Overview
Senior Project Manager - Defence & Security role at Arcadis. We are growing our project management capability within the UK Defence team.
Responsibilities
* Manage core projects or programmes of work to deliver defined objectives.
* Deliver your scope of work within budgetary, compliance, regulatory and planning controls, applying deep technical knowledge and broad business experience.
Role accountabilities
* Oversee an agreed scope of work and/or the operational workload of a team or contractors; ensure allocated work is completed and resources are fully utilised to deliver against an agreed programme.
* Work within established financial systems to independently produce plans and schedules and track and manage budgets, highlighting variances to control delivery targets.
* Deliver a number of small to medium scale projects or programmes of work, ensuring appropriate use of resources and budgets to meet deadlines.
* Present project risks or issues to senior managers to minimise adverse impact and ensure delivery to compliant standards.
* Provide guidance on behaviours to ensure adherence to internal and external compliance processes.
* Analyse data to identify key themes and trends; use analysis to support project decision‑making.
* Review project processes and policies, offering recommendations to improve processes and systems.
* Collaborate across the organisation to support delivery of projects/programmes that meet internal customer expectations.
* Advise senior management on issues relating to the project to support successful delivery in line with objectives and strategies.
* Liaise with clients and stakeholders to keep all parties informed of progress and expectations.
Qualifications & Experience
* Experience actively supporting the internal team and coaching more junior staff on technically complex projects/programmes typically between £5m and £150m; able to set project delivery approaches and plans with key stakeholders.
* Establish project delivery plans and control mechanisms to assure delivery; manage performance of project team/resources.
* Experience coaching and mentoring more junior colleagues; ability to work with external stakeholders to build client relationships; capable of taking a project from inception to completion.
* Ability to obtain BPSS clearance.
Required
* Experience coaching and mentoring more junior colleagues and emerging leadership skills.
* Experience working with external stakeholders to build client relationships; managing business relationships at middle-management level.
* Capacity to take a project from inception to completion.
* Ability to obtain BPSS clearance.
Advantageous
* Experience with NEC Contract Suites.
* Knowledge of the Defence & Security sector (desirable but not essential).
* Ability to obtain SC and DV clearance.
Why Arcadis?
We empower everyone to be their best and pursue a skills-based approach to career development. You’ll do meaningful work delivering sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet and help shape a lasting legacy with Arcadis.
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We are committed to equality and inclusion in the workplace, with six ED&I workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. We strive to be an employer of choice and a great place to work for all colleagues.
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