Project Manager - Dorset

Recruiter
Matchtech
Location
Dorset
Salary
Competitive
Posted
24 Sep 2024
Closes
22 Oct 2024
Job Title
Project Manager
Category
Public Sector
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Overview

Important: All applicants must be able to obtain Security Clearance minimum 5 years UK residency Due to the level of security clearance required, all applicants must be eligible to obtain UKEYES ONLY clearance, and therefore be a Sole UK National.

Working: Possible Flexible and some remote working potentials. May be required to travel internationally

Want to work for a company who have been supporting the nuclear industry since its first major expansion in the 1960s?


Join a reputable business who, have a number of awards, most recently been named as an Award winner (Gold Award) in MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme!

Join a business who provides customers with solutions that give complete, long–term protection and control of safety critical systems.


A trusted and reputable company; who's solutions have been integrated in nearly all of the UK's nuclear sites.

Role Purpose

To plan and manage projects which allow the business to deliver its strategic objective. The Project Manager is the person assigned by the business to lead the team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Execution of projects throughout project life cycle in accordance with defined time, budget, and quality objectives
  • Create and maintain Project Management Plans, ensuring timely, responsive completion of deliverables
  • Create and maintain project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
  • Identify stakeholders and create project Communications Plans
  • Develop appropriate strategies for effectively engaging stakeholders in project decision and execution
  • Contingency planning and execution
  • Manage and control costs as per the project budget
  • Manage project scope and perform integrated change control
  • Facilitate communications between key internal department resources (i.e. Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing)
  • Acquire, develop, and manage project team resources
  • Mediate problems/issues encountered by project team members
  • Manage external–facing customer relationships
  • Support Procurement to establish and maintain key supplier relationships
  • Conduct risk management planning, identification, analysis, and response planning
  • Ensure project records are maintained and made available in accordance with project management processes and company policies
  • Delivering projects in line with Ultra contract and quality requirements
  • Ownership of tactical/operational plans for the projects assigned. Ensuring robust control of project costs, margin, completion estimates, revenue and if required reporting Earned Value
  • Presenting Project/Programme Status Reports and Project Finance Reports to the Head of Programmes
  • Ability to recommend strategies that will impact mid to long term business achievements through program opportunities
  • Provision of support on bid work where necessary
  • High degree of responsibility for resources, the ability to influence business decisions and will contribute to operating plans in support of the function
  • Provide mentoring to others in the organisation

Experience needed:

  • Holds Project Management qualification (PMI, APM or global equivalent)
  • Education to Degree Level, or equivalent relevant qualifications/skills/experience
  • An action–oriented person who drives results with strong customer focus
  • Strong communicator with excellent leadership skills
  • Experience or qualifications in Continuous Improvement methodologies

Desirable:

  • Experience in the Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous
  • Experience in a safety regulated environment would be advantageous
  • Focusses on the generation of specific outputs and outcomes required by the organisation, as part of a project
  • Provides the project team with leadership, planning, and coordination through communications
  • Provides written communications (e.g. documented plans and scheduled) and communicates in real time with the project team using meetings and verbal or non–verbal cues
  • Leads the project planning activities
  • Directs the creation, approval, and ongoing change control of the project plan
  • Progressively elaborates high–level information into detailed plans throughout the project life cycle
  • Manages the project team to meet the project objectives
  • Guides and evaluates the performance of the project team
  • Mediates problems/issues encountered by project team members
  • Ensures that project members understand what is expected of them and what they should expect from one another
  • Identifies, addresses, and resolves differences between individuals and/or interest groups

For full information, please get in touch

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