Senior Project Manager

AWE; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative technology organization in the UK seeks a Senior Project Manager to oversee critical transformation programmes within the P3M Function. This role entails driving multi-faceted projects to enhance business operations and requires leadership skills, change management experience, and the ability to manage high-pressure environments effectively. The position offers hybrid working and a competitive salary, including extensive benefits like annual leave and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

270 hours of annual leave

Professional career development opportunities

Market leading contributory pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Discounts and salary sacrifice scheme

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in delivering complex transformation programmes.
• Ability to effectively prioritise workload in high-pressure environments.
• Proven record of driving project deliverables forward.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects meeting time, cost, and quality requirements.
• Manage project resources efficiently.
• Lead project planning and risk identification.

Skills

Leadership skills

High energy levels

Interpersonal skills

Change management

Problem-solving skills

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

We are looking for a new Senior Project Manager to help steer a critical business Transformation Programme within the P3M Function. The programme's focus is to transform the P3M Function by improving business processes, tools, and systems, developing and building our people capability, improving how we use data to inform decisions, as well as developing a strong functional identity towards effective delivery and realising our aspirations as a Function. As such you will be required to work across the Function designing and delivering a plan to meet our vision. The challenge will be to not only deliver new capability but ensure adoption whilst maintaining Business As Usual. The programme will impact and benefit every person and function across the business, engagement with our stakeholders will be vital to the success of this. The programme will consist of multiple workstreams and projects, all of which will positively affect the way we deliver for our customers. As such this role offers a great opportunity to expand business knowledge, develop, and ultimately be part of delivering something that truly plays its parts in transforming our business.

Location

We are in the Berkshire countryside between Reading and Basingstoke. This role is suitable for hybrid working.

Salary

From £58,630 depending on experience and suitability.

Benefits

AWE has been voted one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK. As part of our People Promise, we have a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (including bank holidays, plus every other Friday off!).
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, and access to mentors & training.
• Employee assistance programme and occupational health services.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme.
• AWE life assurance.
• Discounts & salary sacrifice scheme - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Relocation package available (terms and conditions apply).

Qualifications and Experience

• Demonstrable experience in delivering a similarly complex transformation programme.
• Confident leadership skills with the ability to build strong focused teams.
• High energy levels to ensure successful project delivery.
• Skills to create and update all project documentation, including project management plans and supporting risks, assumptions, actions, issues & dependencies.
• Experience of project management tools and techniques for budgeting, change management and project goal setting.
• Experience in Change Management.
• Ability to effectively prioritise workload, resources, and deadlines within high pressure complex environments.
• A proven record to drive project deliverables forward, working cooperatively with teams who have a broad range of skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with staff at all levels.
• Excellent customer and key stakeholder relationship skills.
• Knowledge of methods to track project deliverables including implementing key performance indicators and producing project progress reports.
• Risk techniques to manage project risks and interdependencies with efficient mitigation and contingency plans.
• Experience to manage projects through a lifecycle and the associated governance, including stage gate approvals.
• Ability to solve problems and deliver results through creative solutions and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Desire for continuous improvement through evaluation of both successes and failures.
• Positive attitude and willingness to be hands‑on in a fast‑paced, growing company.

Key Accountabilities

• Deliver assigned projects in accordance with requirements, operational constraints, time, cost, and quality.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of leaders and influence others at specialism or functional level to create and deliver operational plans.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security, and quality and be a great team player.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage projects with focus on Governance (compliance and reporting).
• Management of project resources (people, money).
• Lead the planning of the task/project or function.
• Manage work as defined in the Work Authorisation Document (WAD).
• Lead, support, and initiate change against the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB).
• Lead, initiate and perform risk and opportunity identification and subsequent actions.
• The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs.

This job role is suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station) and working from home as a personal choice. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. The successful candidate is required to carry out all their duties from a UK location and cannot do so from an overseas location at any time.

All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. It can take several months for clearance to come through.