Senior Project Manager

This contract with our Defence client is for a Senior Project Manager for 18 Months in Aldermaston, Mostly on site – 1 day per fortnight remote depending on business needs. No travel. Candidate needs to be prepared to be in the office 4 days a week when business requires it.  

This role is for an experienced Infrastructure Senior Project Manager who will not be delivering the Projects. They will use their expertise to review other projects, to assure and provide feedback/suggestions.  

Core Day to Day Duties:  

Assuring and Reviewing Projects NOT delivering or Managing projects themselves.  

Majority of Projects are in the infrastructure space.  

Key Accountabilities:  

- Deliver assigned projects in accordance with requirements, operational constraints, time, cost and quality.  

- Lead, coach and develop a team of leaders and influence others at specialism or functional level to create and deliver operational plans.  

- Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.  

Key Responsibilities:  

- Manage projects with focus on Governance (compliance and reporting).  

- Management of project resources (people, money).  

- Lead the planning of the task/project or function.  

- Manage work as defined in the Work Authorisation Document (WAD).  

- Lead, support and initiate change against the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB).  

- Lead, initiate and perform risk and opportunity identification and subsequent actions.

Top essential evaluation criteria:  

1. 5+ Years Project Manager experience  

2. Infrastructure Project Experience  

3. Experience reviewing/providing assurance on Projects.  

Essential  

• 5+ Years of Senior Project Manager experience  

• Experience delivering Complex Infrastructure Projects in complex environments.  

• Experience reviewing projects managed by others.  

• Infrastructure experience.  

There are a lot of new build projects, construction and re-kit projects being undertaken.  

• Has led a team.  

• Stakeholder Management skills  

• Able to lead reviews.  

Desirable  

• Project Manager qualifications/Membership of Professional bodies  

Experience is more important than qualifications.  

• Nuclear/highly regulated environment background would be beneficial.  

Red Flags  

• Not an IT Project Manager  

• Not someone who has only done Project Management but never reviewed other projects before.