Job summary

Senior Project Professional - 12 month contract - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria - £62.02 ph UMB or £47 ph PAYE (Inside IR35)

Key skills required for this role

Senior Project Professional, Project Professional, Lead Project Professional, BAE Systems,

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Senior Project Professional

Job description

The Role

• The individual in this role will manage a small project, or a part of a larger, more complex project, (such as a particular work package), or will support a Project Manager with aspects of managing a larger project.
• At this level the incumbent may supervise or guide one or two professional staff, and be involved in managing their delivery and performance and providing appraisal and support to their development.
• They will have a level of experience in one or more areas of PM practice and be expected to be able to adapt and apply these practices in different circumstances, to develop these practices and to guide and instruct others in their application.

Key Responsibilities:

Not limited to...

• Able to perform intermediate project reporting & scheduling.
• Able to undertake intermediate problem solving typically based on previous experience.
• Have a good knowledge of Business processes and procedures.
• Administration and general office skills including spreadsheets/ Microsoft packages.
• Attend on the job training as appropriate.
• Able to lead a small non-complex project or a work package of a larger project.
• Able to manage the full project lifecycle to ensure that, over time, the needs of customers/users continue to be met and that financial and other benefits are achieved.

Job Requirements:

• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of PM policies, processes, procedures and systems.
• Comprehensive PM experience demonstrated in a professional capacity within a project.
• Good knowledge and understanding of their projects.
• Comprehensive understanding of one or more Project Management tools techniques and practices.

• Problem solving most likely to apply in an existing Business environment.
• Good understanding of the structure, organisation, processes and culture of Line of Business, so as to be able to support implementation of appropriate PM approaches.
• Applies problem solving techniques to routine situations or situations of moderate complexity under limited supervision, in the field of PM, taking requirements and data from internal (project) sources and external (customer, competitor and academic) areas.

• Application of related PM Competencies will be expected at this level.
• Roles typically require a University Degree, or a substantial amount of practical knowledge gained through experience.
• Incumbent will be expected have a PM Qualification such as the APM Project Management Qualification.

Security Requirements: SC

This role will require the person to hold full Security Clearance (SC) prior to working onsite. You will need to obtain a BPSS check as part of this process. You must currently hold or be eligible and willing to obtain SC and you must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship and have lived and worked in the UK for a minimum 5 year period. If you are unsure as to whether you are eligible, please contact me to discuss.

This role is for UK EYES ONLY

The Umbrella rate quoted above is the Gross Umbrella rate (i.e. the rate we pay to the Umbrella Company inclusive of ALL employment costs). Please note, the rate paid by the Umbrella will be less, as will a Limited Deemed rate or Agency PAYE rate. Please get in touch to discuss the rates via these different payment vehicles.