Assistant Project Manager Derby 2024

We are looking to appoint an Assistant Project Manager to be based at our Derby office to support our Wastewater consulting team. You will liaise with the Project Managers and Technical Leads and work on our Severn Trent WINEP programme of work.

As well as offering a diverse and exciting workload, we put significant emphasis on development of innovative technical approaches and providing an enjoyable working environment in which our staff can develop their careers through our varied training and development programme.

About the team

The RPS Water Consulting business is a team of Engineers, Modellers and Data Analysts providing Asset Management and Operational Strategy development, to our Water Industry clients to support business planning and delivery.

By joining us, you won’t just be taking on exciting projects and collaborating with leading minds. You're making a meaningful impact on millions of lives the UK, leaving a legacy for generations to come.

As a valuable member of our team, you'll play a crucial role in the water industry, and work with the largest water companies in the UK, ensuring a positive and enduring influence on the communities we serve. If you're ready to contribute your skills and expertise to a dynamic and innovative environment, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.

Your responsibilities

Project Finance

• Monthly invoicing
• Project budget reviews
• Review of costs vs completion across projects
• Aged debt
• Project cost forecasting

Project Governance and Administration

• Assisting with proposal governance document requirements
• Ensuring project compliance with our integrated management system
• Completing project request forms
• Project maintenance on internal systems

Programme and Reporting

• Creating project programmes
• Maintenance and updating of project programmes throughout project delivery
• Creating and updating internal and external progress reports
• Providing up to date project information to project and programme managers.

Survey Coordination

• Liaising with survey contractors to ensure the necessary scoping documentation has been supplied on time.
• Coordinating with internal Project managers to ensure survey requests are sent on time in line with agreed programmes.
• Scheduling and Management of surveys

About you

• A recent graduate in a business/project management related degree.
• Problem solving attitude.
• Excellent use of MS365 applications, specifically Excel.
• Experience with PowerApps and PowerBI.
• Good presentation, written and verbal communication skills.

What we offer you

We will provide you with a flexible, friendly and creative environment to develop your skills and challenge yourself. Successful candidates are trained by industry-leading professionals who are committed to the personal development of their teams. We also run a comprehensive suite of training courses throughout the year which focus on softer skills and personal development, with needs identified through our annual appraisal process.

Our employees are rewarded with competitive salaries, opportunities to invest and many other benefits including: 24 days holiday + bank holidays, Option to purchase up to 5 extra days per year, Company pension scheme, Share Incentive Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Health Screening, Employee Assistance Programme, Professional Memberships, and commitment to on-going CPD.

About RPS Water

It’s an exciting time to be working for our UK Water business as workload in the water market really takes off. With a broad portfolio of long-term framework agreements in place, we are ideally placed to help our clients deliver on the challenges facing them over the coming years - whether that is reducing leakage, pollution, and flooding, or improving the environment and levels of service to their customers.

Our Water business employs around 1000 highly skilled and motivated people working on projects for all the water and sewerage companies across the UK, and most of the water-only companies. We deliver a full range of end-to-end water and wastewater services including data collection and analytics; modelling and risk analysis/optimisation; data visualisation and mapping; artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions; feasibility studies; outline and detailed design of capital solutions; and development of optimised, risk based, operational interventions.

Come and join our team and truly make a difference to the future of water!

Why RPS?

Our mission is to be the premier worldwide consulting and engineering firm, focusing on water, environment, sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy, and international development. We are currently number four in the Engineering News-Record 2023 Top 500 Design Firms List, and number one in Water for the 20th consecutive year.

We’re a connected community, working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We understand the need to work flexibly, empowering our people to create a work life balance that’s right for them. We also understand the importance of collaboration and social connection in the office environment. With agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we trust our people to find the right balance to meet client needs – this is a workplace that works for you.

RPS, A Tetra Tech company

Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With 27,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services.

As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world’s most complex problems.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Mindful that a truly inclusive organization must make appropriate use of talent on a global basis and without unnecessary barriers, we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion principles in all People processes in order to be as diverse as the communities and clients we work with, thereby securing, developing, and retaining the best available talent for the company’s future.

Our approach to Diversity and inclusion

Our people live our purpose, deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behaviours define who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that we do. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a great place to do great work.

‘Stronger Together’ is one of our five core behaviours and it is inherent in creating an inclusive workplace: ‘We are respectful, acknowledge diversity, and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. We bring out the best in one another, always assuming best intent. People who learn and grow thrive in our business, sharing in our success.’