Senior Project Manager

QinetiQ Limited; Todmorden; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the UK is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee project delivery across their estates. This role involves managing the full project lifecycle, including planning and execution on various projects, from refurbishments to new builds. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in construction, knowledge of regulations, and a professional construction qualification. This full-time position offers opportunities for travel and a diverse working environment.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan options

Employee discount portal

Volunteering Opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of building teams to deliver construction projects.
• Must have acted in a client role or similar on a construction project.

Responsibilities

• Organising the project, team, and delivery.
• Integrating the project team within the business.
• Defining and maintaining project objectives and scope.
• Managing the project budget and progress.
• Managing external advisors and project documentation.

Skills

Planning Application knowledge

RIBA process knowledge

Risk management processes

Environmental legislation knowledge

Construction Design Management (CDM) Regulations

NEC contracts knowledge

Education

Degree or accreditation (APM, Prince 2, CIOB)

Job description

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead and take full responsibility for the project delivery across the LTPA and QinetiQ Freehold Estate to ensure a high level of service delivery. As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead and take full responsibility for the project delivery across the QinetiQ Estate to ensure a high level of service delivery. Day to day, you will hold responsibility for the full project management lifecycle from planning through to execution on a variety of projects. These will vary from general building refurbishments through to more technical requirements and even new build construction. Your responsibilities will include:

• Organising the Project, the project team and its delivery
• Integrating the project team within the business and ensuring that a Health and Safety culture is embedded within the team
• Defining and maintaining under review the overall aims and objectives of the Project, together with their relative priorities, and the overall scope of the Project
• Defining and agreeing an appropriate budget, delivering the Project within this budget and managing and reporting progress against an agreed cost plan
• Managing the activities of the external advisors, including the management of their appointments, via appointed Procurement Team Managers within QinetiQ
• Management of project documentation to include Bids, proposals and third party documentation (configuration control)

Essential experience of the Senior Project Manager:

• Working knowledge of Planning Application and GPDO process
• Detailed knowledge of the RIBA process, JSP Standard, Building Regulations
• Detailed knowledge of risk management processes and techniques
• Working knowledge of environmental legislation and ecological regulation
• Extensive experience of the Construction, Design Management (CDM) Regulations and must have acted as client or similar role on a construction related project
• Working knowledge of NEC contracts

Essential qualifications for the Senior Project Manager:

• Demonstrable experience of building teams to deliver construction project
• A professional construction qualification in the form of degree, accreditation (APM, Prince 2, CIOB) or Chartered status

We value difference and we don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. This role is 37 hours per week based at our Farnborough or Portsmouth site. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.

Why Join QinetiQ?

QinetiQ operates state of the art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security. Why Join QinetiQ? As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there's never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you'll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you'll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Recruitment Process

Our Recruitment Process We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported.

If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment.

A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.