The Project Manager key roles and responsibilities encompass project initiation through to close including delegating tasks, monitoring progress, budgeting, ensuring coordination among team members and collaboration. They provide day-to-day management of internal or client-facing projects, workstreams, and tasks. Interfacing with consultancy and operational teams to complete defined deliverables.
Hours - Full time or Part time (min 20 hrs) considered
Location - On site (BB18)/Hybrid (max 2 x days remote)
Responsibilities / Objectives
* Facilitating projects from initiation to completion, including supporting through quoting and engagement with potential clients.
* Managing projects independently or with support from more senior team members. Projects will consist of a number of deliverables and workstreams and will require client and supplier interaction.
* Delivering projects within scope, on time, and within budget.
* Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with Technical Project Leads (TPLs), the project teams, and internal/external stakeholders.
* Clear and accurate communication of project progress, risks, and issues to the TPLs and stakeholders.
* Client-facing as the main point of contact with clients representing Broughton.
Key tasks
* Support or lead internal projects involving internal stakeholders.
* Management of a project team with the potential to involve some external suppliers/clients.
* Creating and maintaining an overall project management plan (PMP) including timelines, responsibilities (RACI) matrix, and risk management plan.
* Defining project work breakdown structures and coordinating key activities between the project team.
* Coordinating and leading planning sessions for project development and execution.
* Defining project objectives and scope, identifying involvement of internal and external stakeholders.
* Control of finance budget for each project including regular reporting and addressing deviations.
* Tracking progress, reporting on project outputs, and communicating with management, clients, and other stakeholders.
* Conducting risk analysis to reduce unforeseen obstacles and costs.
* Managing decisions and changes in accordance with correct processes and industry best practices.
* Dealing with project issues promptly and professionally, escalating where necessary.
* Managing client and other stakeholder expectations to maintain productive and engaged relationships.
* Compiling and submitting project status reports to clients, management, and other stakeholders.
* Managing projects by exception in line with Broughton project management process.
* Setting up and managing project calls, providing clear agendas and promptly providing meeting minutes, actions, and timelines.
* Managing the time spent on activities to ensure that the estimated time is in line with the budget set.
* Conducting project closure including final finance summaries and appropriate lessons learnt activities.
* Engaging in continual learning to remain abreast of industry best practices, new technologies, and emerging standards.
* Any other duties as required to fulfill business goals.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
* Excellent people skills; attributes of respect, collaboration, empathy, and clarity.
* Experience in project design and planning.
* Experience of having budgetary control and effective management of deviations.
* Proactive problem solver able to pre-empt and respond to issues to resolve.
* Ability to work under pressure and make decisions to achieve project objectives.
* Good communicator in both written and verbal presentation forms.
* Client management experience focused on delivering results.
* Good organizational skills.
* Able to work within and lead a team.
Preferred
* PRINCE2 or Agile methodology qualification or experience.
* Experience working within a project environment/managing a project.
* Project management tools and software.
* Scientific background or experience within a scientific industry.
Long term sickness insurance (terms apply).
1 year plus client-facing project management experience.
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