Job Description
Empowering projects in a complex world.
Join our organisation, where we have a huge variety of projects on-the-go at any one time. So when you start this role with us, it could take your career wherever your interests lie. You'll find everyone here is willing to pitch in and help because we all want you to succeed, and we're ready to help you grow.
As a Consultant Project Manager in 'Aerospace, Defence, Security and Technology' (ADS&T), you'll be part of our Programme Delivery Practice. In your role, you'll enable organisations to achieve maximum benefits from digital transformation and innovative operations. You'll work directly with clients, identifying, shaping and managing better delivery capabilities. You'll be supported to lead your own work packages or Agile delivery teams across our markets.
Your purpose:
You will be able to work independently or manage high performing and technical multi-disciplinary teams. You will deliver products or outputs to time, cost, and quality; often using agile delivery methodologies to meet our clients’ needs. You will be people centric, striving to create and grow partnership level relationships, ensuring our clients are at the centre of everything we do and creating a positive impact through true change. With a focus on people, you will need to be comfortable embracing our values and our ways of working, committing to the following:
* Teamwork- Enthusiasm to work cooperatively and supportively with others.
* Communication- Based on high emotional intelligence, able to listen and question effectively, with concise verbal and written communication skills.
* Flexibility- Willing to deliver a range of tasking from providing advice on improving client’s delivery to assisting clients in delivering key projects.
* Customer focus- Keen to deliver a high level of customer satisfaction to our external and internal customers.
* Achievement- Looks to exceed client aspirations and works to goals and manages obstacles.
* Initiative- Ability to analyse data and situations; decompose work into key tasks and activities; find the elusive solution.
* Development- Not willing to stand still. Wants to continually develop new skills and undertake personal training.
* Collegiate- Manage client demands whilst contributing to the development of the Programme Delivery Practice.
* Ethics and integrity- Always promote high professional standards.
* Safety- Embrace and contribute to maintaining high standards of safety in the working environment.
What you can bring:
We have opportunities for people with solid project management experience or equivalent transferable skills from other careers. As a successful candidate you will be able to demonstrate the following skills or attributes:
* Demonstrate a variety of technical project deliveries within collaborative environments.
* Project management- The ability to manage all aspect of project delivery, including forecasting, change management and risk management.
* Experience of working in a project delivery environment with a sound understanding of structured and agile methodologies (e.g. APMP, PRINCE2, SAFe, MSP, DSDM, Scrum).
* Client engagement- Instil client confidence in project delivery through professionalism and passion.
* Problem solving- Identify problems collaboratively and develop actions/solutions with our clients.
* Commercial awareness- Providing contract management, supplier management or commercial advice to clients.
* Experience and understanding of complex IT systems and managing delivery of IT projects in a Waterfall/Agile context is advantageous.
* Market experience working within the UK Defence & Security sector is advantageous.
* Ability to be UK mobile, including travel to and work from offices and client sites on a regular basis.
Security clearance:
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview.
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities.
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