Senior Project Manager

Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Location: Wimborne

Key Responsibilities:

• Proven track record for delivering product-based systems with high content of Non-recurring Engineering (NRE). Role may extend to include delivery of internal IRAD projects.
• Managing cross functional teams, both internally and externally
• Project manage activities and undertake tasks as directed by the business
• Take responsibility for all aspects of the assigned project(s), leading the project team to deliver within timescales and budgets.
• Financial forecasting and performance monitoring, i.e. Earned Value Management (EVM), Cost of Sales (CoS), Estimates at Completion (EACs), Gross Margin (GM) and Invoicing / Cash flow.
• Delivering project financial performance that matches or exceeds budget
• Organise, plan and progress, monitor and report on all aspects of the allocated project (technical, timescales, cost and risk)
• Identification and management of project risk and issues
• Identification for opportunities to expand business areas, through project scope increases
• Understanding and reporting project performance - this includes providing effective leadership and taking appropriate action where team performance deviates.
• Manage the interface with the Customer and key suppliers
• Represent the Company at meetings (internal and external) and provide minutes and/or reports as required.
• Ensure that all communications from the project team, both verbal and written, are clear, unambiguous and correctly routed.
• Prepare and contribute to bids as required, including generating technical proposals and cost estimates within agreed (often-short) timescales.
• Line Management of one or more PM.

Required Skills and Attributes:

• Previous Senior Project/Programme Management experience, ideally gained in an engineering environment
• You will be an adaptable, tenacious plate-spinner
• Proven ability to build and develop strong relationships with both internal and external customers
• Excellent Excel skills
• You will take a hands-on approach to your work
• You will hold one of the following formal project management qualifications:
  * APM Certificated Project Manager (CPM)
  * PRINCE2 Practitioner
  * PMI Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)

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