Senior Project Manager

Aldwych Consulting Ltd; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Senior Project Manager to operationally manage projects, ensuring adherence to budgetary and compliance controls. You will oversee a team, deliver on project scope, and liaise with stakeholders. Relevant experience in management of projects up to £300m is essential, along with strong commercial acumen and previous Data Centre project experience. This position offers a hybrid working model with 3 to 4 days on site in Slough, UK.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience managing projects up to £300m in value.
• Ability to manage quality and time metrics effectively.
• Strong commercial acumen and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the operational workload of a team or contractors.
• Independently produce plans, schedules, and track budgets.
• Deliver small to medium scale projects ensuring resource efficiency.
• Liaise with clients and stakeholders regarding project progress.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Data Centre project experience

Commercial acumen

Job description

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Location: Slough, UK, Hybrid - 3 to 4 days on site per week.

Roles at this level will operationally manage core projects or programmes of work to deliver defined objectives. They are responsible for delivering their scope of work in line with budgetary, compliance, regulatory and planning controls, and will deep technical knowledge and broad business experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee an agreed scope of work and / or the operational workload of a team or contractors.
• Work within established financial systems to independently produce plans and schedules and track and manage budgets.
• Deliver a number of small to medium scale projects or programmes of work, ensuring appropriate use of resources and budgets to deliver the required scope of work within set deadlines.
• Present any project risks or issues to senior managers to ensure the project is not adversely impacted.
• Provide advice to colleagues surrounding behaviours, to ensure adherence to internal and external compliance processes.
• Analyse and review a range of data to identify key existing and emerging themes and trends.
• Use own and others' analysis to provide recommendations that support project decision-making.
• Use own knowledge and experience of industry best practice to review and analyse project processes and policies, providing insightful recommendations that support senior management to improve processes and systems.
• Liaise and collaborate with clients and stakeholders, in order to ensure all parties are informed and aware of project progress and expectations.

About You

To succeed in this role, you will require:

• Relevant experience including management with reasonable complexity up to £300m in value.
• Previous Data Centre project experience.
• Ability to budget, quality and time metrics.
• Commercial acumen and the ability to manage relationships with external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of own area managed and an understanding of wider programme and business.

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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