Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

Location: Flexible Working Location

Job type: Full time, Permanent

Ref: (00)560

Telent are now looking for an experienced Senior level Project Manager to join the Network Services team, due to project demands and an increase in work across the Network Design, Build, Test and Maintenance team. This is a Flexible Working Location role which will allow you to work from home, with the expectation to travel to customer sites when required, and travel to an office from time to time for collaborative working.

As a Senior Project Manager at Telent, you will be trusted and empowered to deliver critical and complex work. You'll be free to innovate, to take ownership and make smart, agile decisions. We need the best people to help us achieve our ambitions. Come, work in an environment where you can stretch your abilities and deliver on your potential.

The Senior Project Manager will oversee, manage and direct large, complex high value projects concurrently whilst also providing direction to multiple Project Teams, and actively managing resources across these projects. The Senior Project Manager will also be expected to develop large teams with accountability for Health & Safety, Quality, Financial Performance and Operational Delivery.

Senior Project Manager - What you'll do:

• Providing support to bid submissions including Project Plans, Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions (RAID) log and method statement responses as required.
• Develop consistent project delivery and reporting processes to ensure delivery of assigned projects in accordance with Telent, client QEHS and contractual processes, including regular reviews and checks
• Ensure the implementation of consistent governance and controls to report project Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) to key stakeholders, highlighting and managing all risks and issues and their mitigations throughout the project lifecycle
• Act as an escalation point for major project issues, coordinating resolutions with the project teams, clients and key stakeholders
• Solve complex problems and taking on a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions and instigate continuous improvement initiatives
• Utilise industry best practice, techniques, standards and Project Management tools to optimise project delivery
• Accountable for the correct implementation of the Client, and Telent QEHS procedures, which includes Telent staff and sub-contractors assigned to the project
• Accountable for successful end to end delivery of allocated projects.
• Ensure client project scopes and objectives are determined and defined
• Ensure the ongoing management of the Project Execution/Mobilisation Plan(s)
• Creating and ensuring ongoing management of the Project Plan(s)
• Will be required to deliver and direct highly complex strategic projects
• Ensure financial controls are in place to manage projects within agreed budgets
• Will ensure standard project documentation is produced and stored on designated system
• Accountable for ensuring client change control processes are as specified and change events are recorded and submitted to the customer
• Will be required to undertake regular Site Safety Inspections on specified project(s) as per the project inspection calendar set by the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Manager
• Ensure the set up of stage gate meetings such as project kick off meetings, project gate reviews (design, start on construction), project close out sessions as defined in the Project Execution/Mobilisation Plan
• Will be required to report financial performance of assigned projects, including managing financial performance through designated system
• Will ensure the implementation of Principal Contractor (PC) License and QEHS procedures to assigned projects.
• Manage direct reports in line with HR policies, procedures and business processes

Senior Project Manager - Who you are:

The successful Senior Project Manager will come from either a Telecommunications, Networks, Defence or Blue Light / Emergency Services background, with a strong understanding and proven experience of "Project Delivery". The Senior Project Manager will have a natural skill of being able to handle escalations, resolve issues and be able to implement continuous improvement initiatives. We are providing an opportunity for the Senior Project Manager to work on singular, large, complexed projects, AND the opportunity to work on multiple, smaller projects simultaneously.

Senior Project Manager - Key requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in a Technical or Project Management related field or equivalent experience
• Formal PM Qualification (APM, PMP, Prince 2) or equivalent experience
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Package (MS Office, MS Excel, MS Projects)
• Strong people management and excellent leadership skills
• Excellent presentation and communicative skills
• Demonstrable experience of Project Management on highly complex strategic projects, using a range of project management tools and techniques
• Sound knowledge of Quality, Health, Safety and Environment regulations
• Good knowledge of Profit & Loss accounts and cash flow forecasting
• Ability to direct teams in large complex environments
• Excellent time management
• Experience of managing complex customer and end user relationships
• Good knowledge of project management and continuous improvement methodologies
• Good knowledge of Document Management methodologies
• Good knowledge of the prevailing main set of regulations for managing the health, safety and welfare of projects in the/a designated business sector
• Excellent financial and commercial experience of managing multi-million-pound business critical projects
• IOSH Managing safely
• Working knowledge of Construction Design Management (CDM)

Telent - What we offer:

A career at Telent can span sectors, roles, technologies, and customers giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.

We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work.

The additional benefits with this role:

• Benefit Car Allowance / Company Car scheme
• Flexible working and flexible work location
• 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell five days each year
• Company matched pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme

About Telent:

Telent is a leading technology company and specialist in the design, build, support and maintenance, drawing on decades of experience in mission critical communications and technology of the UK's critical digital infrastructure. The work we do helps connect thousands of people and communities, using the best technology and innovation available. When you join us, you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact on all our futures by fulfilling your potential and delivering high performance. We work together to make everyday life work better for everyone. You'll be part of a team of more than 3,000 brilliant, dedicated people committed to getting the job done well.

Brilliance brought together.

We are guided by our values and behaviours:

• Be Inclusive
• Take Responsibility
• Collaborate
• Be Customer-focussed