Our Telecoms client based in Suffolk is looking for a Project Manager with previous experience of delivering project that require a high level of Health & Safety when deploying solutions on site.
This role is outside IR35 and the rate is £350 per day. This will be a 6 months contract initially with potential of extensions.
Role is hybrid - 3 days per week onsite in Suffolk and 2 days working remotely.
Required skills and experience:
* Strong governance skills including but not limited to delivery and billing milestone and customer facing experience.
* Prince 2 Practitioner is essential
* SC Cleared
* CCNSG for onsite access (Engineering H&S site)
* Need to be confident operating in a construction environment (7 Point PPE, H&S associated)
Desirable:
* Have delivered Project (s) that require a high level of Health & Safety when deploying solutions on site
* Have delivered projects into a regulated environment, e.g. Nuclear, MOD, etc…
* Have exposure to projects delivering technology into the construction industry.
* Agile experience
* Willingness to undertake additional safety training as required (e.g., SMSTS)
Key accountability and decision ownership:
* Planning & Control
Create detailed project plans encompassing all deliverables & ensuring stakeholder buy-in. Manage change control using the appropriate processes.
* Leadership, Communication & Stakeholder Management
Create and sustain collaborative working relationships across customers, suppliers, and internal delivery teams, whilst defining clear roles and responsibilities.
* Financial Management
Maintaining a project finance tracker and utilizing change control for cost variation from original baselines. To ensure WBS codes match the project structure and are shared with the relevant stakeholders. Managing project billing milestones within the designated management reporting tool. Having a complete understanding of change control governance and procedures. Aware of the commercial impact of change can affect including cost ownership, milestone status, project margin, total contract value (TCV) and aligned resource.
* Project Governance & Methodology
Complies with Company's Project Delivery Framework methodology which is supported by industry project management standards such as PRINCE2.
* Risk & Issue Management
Establishing & maintaining a 'Risk and Issue' register, whilst identifying new risks and responses as well as mitigation strategies throughout the lifecycle of projects.
* Leadership and Team working
Proven leadership and collaborative skills to manage cross functional teams and senior stakeholders.
* Self-motivated individual with good organisational, interpersonal, and influencing skills
* Effective Communication
Able to communicate in an accurate and concise manner to specific audiences, using varying tools and techniques,
* Planning and Control
Demonstrating a good understanding of common project management planning tools and methodologies.
Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks.