Senior Project Manager - Defence & Security

Overview

Arcadis is the world''s leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play.Role description: We are growing our project management capability within our UK Defence team.Responsibilities

Roles at this level will operationally manage core projects or programmes of work to deliver defined objectivesYou will be responsible for delivering your scope of work in line with budgetary, compliance, regulatory and planning controls, and will have deep technical knowledge and broad business experienceOversee an agreed scope of work and/or the operational workload of a team or contractors; ensuring allocated work is completed and resources are fully utilised in order to deliver against an agreed programme of workWork within established financial systems to independently produce plans and schedules and track and manage budgets, highlighting variances in order to manage and control project delivery targetsDeliver a number of small to medium scale projects or programmes of work, ensuring appropriate use of resources and budgets to deliver the required scope of work within set deadlinesPresent project risks or issues to senior managers to ensure the project is not adversely impacted, and ensure the delivery of projects to compliant standardsProvide advice to colleagues surrounding behaviours, to ensure adherence to internal and external compliance processesAnalyse and review a range of data to identify key existing and emerging themes and trends. Use analysis to provide recommendations that support project decision-makingUse knowledge and experience of industry best practice to review and analyse project processes and policies, providing insightful recommendations that support senior management to improve processes and systemsInteract effectively and proactively across the organisation, seeking ways to support collaboration and ensure projects/programmes can be delivered to meet internal customer expectationsAdvise senior management on issues relating to own project, providing subject matter advice to support successful delivery in line with project objectives and strategiesLiaise and collaborate with clients and stakeholders to keep all parties informed of progress and expectationsQualifications and Experience

Possess the skills and experience to actively support the internal team and manage more junior staff on technically complex projects/programmes typically ranging between £5m and £150mResponsible for setting project delivery approach and plan in consultation with key stakeholdersResponsible for establishing project delivery plans and appropriate control mechanisms to assure deliveryResponsible for performance management of project team / resourceRequired

Experience of coaching and mentoring more junior colleagues and emerging leadership skillsExperience of working closely with external stakeholders to build client relationshipsExperience in managing business relationships at middle-management levelCapable of taking a project through from inception to completionAbility to obtain BPSS clearanceAdvantageous

Experience in NEC Contract SuitesIn-depth knowledge of the Defence and Security sector (desirable but not essential)Ability to obtain SC clearanceAbility to obtain DV clearanceWhy Arcadis?

We empower our people and pursue a skills-based approach to help you carve your career path and maximize impact. You’ll do meaningful work delivering sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet.Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to equality and inclusion and strive to be an employer of choice. We work with six EDandI workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and ..... full job details .....