Assistant Project Manager
BCA
9 hours ago
Posted date9 hours ago
N/A
Minimum levelN/A
General ManagementJob category
General ManagementSalary: Competitive + Benefits!
Location: Hybrid working, home & UK travel, as & when required
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 40 hours
Job Status: Permanent
Join the UK's largest B2B used vehicle service
At BCA, we're altogether, more. More than just a normal vehicle remarketing company. More than just any other place to work. We're Europe's largest vehicle remarketing company, the backbone of the UK's automotive supply chain, the best place to build the career you want.
BCA are looking for an Assistant Project Manager to join our Group IT function to help support a Project Manager. This role is ideal for someone with early project management experience or a strong technical background who is looking to take the next step in their career. Working closely with senior management, you will support the planning, coordination, and delivery of a large BCA project. With a supportive team environment and genuine opportunities for growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist Project Manager in scheduling meetings and preparing agendas/slides for OpCo / Steer Co / Weekly Team calls
- Support the planning, organisation, and coordination of construction projects from inception through to completion
- Assist with project programming, documentation, procurement, and progress monitoring
- Liaise with the business and internal teams to ensure effective communication
- Recording actions from meetings/calls and sending out
- Maintain project documentation, including plans, reports/dashboards, RAID logs and change registers.
- Update dates between DevOps and Planner
- Track project milestones and deliverables, updating dashboards and reports
- Coordinate comms across the team(s)
- Ensure compliance with standards, templates and governance
- Support the workstream leads on their deliverables - specifically around Change/Training i.e. booking rooms/resources/calls etc
Key Skills
- Experience in IT project coordination or a related role (Assistant PM, Supervisor, Trainee PM, Technical Coordinator, etc.)
- Previous experience of project management and processes
- Strong organisational and multitasking abilities
- Excellent communication skills and confidence working with clients and site teams
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Project)
- Strong attention to detail and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset
- Experience of using project planning tools such as MS Project,
- experience in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and numeracy, literacy, problem solving and organisational skills are also essential.
- Clear balance of both technical and engagement skills.
- Resilient and prepared to support an organisation going through transformational change.
- Ability to influence multiple stakeholders within technology and business functions.
- Execution focused to effectively drive business, culture, and technology change in a dynamic and complex operating environment.
- Wide experience of different cultures and working environments, i.e. UK and Europe.
- High level of personal ownership and unimpeachable business integrity.
- A clear ability to translate information into meaningful insights.
- Preferred experience in a roll that involved close cooperation between IT and the business.
Required Competencies
- Is passionate about quality.
- Is enthusiastic and quick learner.
- Must be able to manage own time successfully, prioritise effectively and meet tight deadlines.
- Has a methodical and structured approach.
- Works well on your own or within a team.
- Captures customer focus and the ability to build relationships based on the delivery of the product or project.
- Full UK driving licence - Occasional travel to site as and when required.
We've put everything in place to ensure you thrive. Competitive salaries, strong core values and an excellent benefits package that includes:
- Onsite parking
- Company Pension Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- An Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders
- Access to BCA Rewards which provides online and store discounts with a range of retailers
And so much more...
As the automotive industry changes, we're changing with it - putting our people in the front seat for the journey. We're the number one in what we do for a reason and that's because of the people we have on our teams. If you want to be a part of a business like this; unrivalled, exciting and appreciative of the work you do, join BCA.
We are proud to be Level 1 Disability Confident and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
Our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or disability.
JOB SUMMARY
Assistant Project Manager
BCA
Edinburgh
9 hours ago
N/A
Full-time
Assistant Project Manager