Senior Project Manager

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 Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company 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.
• Potential travel required 2-3 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.