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Associate Project Manager

Aberdeen
5 months ago
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About The Role
Currie & Brown is one of the leading International physical asset management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients worldwide with our expertise and experience in multiple sectors and services. We are differentiated by our people, innovation and reputation with a genuine global office network.
Our people, from the first-day apprentice to senior management make our business what it is today. Everybody in the Currie & Brown family, no matter how experienced they are, plays their own unique part in our success and have fun along the way.
The role – what is it we would like you to do? 
Currie & Brown is currently looking for an an associate project manager based in Aberdeen/NE Scotland to lead a number of significant education projects and support our continued success and growth.  We are seeking an ambitious individual who will lead our service offer in NE Scotland and support the development of a satellite office in the region.
The successful candidate will generate a high standard of service delivery as part of our teams, achieving successful outcomes for our clients, capturing and sharing knowledge across projects, enhancing our culture of innovation and reinforcing our reputation as a preferred service provider.
Responsibilities for the successful candidate will include:
Performing full project management services for a range of public and private sector clients
Managing the delivery of projects on programme, within budget and to the requisite quality standards
Managing and directing teams of design and specialist consultants, closely monitoring performance and proactively addressing any issues
 Monitoring project costs
Developing and improving the performance of the teams they are working with
Implementing and monitoring relevant project control and administration systems in accordance with the Currie & Brown business management system (especially national quality standards for the services provided)
Undertaking primary responsibility for compliance with the company’s health and safety policy and other appropriate corporate policies
Managing the administration of the team, ensuring that facilities and working practices follow national guidelines and are appropriate for all staff
Delivering the services as set out by the service division and terms of commission appointmentRequirements:

Track record of successfully delivering projects and meeting the client’s expectations and requirements.
Experience of education and Hub project processes preferable.
A technical qualification in project management or another technical profession
Preferably professionally qualified, or working towards to MRICS, APM, RIBA, CIOB, etc with evidence of managerial training
Minimum 5 years industry experience, in a project management role
Experience of supporting public and private sector clients essential, across a range of project types, including healthcare, education/schools , residential, industrial is desirable.
Good technical writing, client-facing and communication skills (both internal and external)
Well-organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, well-disciplined and commercially astute
A team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful and flexible

About The Company
Why choose Currie & Brown?
Unlike some businesses, we prioritise for the long term and honour our commitments. We are compassionate and inclusive in the way we approach our work, and always look to invest in our people’s futures. Be it a desire to work internationally, a drive to progress, or even a curiosity to operate in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage – providing advice, support and the structure to achieve. That is why so many of us have established and built successful careers here for so long.
We don’t offer just a job we offer a career with clear structured route to progression, and a track record of making international mobility happen with international moves encouraged on a permanent or secondment basis.
We are an international industry leader – Working for us provides the chance to work for a leading brand with a focus on excellence, being digitally-led in our approach, we present the chance to work on some of the world’s most prestigious projects and for some of the world’s top clients.
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work everyday and that is why we firmly believe equality, diversity and inclusion should be fundamental in creating a successful work force.   
We offer comprehensive benefits packages in all our global regions which have been specifically tailored to offer additional rewards to our employees from entry level to senior executives

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