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Senior Project Manager

Clevedon, North Somerset

Hybrid / Flexible Working

Up to £58,000 per annum DOE + Bonus+ Life Assurance + Enhanced pension

Senior Project Manager sought within Somerset division of global specialist equipment manufacturer offering comprehensive benefits package and further career development opportunities.

Reporting to the Senior Programme Manager, the Senior Project Manager will be accountable for the delivery of a large sized project; or be accountable for the delivery of multiple medium sized projects; or be accountable for the delivery of multiple subsystems/ technologies.

The Role

* Act as the single point of contact responsible for project schedule, cost, risks, and scope; generate a suitable Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) that enables plans to be developed; track progress and provide updates to the programme team and key stakeholders as required.

* Own the Project’s budget, monitoring the expenditures and costs throughout the project.

* Ensure a suitable responsibility matrix (RACI) has been generated for each project.

* Develop a RAID log for the project detailing key risks, actions, issues, and decisions. For all risks ensure a suitable mitigate is in place, developing contingency plans, or adjusting project scope, resources, or the timelines as needed.

* Translate Project status, risks, opportunities, and issues into reliable, consistent, and regular reporting.

* Lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver end-to-end project milestones and goals.

* Negotiate with and/or influence senior management to resolve program or project level challenges.

* Manage project scope and deliverables through a structured change management process to ensure customer expectations are met.

The Person

Ideally the successful candidate will:

* Possess a recognised Project or Programme Management Qualification (e.g. APM PMQ, Prince2), or equivalent experience.

* Educated to Degree level in a suitable Technical/Engineering/Science discipline.

* Have significant experience of managing complex technical programmes or projects spanning multiple phases/years to time, spec, and cost; have experience in managing projects with software content.

* Have demonstrated experience of influencing and managing across global teams.

* Demonstrated achievements in continuous improvement to systems, processes, or tools.

* Previous line management or functional management or coaching experience.

* Have excellent influencing and negotiation skills at multiple organisational levels.

* Must be able to analyse complex programme requirements and generate a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) as part of high-level programme definition.

* Experience of project planning tools (such as Microsoft Project), processes and methodologies.

* Experience of RAID logs (Risk, Actions, Issues and Decisions).

Benefits

* Flexibility working

* 25 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays

* Bonus up to 7.5% of annual salary,

* Pension with a company contribution of up to 8%

* Life Assurance of 4 x basic salary

* Cash health plan.

* Fitness App with streamable classes & discounted membership with some gyms

* Thriving Wellbeing Program (supporting physical health, mental wellbeing, social connectiveness and sense of purpose, including clubs such as cycling, caving, football, STEM network plus a multitude of various events.)

* Wellbeing and prayer room. Private express room available for new mothers

* Recognition and Reward programme

* Career development opportunities including apprenticeships, mentoring scheme and more. Support or sponsorship for formal qualifications and professional development like CEng, CIPS & CIPD

* Free parking, Subsidised canteen, Charity and volunteering days