Job description
We are currently recruiting a Project Manager to deliver a Command Control Signalling and Traffic Management Contract. This will involve leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver all aspects of the Project, in line with the Customers expectations, on time and to budget.
What are my responsibilities?
* Safe Delivery of the Project with a target of Zero Accidents or Incidents. Driving Siemens safety culture into all activities undertaken on the Project.
* Delivery of Project to the ‘as sold’ specification meeting the project objectives within the agreed timescales and budget, with compliance to meet client standards
* Ensuring Delivery is in line with Management processes.
* Interface with functional line management to define and mobilise the necessary resources required for the execution of the project. Thereafter leading and coordinating the activities of the project team
* Monitor Project progress identifying and mitigating risks and Issues and escalating where appropriate within Management
* Monitor and report Project progress and status throughout the Project lifecycle ensuring timely and accurate reports are prepared as required by the Client and in accordance with the Project Reporting and Review Process.
This shall include:
* Project Planning and Earned Value based progress analysis and reporting
* Resource Management
* Risk analysis and management
* Proactive Issue Management
* Financial performance
* Collaborate and take the lead in communication between the project team and the client establishing and maintaining a positive working relationship
* Responsibility for managing the Contractual Scope of Supply throughout the Project Lifecycle through the implementation of the Change Management Process and the approval of any changes to scope, Programme and/or budget
What do I need to qualify for this job?
* Experience of managing high value capital investment projects involving a high degree of Client interface (essential)
* Experience of delivery of projects through the full project life cycle (essential)
* Preparation of Proposals, Tenders and contract negotiations through to Award (desirable)
* Management of multidisciplinary project teams (essential)
* Development and implementation of innovative project execution strategies (essential)
* Management of Project Control function covering Planning, Estimating, Financial Control and commercial management disciplines (essential)
* Excellent communication and presentation skills – ability to deliver key messages efficiently and effectively, tailoring the approach to the audience as appropriate, in order to promote action (essential)
* Proven ability to lead and drive a multi-disciplinary project team, ensuring delivery of all contractual outputs to cost and to plan (essential)
* Project Management skills – strong understanding of the hard and soft aspects of programme management. Possess high degree of emotional intelligence and the ability to build consensus (essential)
* Commercial awareness and aptitude – able to contribute to commercial and contractual issues, drawing upon past experience with railway / engineering contracts (essential)
* Exposure to a highly regulated engineering industry, of which some time should have been in a project role
* Qualified to degree level (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline, possibly supported by a second degree in a management discipline
* APM accredited (desirable)