Senior Project Manager
| Posting date: | 21 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 June 2024 |
| Location: | Barnstaple, Devon |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 0508 |
Summary
Senior Project Manager
Barnstaple – (with a mix of office and home-based working)
We are SEA.
Engineered to protect. We protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.
Join us.
A Senior Project Manager typically leads and manages SEA's projects of highest risk and complexity throughout the entire project lifecycle including bids and post project support. A Senior Project Manager is able to derive wide value by managing collections of related projects with a programmatic view when required. A Senior Project Manager shall be a skilled influencer, able to develop business and maintain excellent customer relationships. They shall consistently deliver promised business results.
What we offer
Your work, your contribution, deserves to be recognised and rewarded. Have a look at the benefits we offer:
Work life balance:
• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservist in the armed forces receive special paid leave
Family & wellbeing:
• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal - online and instore discounts, travel savings etc
• Canada Life GP and financial advice
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning
Facilities & resources:
• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision
• Free onsite parking
What you’ll be doing
• Manage bids, programmes, projects, tasks and work packages taking responsibility for the outcomes, budget, quality and timescales.
• Act as the customer, subcontractor and internal point of contact
• Provide effective and wide-ranging leadership in the project and beyond, engender
team spirit, develop teams and focus effort on delivery on common goals
• Leverage a deep understanding of SEA's business and technology to add value in
how projects are delivered through effective planning, risk and opportunity management and issue handling
• Achieve budgeted performance of on projects, monitor progress against targets,
providing detailed forecast updates, initiate actions to maintain or exceed budgeted
revenue, gross margin and cash performance and effectively manage all associated
risks and opportunities
• Drive continual improvement within projects and work packages, gathering lessons and reducing waste.
• Commit to personal continued professional and competence development of others.
The skills you need
• Formal qualifications with the APM (to PMQ), professional registration or actively working towards similar level qualifications.
• Excellent communication skills (English) both written and verbal and ability to effectively interface across multiple stakeholders
• Achievement against business budgets and forecasts
• On time delivery, to required quality and within budget consistently employing effective risk control and opportunity exploitation
• Operate in accordance with company processes and guidelines.
• Proactively champion and lead the way in continual improvement.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
Join us and be part of something smaller - with 300 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.
If you would like to know more, please give our Talent Acquisition Business Partner Kelly a call on 01373 852083.
SEA0508N
Barnstaple – (with a mix of office and home-based working)
We are SEA.
Engineered to protect. We protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.
Join us.
A Senior Project Manager typically leads and manages SEA's projects of highest risk and complexity throughout the entire project lifecycle including bids and post project support. A Senior Project Manager is able to derive wide value by managing collections of related projects with a programmatic view when required. A Senior Project Manager shall be a skilled influencer, able to develop business and maintain excellent customer relationships. They shall consistently deliver promised business results.
What we offer
Your work, your contribution, deserves to be recognised and rewarded. Have a look at the benefits we offer:
Work life balance:
• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservist in the armed forces receive special paid leave
Family & wellbeing:
• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal - online and instore discounts, travel savings etc
• Canada Life GP and financial advice
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning
Facilities & resources:
• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision
• Free onsite parking
What you’ll be doing
• Manage bids, programmes, projects, tasks and work packages taking responsibility for the outcomes, budget, quality and timescales.
• Act as the customer, subcontractor and internal point of contact
• Provide effective and wide-ranging leadership in the project and beyond, engender
team spirit, develop teams and focus effort on delivery on common goals
• Leverage a deep understanding of SEA's business and technology to add value in
how projects are delivered through effective planning, risk and opportunity management and issue handling
• Achieve budgeted performance of on projects, monitor progress against targets,
providing detailed forecast updates, initiate actions to maintain or exceed budgeted
revenue, gross margin and cash performance and effectively manage all associated
risks and opportunities
• Drive continual improvement within projects and work packages, gathering lessons and reducing waste.
• Commit to personal continued professional and competence development of others.
The skills you need
• Formal qualifications with the APM (to PMQ), professional registration or actively working towards similar level qualifications.
• Excellent communication skills (English) both written and verbal and ability to effectively interface across multiple stakeholders
• Achievement against business budgets and forecasts
• On time delivery, to required quality and within budget consistently employing effective risk control and opportunity exploitation
• Operate in accordance with company processes and guidelines.
• Proactively champion and lead the way in continual improvement.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
Join us and be part of something smaller - with 300 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.
If you would like to know more, please give our Talent Acquisition Business Partner Kelly a call on 01373 852083.
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