Our Wimborne UK business unit is looking for a Project Manager to join their flagship development programme, supporting Rolls‑Royce SMR. This opportunity is for someone who wants to be part of a once‑in‑a‑generation programme for a UK‑based engineering company to design, develop and deploy reactor protection instrumentation of the highest safety classification for an international fleet of commercial nuclear reactors. As a Project Manager, you will plan and manage highly technical projects which allow the business to deliver its strategic objectives. Working with industry accredited specialists, the Project Manager is the person assigned by the business to lead the team that is responsible for achieving the time‑critical project objectives.
Responsibilities
* Execution of projects throughout project life cycle in accordance with defined time, budget, and quality objectives.
* Create and maintain Project Management Plans, ensuring timely, responsive completion of deliverables.
* Create and maintain project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).
* Identify stakeholders and create project Communications Plans.
* Develop appropriate strategies for effectively engaging stakeholders in project decision and execution.
* Manage and control costs as per the project budget.
* Report and present project KPIs to Senior Management Team.
* Manage project scope and perform integrated change control.
* Facilitate communications between key internal department resources (i.e. Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing).
* Acquire, develop and manage project team resources.
* Mediate problems/issues encountered by project team members.
* Manage external‑facing customer relationships.
* Support Procurement to establish and maintain key supplier relationships.
* Conduct risk management planning, identification, analysis and response planning.
* Ensure project records are maintained and made available in accordance with project management processes and company policies.
* Deliver projects in line with Ultra contract and quality requirements.
* Ownership of tactical/operational plans for the programs asigned.
* Recommend strategies that will impact mid‑to‑long term business achievements through program opportunities.
* Provision of support on bid work where necessary.
* High degree of responsibility for resources, the ability to influence business decisions and contribution to operating plans in support of the function.
* Provide mentoring to others in the organization, focusing on the generation of specific outputs and outcomes required by the organization as part of a project.
* Provide the project team with leadership, planning and coordination through communications.
* Provide written communications (e.g. documented plans and schedules) and communicate in real time with the project team using meetings and verbal or non‑verbal cues.
* Lead the project planning activities.
* Direct the creation, approval and ongoing change control of the project plan.
* Progressively elaborate high‑level information into detailed plans throughout the project life cycle.
* Manage the project team to meet the project objectives.
* Guide and evaluate the performance of the project team.
* Ensure that project members understand what is expected of them and what they should expect from one another.
* Identify, address and resolve differences between individuals and/or interest groups.
Qualifications
* Holds Project Management qualification (PMI, APM or global equivalent).
* Desirable for education at degree level.
* An action‑oriented person who drives results with strong customer focus.
* Strong communicator with excellent leadership skills.
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