Senior Project Manager - Engineering Space

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Senior Project Manager - Engineering Space

Farnborough

3 Months+

My client is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join their busy team based in Farnborough. The successful candidate will have a background in science, technology or engineering and will be available to start in the next 2 weeks.

Knowledge, skills and Personal Qualities Required

* Experience in successfully managing application or infrastructure projects

* Good knowledge of Project Management principles in accordance with engineering industry.

* Delivery of the project to agreed timelines.

* Working within the Life Cycle process to ensure the quality of the project is structured and achieved.

* Ability to negotiate with internal team.

* Good communication and interpersonal skills.

* A reasonable level of commercial awareness.

* A leadership style which will enable a consistent approach to delivery.

* Knowledge of other functional disciplines related to delivery (e.g. finance).

Key Accountabilities

* Management of projects to deliver project objectives that are defined in the Project Business Case and Project Mandate.

* Ensuring projects meets all governance requirements in accordance with client policies and processes.

* Ensuring projects meet all compliance requirements especially with respect to Legal and Safety requirements in accordance with corporate policies and processes.

* Leadership of the project team

* Management of suppliers, where appropriate, to ensure the fulfilment of the requirements within a Statement Of Works that meets the standards of the Project Mandate.

* Manage and resolve scheduling conflicts and where required seek additional support either internally or externally.

* Manage resourcing forecast through the use of appropriate tools.

* Work with procurement to obtain pricing and manage the purchase of all materials associated to the delivery of projects.

* Management of Risks and Issues and the implementation of mitigation strategies.

* Arrange periodic meetings with teams and team leads to discuss all activities.

* Produce periodic reports and review as required.

* Alert management to any significant Risks.

Due to the nature of this project candidates must be prepared to undergo SC Clearance once started.