Overview
Role: Principal Consultant – Project Management
Location: Portsmouth
Sirius Analysis is a rapidly growing consultancy firm, delivering end-to-end consultancy services across sectors including defence, nuclear, space and energy. We are looking for a Principal Consultant to join our Project Management team as we enter our next phase of growth.
Responsibilities
* Identifying and winning work in line with the company business objectives.
* Managing the end-to-end bid process, from identifying opportunities to submitting proposals.
* Managing bid resources.
* Managing programmes and projects predominantly within defence-based arenas.
* Delivering end-to-end management of technical projects according to best practice principles by planning, executing, and closing projects to strict deadlines and timescales.
* Providing effective stakeholder management, communications management, risk management, resource management, scheduling and monitoring and reporting on projects.
* Defining project objectives and overseeing quality control throughout the lifecycle.
* Delivering projects to time, cost budgets and quality.
* Supporting project teams through review of plans and proposals ensuring value for money and delivery of plans as required.
* Building and maintaining relationships with current customers and project teams, including third-party suppliers.
Qualifications & Experience
* APM or equivalent project management qualifications with substantial knowledge of agile project management.
* Educated to degree level and/or have equivalent relevant experience.
* Technically astute Programme/Project Manager with significant demonstrable experience across a range of project environments and scales.
* Evidence of continuous professional development in project management.
* Strong stakeholder management skills including influencing, negotiating and conflict management.
* Experience writing proposals and coordinating bid management activity.
* Experience managing multiple concurrent technical projects through full lifecycle.
* Strong communication, presentation and written skills; professional client-facing demeanor.
* Ability to travel and work from client sites across the UK; international travel may be required.
* Experience working in a consultancy environment or with government clients.
What we offer
We offer mentoring and training opportunities, exposure to subject matter experts, and online learning packages. The role comes with a competitive benefits package including pension (7% company contribution), additional holiday purchase options, private health care, life assurance and an electric vehicle scheme.
Other Requirements
* Candidates must have an existing right to live and work in the UK.
* Candidates must be willing to undergo an internal baseline personnel security standard check prior to starting employment.
* Candidates must be willing and eligible to complete a United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) security clearance application to the Security Check (SC) level; typically requires at least 5 years of UK residency.
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