Lead Project Professional - Delivery - V04841

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a Lead Project Professional in Woking. You will manage projects and lead a small team, requiring project management experience. The role includes responsibilities like advanced reporting, scheduling, and risk management. This is a contract position with a budget oversight for projects. Flexible travel is necessary for supplier visits. This position offers a competitive rate.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management and engineering projects required.
• Ability to lead a small team of up to 5 staff.
• Flexible for travel to various supplier sites.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small project or a part of a larger project.
• Perform advanced project reporting and scheduling.
• Identify and manage risks to the project's success.
• Lead the full project lifecycle ensuring customer needs are met.

Job description

Overview

Location: Frimley (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Rate: £63.40 per hour

Key Requirements

Project Management, Supplier Management, must be flexible for travel to suppliers sites in Bath, worked on engineering projects.

Role description

The role holder: The individual in this role will manage a small project, or a part of a larger, more complex project, (such as a particular work package), or will support a Project Manager or Head of Project with aspects of managing a larger project. The role may be that of a Control Account Manager with specific responsibilities for the performance of particular Control Accounts as part of the project's control regime. At this level the incumbent may lead a small team of professional staff (typically up to 5), being responsible for managing their delivery and performance and providing appraisal and support to their development. They will have a level of experience in one or more areas of PM practice and be expected to be able to adapt and apply these practices in different circumstances, to develop these practices and to guide and instruct others in their application.

Core Duties

• Able to perform advanced project reporting & scheduling.
• Able to undertake advanced problem solving typically based on previous experience.
• Have a comprehensive knowledge of Business process and procedures.
• Administration and general office skills including spreadsheets/ Microsoft packages.
• Attend on the job training as appropriate.
• Able to lead a small project or a work package of a larger project.
• Able to manage the full project lifecycle to ensure that, over time, the needs of customers/users continue to be met and that financial and other benefits are achieved.
• Identify, assesses and manages risks to the success of the project. Applies appropriate PM methods and tools whether predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches. Agrees project approach with stakeholders, and prepares realistic plans (including quality, risk and communications plans) and tracks activities against the project schedule, managing stakeholder involvement as appropriate.
• Consolidate expertise from multiple sources, including third party experts, to provide coherent advice to further organisational objectives. Supports and promotes the development and sharing of specialist knowledge within the organisation.
• This is a role for an experienced project professional with a small team and the ability to deliver with limited guidance from the Line Manager.
• Deputises for the Project Manager as appropriate.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Accountable as a member of the Project Management team for supporting development and implementation of appropriately tailored PM practices.
• May have supervisory responsibilities for up to 5 staff.
• Expected to provide technical support to team members.
• Accountable for ensuring one or more aspects of PM practices in the project are suitable for purpose.

Budget Responsibilities

In some businesses, the incumbent would have a budget between £1M to £10M per annum, but typically, the budget responsibility would be at a higher level.

Job Info

• Job Title: Lead Project Professional - Delivery - V04841
• Company: JAM Recruitment Ltd
• Location: Woking, Surrey
• Posted: Aug 28th 2025
• Closes: Sep 28th 2025
• Sector: Military, Emergency & Government
• Contract: Contract
• Hours: Full Time