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We have a current opportunity for a Project Manager - Resource Planning on a contract basis. The position will be based in Abingdon.
Projects in UKAEA vary in risk and complexity and range in value from under 50k to over 0.5bn. Projects span a number of sectors including science, innovation, engineering, regulatory, technology, and facility development. All projects are focussed on helping us to deliver our mission which is to develop fusion energy as a source of energy generation.
The role of the Project Manager is to lead / manage the project and the project team on a day-to-day basis. The Project Manager is responsible for driving and overseeing the delivery of the project 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.
Accountabilities:
- Delivery - Create and lead the project to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints
- Project management - Day-to-day management and leadership of the project and the project team. Maintaining oversight of projects, particularly risks, issues, estimate collation, planning, cost forecast and monitoring, overall execution strategy delivery
- Contracts - contract project management, e.g. NEC4 contracts
- Budget - Providing management of project(s) of budgets of up to circa 10M
- Resource management - The effective deployment of project resources, through clear definition of roles and responsibilities, working methods and the sequencing of tasks
- Benefits management - To evaluate and present decisions that secure the benefits the project is tasked to deliver
- Problem solving - Resolving obstacles to strategy delivery and leading the identification and employment of creative solutions to overcoming them
- Stakeholders and Communications - Overseeing effective communication within the project and assist the sponsor through interactions with stakeholders, defining the project milestones and deliverables
- Project documentation - Managing project document development for a project lifecycle in compliance with the UKAEA's Quality Assurance requirements. Working with the Project Sponsor to develop a Project Management Plan that defines how the project will be delivered
- Governance and Assurance - Implementing and managing suitable governance and assurance processes, such as project boards and gateway reviews
- Reporting - Reporting of progress against milestones, changes, exceptions, budgets and other key performance indicators
- Systems thinking - On relevant projects, ensuring all project activities are undertaken in a systematic manner (with a Systems Engineering / systems thinking approach at the core of the technical solution)
- Health and Safety - Ensuring that the project SHE culture and working practices are in alignment with the UKAEA requirements
Budget Responsibility:
- Providing management of project(s) of budgets of typical project expenditure 0.5-5M pa
Specific Qualifications/Experience:
- Track record of delivering complex engineering/scientific projects to budget, time and cost
- Excellent communication, influencing, and collaboration skills
- Experience of developing successful teams and individuals
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to make sound economic decisions that maximise project value
- Experience of financial management of (M's) budget
- Passion for ensuring good project management practices and culture
- A Pro-active approach to safety, with good appreciation of UK compliance requirements in design
- A degree and experience within any scientific or engineering related discipline
Advantageous
- Good background knowledge and understanding of fusion
- Understanding/experience of NEC4 contracts
- Understanding/experience of CDM regulations (Construction Design and Management Regulations)
Other Duties:
- Collaborations with external partners
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