Projects
Senior Project Manager
Location
Wallingford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Time
Full time
Type
Employee
Job Description
The role
Fugro is now seeking a dynamic Senior Project Manager to join the Marine Site Characterisation Project Management team based in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK. This is an exceptional opportunity to work as part of a global team on marine site characterisation and engineering projects, managing offshore site investigations, data analysis/interpretation and geotechnical engineering analyses, and technical reporting. As a Senior Project Manager, you will apply your extensive knowledge and experience to manage complex projects, looking for continuous improvement, leading a project team to achieve effective and efficient execution of the project, whilst ensuring Health and Safety, technical, commercial and contractual requirements are all met.
This job is for you if:
You have an accredited Project Management professional qualification.
You are educated to degree level in a technical discipline, engineering, or project management
You have experience of managing projects and a project team
You want exposure to management of a wide variety of Marine Site Characterisation projects on a global scale
Who you’ll be working with:
Business and Service Line Directors/Managers, Project Management, Operations, Technical, Commercial and Health and Safety team members and Regional Project Director. Clients, sub-contractors and any external stakeholders.
Here’s what a typical day would be like:
Plan, organise, control, co-ordinate, lead, motivate, delegate and communicate to achieve optimal balance between cost, time, quality, benefit and risk on projects of complex projects.
Lead and coordinate project teams and drive a positive safety culture. Create suitable governance, communication lines and clarity on project roles and responsibilities and coaches project team members to deliver their full potential.
Develop project documentation including execution, risk management and performance plans. Identify and mitigate project risk and exploiting opportunities in collaboration with the business development, proposal development, technical and operational staff.
Monitor project budgets, schedules and performance and take any mitigating action to avoid risks and exploit opportunity. Maintain an up to date financial forecast.
Liaise with clients fostering harmonious relationships, reporting on project progress.
Leading and supporting proposals.
Who we’re looking for:
Essential
A degree in an engineering discipline, project management or equivalent in education and experience.
Professional project management qualification Prince II, PMQ or PMP or working toward award.
Membership of an appropriate professional body.
Extensive experience in a project delivery environment.
Strong experience in project management.
Excellent communicator (i.e. verbally and written) with the ability to target communication style to various internal and external stakeholders.
Computer literate, with proficient use of Office 365 software, particularly Word, Excel and Microsoft Project.
Capable of generating a safe and quality-based culture within the offshore and onshore team.
Ability to work well under pressure and effectively manage and delegate a workload.
Experience of managing and motivating a team.
Desirable
Working knowledge of geotechnical and geophysical marine site characterisation, offshore renewable or oil and gas industry.
What we’ll offer you:
Extensive career & training opportunities both nationally and internationally.
Competitive salary accompanied by an attractive package including contributory pension scheme, life assurance and private medical insurance.
Flexible working hours and the potential to work 2 days a week from home in accordance with your manager and corporate policies.
24 days annual leave.
Option to buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave.
Subsidised canteen/restaurant in Wallingford.
Free parking.
Option to lease an electric car.
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