Senior Project Manager - Defence & Security
Arcadis is the world’s leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are a global team of more than 36,000 people dedicated to improving quality of life. The Defence & Security team in the UK is growing its project management capability and we are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to manage core projects and programmes, deliver on budgets and support staff and stakeholders across the organisation.
Responsibilities
* Operationally manage core projects or programmes of work to deliver defined objectives and meet delivery targets.
* Deliver a number of small to medium scale projects or programmes of work, ensuring appropriate use of resources and budgets to deliver the required scope of work within set deadlines.
* Work within established financial systems to independently produce plans and schedules, track budgets, highlight variances and manage project delivery targets.
* Present any project risks or issues to senior managers, ensuring projects are delivered to compliant standards.
* Advise senior management on issues relating to own project and provide subject matter advice to support successful delivery in line with project objectives and strategies.
* Liaise and collaborate with clients and stakeholders, ensuring all parties are informed and aware of project progress and expectations.
* Analyse and review a range of data to identify key existing and emerging themes and trends and use analysis to provide recommendations that support project decision‑making.
* Use own knowledge and experience of industry best practice to review and analyse project processes and policies, providing insightful recommendations that support senior management to improve processes and systems.
* Interact effectively and proactively across the organisation, seeking to develop ways to support collaboration and ensure projects/programmes can be delivered to meet internal customer expectations.
Qualifications & Experience
* Possess the skills and experience to actively support the internal team and manage more junior staff on technically complex projects/programme of works typically ranging between £5m and £150m.
* Responsible for setting project delivery approach and plan in consultation with key stakeholders.
* Responsible for establishing project delivery plans and appropriate control mechanisms to assure delivery.
* Responsible for performance management of project team / resource.
Required
* Experience of coaching and mentoring more junior colleagues and emerging leadership skills.
* Experience of working closely with external stakeholders to build client relationships.
* Experience in managing business relationships at middle‑management level.
* Capable of taking a project through from inception to completion.
* Ability to obtain BPSS clearance.
Advantageous
* Experience in NEC Contract Suites.
* In depth knowledge of the Defence & Security sector (desirable but not essential).
* Ability to obtain SC clearance.
* Ability to obtain DV clearance.
Benefits
Arcadis offers a skills‑based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximise the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, help deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet, and join a team that values equality, diversity and inclusion.
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