Project Manager

Rullion Managed Services; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Project Manager

Overall Purpose:
The purpose of this role is to ensure that projects are delivered to budget, schedule and quality standards, procedures are followed, and that all key project outcomes are met. This role may lead and manage medium risk and complexity projects.

Accountabilities:
The Project Manager is accountable to the JDR Waste Programme Manager for executing projects to a high standard according to established project and technical management processes. The Project Manager is responsible for driving and overseeing the delivery of the project or projects to ensure that the objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints. The Project Manager has a key role in project governance and working with stakeholders to ensure the agreed project outputs are delivered to enable benefits to be realised.

Main Responsibilities:

1. Providing management of project(s) with budgets of up to circa 1M p/y.
2. Create and lead the project(s) to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints.
3. Maintaining oversight of project(s), particularly estimate collation, planning, cost forecast and monitoring, overall execution strategy delivery.
4. The effective deployment of project resources, through clear definition of roles and responsibilities, working methods and the sequencing of tasks.
5. Evaluate and present decisions that secure the benefits the project is tasked to deliver.
6. Resolving obstacles to strategy delivery and leading the identification and employment of creative solutions to overcome them.
7. Identify and monitor project risks and issues. Develop mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate.
8. Work with the Programme Manager to develop a Project Management Plan that defines how the project will be delivered.
9. Overseeing effective communication within the project and assist the Head of JDR Waste and Programme Manager through interactions with stakeholders (both internal and external), defining the project milestones and deliverables.
10. Managing project document development for a project lifecycle in compliance with the UKAEA's Quality Assurance requirements.
11. Reporting of progress against milestones, changes, exceptions, budgets, and other key performance indicators.
12. Ensuring that the project Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) culture and working practices are in alignment with the UKAEA requirements.
13. Liaising with other Groups and Departments to ensure effective co-ordination and collaboration across interfaces and competing demands.

Budget Responsibility:
Providing management of project(s) with typical project expenditure of 1M p/y.

Specific Qualifications/Experience:

Essential:

1. Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to positively influence stakeholders at all levels of the business.
2. Track record of delivering complex projects to budget, time and cost.
3. Passion for ensuring good project management practices and culture.
4. Good planning and organisational skills, with excellent attention to detail.
5. Ability to work autonomously, with initiative and minimum supervision, and/or collaboratively as part of a diverse team.
6. Qualification in project management.
7. Typical professional qualifications include: APM Project Management Qualification, APM Practitioner Qualification, Prince 2 Practitioner, Agile Project Management Practitioner.

Desirable:

1. Experience of working on CDM projects.
2. Previously worked on projects that form part of a wider programme of deliverables.
3. Experience of working within the public sector would be an advantage.
4. Honours/Master's degree in programme/project management/relevant science or engineering discipline.

Additional Duties:
Ensure that your behaviour promotes the safety, health and welfare of yourself and your colleagues. Actively promote UKAEA's values, championing a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion. Work in accordance with UKAEA policy and undertake any other reasonable tasks or duties requested by your manager. Occasional travel may be required for this role depending on the assigned projects.

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.