Senior Project Manager

Company: CV-Library
Job type: Full-time

Mott MacDonald

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. 
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. 

Mott MacDonald

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. 
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. 

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs. 

We are proud to be a one of to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a in the UK.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence. 

As Senior Project Manager you will support the Advisory team within the Energy portfolio. Demonstrating a passion to work collaboratively with our client teams to deliver their complex projects to time, cost and quality with a commitment to safety. We are looking for people who can demonstrate the following: 

Take ownership of and responsibility for the successful delivery of your project
Develop and deliver of business cases
Deliver complex technical projects within a highly regulated industry
Preparing and maintaining schedules, including dependencies and resources
Identifying and monitoring project risks and opportunities
Quality management processes for project activities and outputs
Managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests
Establishing and maintaining project governance reviews
Developing and managing teams
Managing suppliers What you will contribute to the team;

Relevant project management and delivery experience;
Demonstrable knowledge and application of project management methodologies;
Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a larger team;
Comfortable working as a consultant within a client environment;
Relationship building skills –ability to build strong relationships with clients, teams and stakeholders as well as an ability to build and maintain networks of business contacts;
Strong stakeholder management experience;
Excellent oral and written communication and organisation skills
Good analytical thinking and research skills
​​​​​​​Well-developed planning and organisational skills and ability to continue to completion existing projects and initiatives;
Essential soft skills include self-motivation; taking initiative; leadership, adaptability and flexibility; effective listening, collaboration; influence and persuasion, insightfulness; and
Computer literacy in Microsoft applications.
Travel to site in either Cumbria or Cheshire required 3-5 times weekly depending on project Candidate Specification :

Educated to Degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject
Full UK Driving Licence
APM PMQ level qualified or equivalent Member of the Association for Project Management (MAPM)
Proven track record in project delivery, preferably in the Nuclear sector or similar technical sectors;
Ability to work with and manage external suppliers
Commercial awareness
Working knowledge of project management software and toolsets
Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance. We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. 

About the business unit 
The Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers management services in all the sectors that Mott MacDonald operate in the Built Environment, Defence, Energy, Water, Transportation and, Education, Health and Care. 

The Unit delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of Programme Management, Project Management, Project Controls, Scheduling, Cost Management, Estimating, Infrastructure Finance, Management Consulting, Digital Consulting and Education, Health and Care Management. 

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working 

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too. Financial wellbeing

We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes. Lifestyle

A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.  Enhanced family and carers leave

Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.  Learning and development

Primary annual professional institution subscription.
A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options. Networks, communities, and social outcomes

Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
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