Senior Project Manager - UKIFS

Description

In this role, you’ll lead the successful leadership, delivery and integration of complex projects or major workstreams within the programme, ensuring objectives are clearly defined and achieved within agreed time, cost, and quality constraints. You’ll work across multiple projects simultaneously, collaborating with diverse stakeholders from technical delivery teams to senior leadership to ensure outputs are delivered and benefits realised.

This is a key leadership role responsible for managing complex and highly integrated projects. As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering some of the most ambitious and groundbreaking projects in the UK. These projects vary in complexity, risk, and scale from under £50k to over £0.5bn with a typical annual budget for this level exceeding £10m. You’ll be at the heart of initiatives that span science, research and innovation, engineering, technology, and facility development, all contributing to STEP’s mission: generating net energy from fusion and building a commercially viable fusion industry.

• Design the project structure and organisation appropriate to the stage of the project throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Develop the budget and track delivery within budget.
• Manage effective transition between project phases and transition to business as usual at the end of the project.
• Identify and manage stakeholder relationships and need for senior level support. Manage internal and external relationships as appropriate.
• Ensure appropriate Benefits Realisation Strategy is in place and monitor longer term delivery of benefits against the Business Case.
• Use industry standard and appropriate delivery methodologies in accordance with UKIFS standards and the stage of the project.
• Managing budgets and negotiating decisions to keep projects on track.
• Organise assurance processes such as stage gate reviews, as required.
• Ensure effective Change Management is in place to agree and document changes to deliverables as agreed with stakeholders, and in line with corporate change processes.
• Engage with assurance reviews in accordance with UKIFS standards, and support action on recommendations.
• Provide effective leadership and management controls in accordance with UKIFS corporate standards.
• Identify skill requirements and deploy and develop resources. Manage a medium-large sized team.
• The job holder will manage the assigned budget allocation of typical budget expenditure of greater than £10m pa. Responsible for tracking invoices project expenditure against the budget allocation. Responsible for early identification of any forecasted under or overspend and proposing solutions / mitigating actions through to appropriate governance structure (Project reviews / Board report etc.) for decision.
• Day to day management and leadership of the projects and the project teams.
• Driving project delivery in alignment with UK Government standards and best practices.
• Develop and draft the Business Case, with input from specialists as necessary.
• Managing and integrating complex projects and working with multiple stakeholders
• Leading teams and coaching others to build capability and maintain quality.
• Support effective governance and decision making. Provide timely and accurate reporting and engage in mechanisms that hold you, as Senior Project Manager, to account for delivery.
• Identifying opportunities for improvement and shaping innovative solutions.
• Deliver the agreed Business Case benefits and outcomes.
• Identify and monitor project risks and issues. Develop mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate. Identify and work with related projects and programmes to manage interdependencies
• Cascade vision and translate into delivery objectives for the team. Develop and maintain Project Plan. Identify and set appropriate Project Controls. Manage performance and report progress to sponsors.
• Provide support, guidance and coaching for the project team. Show commitment to personal development. Promote effective individual and team performance.
• Influencing and engaging internal and external partners, including universities, suppliers, and professional networks.
• Create, integrate and lead the projects to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints.

Requirements

• Previously worked on projects that form part of a wider programme of deliverables.
• Degree in a relevant science or engineering discipline.
• APM Registered Project Professional
• Experience of projects using agile or hybrid delivery methodology.
• Previously worked in a multi-disciplined environment, managing projects that impact across multiple business areas.
• Experience of working on science/engineering related projects.
• PRINCE2 Practitioner
• APM Practitioner Qualification
• Ability to engage successfully with diverse groups of stakeholders.
• Honours/ Masters degree in programme& project management.
• Proven track record of leading a variety of complicated (L5)/complex (L6) projects.
• Agile Project Management Practitioner

Benefits

Professional Development and Collaboration: Active engagement with APM and other relevant external bodies as part of continuous development. Support the wider STEP PPM community via active contributions at STEP meetings and events, contributions at Community of Practice or conferences etc. We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly women in STEM and individuals from British black and ethnic minority backgrounds, and individuals with disabilities. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organisation. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.UKIFS is committed to being accessible. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information.This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions. Whilst not required at this time, there is a possibility of an SC Clearance being required in the future. If a candidate already holds an SC clearance, that clearance can be transferred to UKIFS.

The salary for this role is £77,239 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension.

• Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
• Wide range of career development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders,
• Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
• Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
• Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance