Senior Project Manager – QinetiQ
Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role ID: SF18720
The Role
As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead and take full responsibility for the project delivery across the LTPA and QinetiQ Freehold Estate to ensure a high level of service delivery.
Day‑to‑day, you will hold responsibility for the full project management lifecycle from planning through to execution on a variety of projects. These will vary from general building refurbishments through to more technical requirements and even new‑build construction.
Your Responsibilities Will Include
* Organising the project, the project team and its delivery
* Integrating the project team within the business and ensuring a health‑and‑safety culture is embedded within the team
* Defining and maintaining the overall aims and objectives of the project, together with their relative priorities and the overall scope of the project
* Defining and agreeing an appropriate budget, delivering the project within this budget and managing and reporting progress against an agreed cost plan
* Managing the activities of the external advisors, including the management of their appointments, via appointed Procurement Team Managers within QinetiQ
* Management of project documentation to include bids, proposals and third‑party documentation (configuration control)
Essential Experience of the Senior Project Manager
* Working knowledge of Planning Application and GPDO process
* Detailed knowledge of the RIBA process, JSP Standard and building regulations
* Detailed knowledge of risk management processes and techniques
* Working knowledge of environmental legislation and ecological regulation
* Extensive experience of the Construction, Design Management (CDM) Regulations and has acted as client or a similar role on a construction‑related project
* Working knowledge of NEC contracts
Essential Qualifications for the Senior Project Manager
* Demonstrable experience of building teams to deliver construction projects
* A professional construction qualification in the form of degree, accreditation (APM, Prince 2, CIOB) or Chartered status
We value difference and we do not have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education; provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn, we would like to hear from you.
This role is 37 hours per week based at our Farnborough or Portsmouth site. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.
Benefits
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
* Options to join Health Cash Plan, private medical insurance and dental insurance
* Employee discount portal: personal accident insurance, travel insurance, restaurants, cinema tickets and much more
* We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
* Volunteering opportunities – helping charities and local community
Recruitment Process
We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed; applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.
Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.
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