Senior Project Manager

awepeople; Reading; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9‑day working fortnight

Pension scheme (9–13%)

Maternity/Paternity leave

Career development funding

Job summary

AWE is seeking a Senior Project Manager to provide assurance across a portfolio of complex projects and programmes. You will act as a PM expert, guiding and mentoring others to deliver on time, cost and quality.

In a highly regulated environment you will promote best practice, drive continuous improvement and ensure compliance with governance, safety and quality standards while coaching stakeholders to achieve credible delivery outcomes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience operating within complex Project or Programme environments.
• Strong understanding of project governance, controls, assurance and performance management.
• Experience coaching, mentoring or leading Project Managers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to provide credible challenge and influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; translate strategic objectives into practical delivery approaches.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert Project Management guidance, assurance and leadership across multiple projects and programmes.
• Coach, mentor and support Project Management professionals to develop capability and deliver improved outcomes.
• Promote consistency and excellence in Project Management practices, governance and reporting.
• Review project performance and provide constructive challenge to ensure delivery stays aligned to baselines and objectives.
• Support Project Managers with risk, resource and stakeholder management activities.
• Ensure activities comply with AWE's PM framework and regulatory requirements.
• Influence senior stakeholders and project teams to drive continuous improvement.
• Champion high standards of environment, safety, health, security and quality.
• Support strategic decision-making through analysis, reporting and performance oversight.

Job description

Drive Excellence Across a Portfolio of Critical Projects!

AWE is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to utilise their Project Management expertise to provide assurance of successful delivery across a diverse portfolio of complex Projects and Programmes. This is not a traditional project delivery role. Instead, you'll act as a Project Management subject matter expert, using your extensive project delivery experience to guide, mentor and support other Project Management professionals in successfully delivering. Through undertaking assurance reviews you'll ensure Projects and Programmes remain aligned with organisational standards whilst also agreeing corrective actions that will improve confidence in delivery to time, cost and quality. Working within a highly regulated environment, you will play a key role in developing Project Management capability, promoting best practice and driving continuous improvement across the project community. Through coaching, constructive challenge and knowledge sharing, you will help build confidence that Projects are being managed effectively, safely and compliantly.

Location

RG7 4PR , located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking .

Package

Competitive. While we are open to discussing remuneration based on experience, we would typically expect candidates for this role to be positioned from £64,780 upwards.

Working Pattern

AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Closing Date

15th September 2026

Let us introduce the role

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide expert Project Management guidance, assurance and leadership across multiple projects and programmes.
• Coach, mentor and support Project Management, helping them develop capability and deliver improved project outcomes.
• Promote consistency and excellence in Project Management practices, governance and reporting.
• Review project performance and provide constructive challenge to ensure delivery remains aligned to agreed baselines and objectives.
• Support Project Managers with risk, opportunity, resource and stakeholder management activities.
• Ensure project activities are compliant with AWE's Project Management framework, governance processes and regulatory requirements.
• Influence senior stakeholders and project teams to drive continuous improvement across project delivery practices.
• Champion the highest standards of environment, safety, health, security and quality.
• Support strategic decision-making through effective analysis, reporting and performance oversight.

Experience qualifications

Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:

• Significant experience operating within complex Project or Programme environments.
• A strong understanding of Project governance, controls, assurance and performance management.
• Experience coaching, mentoring or leading Project Managers and multidisciplinary teams.
• The ability to provide credible challenge and influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate strategic objectives into practical delivery approaches.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to review schedules, performance data, reports and project documentation.
• Experience supporting effective resource management, budget oversight and risk management activities.
• A collaborative leadership style with a passion for developing capability and fostering high-performing teams.

Some reasons we think you'll love it here:

AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• 9‑day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market‑leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membe