Senior Project Manager

Country: United Kingdom
Contract type: Permanent
Work pattern: Full Time
Market: Defence and security
Position location: Dublin, Ireland
Recruiter contact: Danielle Judd
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.
Overview of roleThe Advisory and Programme Delivery division (APD) delivers consultancy services to projects ranging in scale and complexity from £million's to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting, education and healthcare management.
Responsibilities:Take ownership of and responsibility for the successful delivery of your project.Lead teams of professionals delivering major projects or portfolios of smaller projects.Manage senior level customer relationships.Deliver complex technical projects within a highly regulated industry.Prepare and maintain schedules, including dependencies and resources.Identify and monitor project risks and opportunities.Implement quality management processes for project activities and outputs.Manage stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests.Establish and maintain project governance reviews.Develop and manage teams.What you will contribute to the team:Relevant project management and delivery experience.Demonstrable knowledge and application of project management methodologies.Strong financial awareness, commercial acumen, and analytical skills.Comfortable working as a consultant within a client environment.Relationship building skills – ability to build strong relationships with clients, teams, and stakeholders.Excellent oral and written communication and organisation skills.Strong analytical thinking and research skills.Well-developed planning and organisational skills.Essential soft skills include self-motivation; taking initiative; leadership; adaptability and flexibility; effective listening; collaboration; influence and persuasion; and insightfulness.Computer literacy in Microsoft applications.Be responsible for the project programme.
Work with multidisciplinary delivery teams to update the programme as required.Educated to Degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject.APM PMQ level qualified or equivalent Member of the Association for Project Management (MAPM).Proven track record of delivering Infrastructure projects in transmission, renewables, distribution, and/or generation sector.Good leadership and people management skills and an ability to build and develop high performing teams.Flexibility and adaptability to respond rapidly to unexpected events, and an ability to develop creative solutions to problems.Ability to travel to Dublin, Ireland up to 3 times a month.Experience across all stages of the project lifecycle.Excellent IT skills particularly MS Excel/Word/Project and PowerPoint.Ability to produce and review technical reports for project teams and clients, attention to detail is paramount.About the business unitMott MacDonald's Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers both project, programme & commercial management (PPCM) services and advisory solutions across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors.
We deliver tailored solutions that directly address our clients' key challenges, combining our world-leading project expertise with unrivalled programme delivery capabilities and advisory services.
Defence & energyWith extensive experience in the global defence sector, Mott MacDonald's advisory and programme delivery teams deliver projects ranging from complex infrastructure upgrades to carbon reduction initiatives.
Our experience in energy ranges from nuclear, renewables, hydro, thermal to electricity and gas, providing services to a global customer base within the energy sector, supporting the delivery of major capital projects and the transition to low-carbon generation.
Equality, diversity, and inclusionWe put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.
We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
AccessibilityWe want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process.
If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at ****** and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
We offer some fantastic benefits including:Health and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance for all UK colleagues.Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.Financial wellbeingWe match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.LifestyleA minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years' service.Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.Enhanced family and carers leaveEnhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.Learning and developmentPrimary annual professional institution subscription.A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.Networks, communities, and social outcomesJoin a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.

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