Senior Project Manager, (Telecoms)

East Surrey

Contract

My client currently has an opportunity for Senior Project Manager, Telecoms in the East Surrey area on a contract basis for an immediate start. The position is for Rail Automation leading the delivery of specified own projects and a geographic portfolio projects specified by Head of Projects, (Telecoms).

The projects are for the delivery of Telecommunication and SCADA systems required for Mainline and mass transit railway operating companies within the UK. This will involve the management of all project Application Engineering, Installation, Testing and Commissioning activity and delivery of all systems designed to meet the needs of the contract on time and within budget. Essential experience of delivery of Rail Telecommunication ans SCADA projects through the full life cycle.

As the Senior Project Manager, (Telecoms) Key Responsibilities will be to:-

Manage the preparation of client rail automation Tenders. Inclusive of the development of project execution strategies designed to meet the Client's needs and the Rail Automation business objectives.

Deliver projects meeting the project objectives within the agreed timescales and budget throughout the project lifecycle.

Liaise with the functional line management to ensure the resources required for the project are in place.

Lead and coordinating the activities of the project team. Also the preparation of Project Management Plan, as a live document.

Heading up the implementation of effective Safety and Environmental management of the project ensuring that each of the project delivery functions has systems in place to cover their safety responsibilities.

Ensure that regular audits are undertaken to ensure that the systems are in use and are effective; e the implementation of Quality Assurance throughout the Project Lifecycle through effective implementation of the client Quality Assurance process.

Liaise the day to day communication between the project team and the clients.

The Project Manager shall be fully accountable to the Project Delivery Director for the timely and safe handover of the project meeting and client RA business objectives as defined in the client RA Contracted scope

Key Skills, Experience:-

Experience of managing high value capital investment projects involving a high degree of Client interface (essential)

Experience of delivery of Rail Telecommunication and SCADA projects through the full project life cycle (both - not essential, single - essential)

Preparation of Proposals, Tenders and contract negotiations through to Award (essential)

Management of multidisciplinary project teams (essential)

Development and implementation of innovative project execution strategies (essential)

Management of Project Control function covering Planning, Estimating, Financial Control and commercial management disciplines (essential)

Excellent communication and presentation skills – ability to deliver key messages efficiently and effectively, tailoring the approach to the audience as appropriate, in order to promote action (essential)

Proven ability to lead and drive a multi-disciplinary project team, ensuring delivery of all contractual outputs to cost and to plan (essential)

Project Management skills – strong understanding of the hard and soft aspects of programme management. Possess high degree of emotional intelligence and the ability to build consensus (essential)

Commercial awareness and aptitude – able to contribute to commercial and contractual issues, drawing upon past experience with railway / engineering contracts (essential)

Exposure to a highly regulated engineering industry, of which some time should have been in a project role

Qualifications Required:-

Degree level (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline, possibly supported by a second degree in a management discipline

APM accredited or equivalent

Are you looking for a new opportunity and challenge?

Do you want to be part of a company who is heading major projects?

This is a great opportunity for the right person

Do you have the skills, experience and the qualifications for this opportunity?

If the answer is yes; in order to be considered for this opportunity please forward your C.V. in the first instance to Farrah:- Farrah. alam@ vital. uk.com or call Farrah on Tel:- <phone number removed> to discuss this opportunity in more detail.

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