and lead-times.

· Carrying out the check measure of plots 3 weeks before delivery for standard product and 5 weeks before delivery for non-standard product (e.g. Paint to Order), reporting and documenting any findings directly to the customer via IMS documentation.

· Submitting approved marked up revisions to the Design Office via an amendment form.

· Carrying out the readiness inspection of plots 2 weeks before delivery for standard product and 4 weeks before delivery for non-standard product, to ensure that when materials arrive on site they can be fitted without delay.

· Inspecting the delivery and offload route a week prior to delivery, reporting back any issues to the National Project Manager.

· Carrying out week of delivery checks on plots to ensure that they have progressed to a level which enables materials to be fitted, reporting all findings via IMS and circulating accordingly with photographic evidence where required.

· Rescheduling delivery dates in the system, where necessary, and then confirming these movements with the customer via e-mail.

· Maintaining a site activity folder throughout the life of allocated projects.

· Working closely with Contracts Managers and fit teams to ensure that the delivery to completion of materials is kept to the shortest time scale possible.

· Integrating procedures with customer systems, such as 4 Projects, CADWEB, Conject and Fieldview.

· Reporting and documenting findings both internally and externally.

· Completing the stage and final stage sign offs for materials on site.

In order to be successful in this role you must have:

· Experience of scheduling and managing plots, including check measures and readiness inspections. (Training will be given)

· High levels of customer service.

· Good time management.

· An awareness of lead-times and weekly production deadlines.

You will be:

· Able to work effectively to achieve departmental KPI targets.

· Able to communicate confidently with people at all levels to develop existing relationships with Architects, Specifiers, Site/Project Managers, Buyers, Senior Managers and Directors.

· Able to work under pressure.

· Self-motivated and able to maintain deadlines.

· Willing to work as part of a dynamic team.

Salary £36,000

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