Senior Project Manager - SC Cleared

-; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A major defense program is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee the management and delivery of key objectives within the Ministry of Defence environment. This role entails acting as a key interface among various stakeholders and requires significant experience in project management and leadership. Ideal candidates will have relevant project management qualifications such as APM PMQ, MSP, or Prince 2, as well as experience managing project teams and stakeholder relationships. Travel across sites is expected to meet delivery objectives.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of leading and managing a project management team.
• Qualifications in APM, Prince 2, or similar project management frameworks are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee management and team responsibilities.
• Ensure programme objectives are delivered effectively.
• Act as a key interface between Industry and MoD stakeholders.
• Manage risks, issues and impediments across the programme.
• Support the programme through ad-hoc project management activities.

Skills

Expert Capability in Setting the Project / Programme Context

Expert Capability in Project / Programme Initiation

Expert Capability in Controlling a project

Expert Capability in Stakeholder Management

Expert Capability in Industrial Leadership

Expert Capability in Acquisition Project Management

Good Capability in Planning & Scheduling

Good Capability in Cost Control Engineering

Good Capability in Project Risk

Good Capability in Estimating

Capability in Contract Management

Capability in Managing Support, Supplier & Customer Networks

Education

APM PMQ/MSP/Prince 2 or similar

Relevant Post-Graduate qualification

Job description

OVERVIEW

Senior PM required for MoD (Abbeywood).

RESPONSIBILITIES

Scope / Tasks

• Programme Manager Section head assigned oversight, management, and support of personnel responsible to perform as embedded client role and delivery of scope of work.
• Ensure programme objectives are being effectively delivered against P,C,T and industry are held to account.
• Ensure cross team dependencies are clearly understood and filtered down to each responsible PM owner where applicable.
• Imbed strategic direction within area of responsibility.
• Ensure programme governance structure is defined and is in suitable working practice.
• Fulfil the role of embedded client (Programme Management) as per the FCAS Joint Engineering Management Plan (JPEMP) through working closely with both the Lead System Integrator (LSI) and Lead Sub System Integrators (LSSIs).
• Act as a key interface between Industry and MoD stakeholders across Programme & Requirements Managers, Technical SMEs, Engineers and Commercial Officers.
• Manage the team to ensure Programme Objectives are being effectively delivered against Performance, Cost and Time and that Industry are being held to account through the internal MoD Governance and reporting processes;
• Manage GCAP & FCAS system and Component level Risks, Issues and Impediments
• Support Core Platform Proj. Ld through validation of Cost Forecasting and Accrual against the drumbeat to ensure FOO against CT allocation is maintained
• Oversight and management of embedded clients and Industry activity and progression through review of Artefacts and Deliverables
• Support the programme through identification and management of ad-hoc Project Management activities.
• Travel across multiple sites is expected in order to fulfil delivery objectives
• Personnel assigned to this role shall have the capability, accountability and authority to specify desired outcomes on behalf of the Customer.

CAPABILITIES

Skills:

• Expert Capability in Setting the Project / Programme Context
• Expert Capability in Project / Programme Initiation
• Expert Capability in Controlling a project
• Expert Capability in Stakeholder Management
• Expert Capability in Industrial Leadership
• Expert Capability in Acquisition Project Management (For those working in Acquisition discipline, please)
• Good Capability in Planning & Scheduling
• Good Capability in Cost Control Engineering
• Good Capability in Project Risk
• Good Capability in Estimating
• Capability in Contract Management (from Commercial Function)
• Capability in Managing Support, Supplier & Customer Networks (from Ilog Function)

Qualifications and Experience

• Significant Experience of leading and managing a project management team
• APM PMQ/MSP/Prince 2 or similar desirable
  • (APM Project Management Qualification; Managing Successful programmes Foundation; Managing Successful programmes Practitioner; Projects IN Controlled Environments 2 Foundation; Projects IN Controlled Environments 2 Practitioner)
  • Relevant Post-Graduate qualification desirable