Project Manager

Role: Project Manager
Location: Suffolk - onsite
Rate: £30.00 - £50.00 per hour - payment via Umbrella company
Duration: 6 months with view to extend

Brief
Project Manager needed on contract to join an established engineering consultancy operating in Suffolk on a key nuclear infrastructure project.

What the role of the Project Manager entails:
Some of the main duties of the Project Manager will include:

• Defining the detailed scope to be delivered and the interfaces to the other elements of the programme.
• Working with stakeholders and contract partners to develop a robust project programme ensuring relevant interfaces are clearly identified and managed.
• Development and management of the project budget including monthly expenditure monitoring and reporting
• Development of a robust risk management plan, identification and management of specific risks and opportunities including progressing mitigation actions.
• Securing the required resources to meet project requirements, promptly identifying any resource shortfalls or issues within the project or contract partner teams.
• Maintaining project governance arrangements including definition of project review gates, preparation of materials for gate reviews and organisation of gate reviews.
• Develop and maintain effective communications with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Anticipating, managing, and resolving issues within the contract or package. Identifying risks and facilitating the resolution of all issues raised, developing, and updating the programme budget, and escalating any issues to the Senior Project Manager.
• Ensuring that lessons-learnt and knowledge-capture are practiced as business as usual.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all project team members

What experience you need to be the successful Project Manager:

• Ideally degree qualification in project management, management, construction, engineering, or other relevant discipline.
• Professional Qualification in Project Management such as APM PMQ or other recognised qualification.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Project Management and working knowledge and management experience of construction activities.
• Demonstrated experience of managing major projects from concept to handover, throughout the project lifecycle within a technically complex and dynamic environment whilst ensuring high levels of safety, security, and environmental responsibility, ideally within the Nuclear Energy sector or similar regulated environment.
• Demonstrated success in managing and/or developing:
  • Engineering design and contract execution strategies for project delivery.
  • Procurement and management of complex contracts.
  • Control of costs, risk, schedule, and change.
• Proven successful experience in engaging multi-level stakeholders including contractors, consultants, and advisors.
• Working knowledge of CDM Regulations.
• Proficient numeracy, analytical and critical reasoning skills.
• Understanding the needs of nuclear quality and how nuclear quality is assured and controlled.
• Understand how to apply a graded approach to quality.
• Experience operating within NEC and FIDIC commercial arrangements.
• Working knowledge of French language an advantage

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Project Manager to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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