Senior Project Manager - Defence

Turner & Townsend; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management consultancy is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join their team in Edinburgh. The successful candidate will oversee client project delivery, manage stakeholder relationships, and develop project plans in the fast-growing Defence sector. Qualifications include a degree in a relevant subject and a full UK driving license. The position offers a supportive and flexible working environment.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Opportunity for professional development

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Membership of the Association for Project Management (MAPM) is a plus.
• Security Clearance is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Influence and support client project delivery.
• Define and interrogate scope of work.
• Foster relationships with stakeholders.
• Develop project schedules and cost information.
• Prepare status reports and manage project plans.

Skills

Project delivery planning

Stakeholder management

Change management

Schedule and cost management

Education

Degree in relevant subject

Tools

PRINCE2

Managing Successful Programmes

Job description

Overview

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Company Description: At Turner & Townsend we're passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide.

Job Description

If you are a Senior Project Manager with an existing background or aspirations in exploring the Defence sector, the Edinburgh team are growing their capabilities within this space. The Defence sector is becoming one of our fastest-growing regions, due to client demand we are keen to speak to candidates with a military/defence background who thrives on working on dynamic projects. You will be joining an existing team, seeking to expand on their size and expertise to cater to our high-profile clients.

Responsibilities

• Influence and support client project delivery through appropriate planning, monitoring and controlling
• Interact with the project team to define and interrogate scope of work
• Champion the appropriate programme and project delivery strategies to secure a successful business outcome
• Definition of programmes and projects ensuring alignment with client business needs and context
• Promote and foster positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Develop and update detailed schedules, cost information and identification of variances from original plan; prepare and manage any remedial actions required
• Ensure appropriate services to the project are delivered through technical, engineering, project controls, commercial and financial support functions
• Prepare Business Cases and obtain approvals
• Carry out Gateway reviews
• Maintain timely and effective change management processes and procedures
• Prepare regular and clear status reports, dashboards and the like
• Prepare and manage the project plans
• Monitor and advise on status of project KPIs

Qualifications

Expected Qualifications:

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject
• Full UK Driving Licence

Ideally a Selection of:

• Member of the Association for Project Management (MAPM)
• Hold Security Clearance
• Managing Successful Programmes - Practitioner APMP
• Certified Project Management Associate
• PRINCE2 - Practitioner

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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