Principal Project Manager/ Programme Director

We are currently looking to recruit a Principal Project Manager/ Programme Director for a permanent position based in South West England. Our client will also consider a North West based candidate who is willing to travel to site 2 days per week. Salary is negotiable depending on experience.

As the Principal Project Manager/ Programme Director you will be responsible for:

Tendering

• Working with bid teams to scope projects and determine requirements, including exclusions and assumptions.
• Providing cost and delivery estimates and quotations, including margin and cash flow analysis.
• Contributions to tender preparation.
• Preparation of project schedules.
• Evaluating project risks.
• Developing partnering/supplier strategies.
• Pre-tender negotiations with clients and sub-contractors on pricing and contractual details.

Planning

• Reading and interpreting project specifications.
• Working with the project teams to plan resource requirements, project milestones and deliverables.
• Preparing project budgets and developing a cost base for the project.
• Preparing key planning documents such as Project Execution Plans, Risk Register, Delivery Schedule, etc.
• Generating resourced and costed schedules of work (Microsoft Project or Primavera P6).
• Setting up project files and templates.
• Holding internal and external opening-up meetings.
• Risk assessment and mitigation plans.
• Lead the partnering/supplier strategy and develop contracts for sub-contractors.

Implementation

• Overall management, tracking and controlling of the project.
• Controlling project costs.
• Reporting internally on project performance.
• Tracking and reporting internally on the financial performance of the project including spend profiles, budgeted and earned values, forecasted completion costs etc.
• Manage change control throughout the project including Early Warning Notices and Compensation Event Notices.
• Managing the project team.
• Develop a cost base for the project.
• Supply chain management.
• Risk management.
• Ensuring invoices are submitted and monies are received.
• Key customer interface for the project including contractual change control, customer reporting and progress meetings.
• Develop and implement the overall project schedule including resource allocation and critical path analysis.

As the Principal Project Manager/ Programme Director you will ideally have:

• Experience of managing complex, high value (>£10M) projects, preferably within the UK nuclear or other highly regulated industries
• Senior experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Background in commercial Tier 2 contract management.
• Background in pre and post contract negotiation.
• Experience in contract change management.
• Extensive risk management experience.
• Substantial contractual understanding, particularly NEC 3.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Project and/or Primavera P6.
• Excellent organisational skills.

As the Principal Project Manager/ Programme Director you will ideally hold the following

• Full Membership of APM (MAPM) or PRINCE2 qualified.
• Engineering/technical qualification such as HNC, degree or equivalent experience.

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