Senior Project Manager
RPS Group
- Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Managing a Programme or Framework of projects through the entire project lifecycle from Inception through to handover and closure by utilising the 4 key pillars of project management: PLAN, ORAGANISE, LEAD & CONTROL.
- Working within the RPS Clean Water Business area
- Leading change management, continual Improvement and incremental growth of business and people to realise a 'high performing teams' culture.
- Manage the health, safety and wellbeing of our office based and field-based teams
- Safety, ethics, integrity, and the environment - always embraces and upholds RPS high professional standards, advocacy - an ambassador for our wider business at all times
- Establish and manage collaborative and remote working teams
- Deliver a high level of customer service to our external and internal customers
- Motivate, lead, and manage a multidisciplinary team
- Team leadership - experience of successfully leading integrated/blended/diverse/multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex project outputs and programme outcomes.
- Communication - high emotional intelligence - listens and questions effectively, concise verbal and written communication skills. High IT literacy being able to communicate with both business and IT teams. Able to communicate with confidence to stakeholders at all levels
- Strive to exceed client aspiration and are goal driven
- You will have extensive experience in the leadership and management of people and projects, ideally gained in the utility service industry or similar and will have the ability to deliver results in an often unpredictable, operational environment.
- You will have proven experience managing performance and able to analyse data to implement change, coupled with outstanding communication skills, the ability to engage at all levels, influence others and effectively contribute to contract and business development strategy ensuring efficient use of resources and equipment.
- Proficient in the use of the MS office suite, work management systems and applications are essential.
- Water Industry Experience - Knowledge of the working practices
- Clean Water Networks - Knowledge and understanding of network hydraulics and asset types found on these networks
- NEC4 Contracts - Ideally NEC4 Professional Services group of contracts
- Degree qualified in a relevant subject is desirable although significant previous experience may be considered
- Hold an industry recognised Project Management qualification such as PRINCE2 or APM
- IOSH managing safely
- Development - wants to continually develop new skills in themselves and others through continuous professional development and other means
- A full UK driving licence is also essential.
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