Portfolio Project Manager and Team Lead

Your Impact:
At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40 countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
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About the Opportunity
Our Specialist Consultancy and Laboratory Solutions business is looking for an experienced Project Manager who can apply their skills and experience in order to support our clients in the nuclear industry and beyond.
Our multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers and technicians provide client-focused solutions to all stages of the nuclear lifecycle. From desk-based consultancy to on-site work, we provide innovative solutions to solve our clients' most complex challenges.
In this role, based in Warrington, you'll be managing allocated work from assignment to close out covering all duties related to project delivery, ensuring that at all times work is delivered safely and to cost, time, quality and client expectations. The role offers an excellent opportunity for those wishing to develop their career.
This role also includes Team Leader responsibilities, with the successful candidate responsible for ensuring the people allocated to their team are supported, trained, developed, and deployed to provide an optimum contribution to the SCLS business.
The role offers a great opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to take the next step in their career, managing a portfolio of projects of varying sizes and complexity while helping to support the development of a team of project management professionals.
The Portfolio Project Manager and Team Lead role will vary but would typically involve the activities below:

• Proactively manage the delivery of a portfolio of projects and tasks to time, cost, quality and customer satisfaction while ensuring that safety is at the heart of delivery and change is managed effectively.
• Managing and engaging with stakeholders, building effective relationships and developing a good understanding of their needs, and ensuring effective project communication.
• Identifying, implementing and complying with applicable safety, environmental and quality standards, client procedures and policies and other relevant legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure full compliance with all project governance requirements and processes and that project risks and opportunities are identified, mitigated and managed.
• Providing accurate and timely information, data and reports regarding the project status, activities and performance. Support in the development of budgets and schedules for projects and controlling forecasts and actual costs against them.
• Contribute to the development of bids and proposals and ensure that the sales governance processes are followed.
• Provide leadership in all aspects of health and safety performance.
• Act as a role model for Jacobs values and behaviours, leading by example and fostering an inclusive team environment.
• Provide line management for staff within the team including regular one-to-ones, performance management and staff development.
• Act in the best interest of your team members and the business.
• Undertaking other activities as directed.

Here's What You'll Need:

• A proven track record in successfully leading teams to deliver projects to time, cost and quality, leading by example in the safe and secure delivery of projects.
• Proven financial management and commercial skills and experience including project forecasting, budget monitoring, tendering and contract processes and bidding and winning work
• Clear and confident communicator, with strong client-facing skills who is experienced in managing, influencing and challenging key stakeholders and in managing suppliers and holding them to account for delivery.
• A good understanding of project planning and controls, including scope management, cost control, schedule adherence, risk management and change management.
• Enthusiasm, drive and a proactive and adaptable approach suited to the diverse and challenging nature of the business, with the ability to prioritise effectively.
• A genuine interest in supporting and developing people.
• APM PMQ qualification or equivalent and membership of a relevant professional body
• Degree educated, preferably in engineering or a related subject. Experience of the nuclear industry would be beneficial.

Our Culture:
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.
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