Description:
A global leader in security and integration technologies and services, this national security company design, install and maintain integrated systems for the UK’s most demanding security environments. They excel at complex projects specifically for public space, critical national infrastructure, energy and the heritage sectors. Working in collaboration with the sales, design team, service and commercial functions, you will effectively manage a range of implementation projects from inception through to close-out to agreed quality, time and cost criteria. Projects will vary in size and scope so you should be equally comfortable and effective working as lead or part of a larger project team. Given the size and nature of the clients, you will ideally be able to demonstrate construction industry contracting practices (NEC/JCT frameworks) and will have strong project planning and resource management skills.
Responsibilities
- Delivery of assigned projects to agreed Health & Safety, quality, time and cost criteria.
- Management of multiple projects in a matrix organisation environment.
- Lead the assigned project team to achieve successful project outcomes.
- Development and maintenance of project scope definitions, plans and schedules, including the identification of resource requirements.
- Identification and management of project risks (threats and opportunities).
- Management of change –technical and commercial.
- Preparation and delivery of management/progress reports to senior management and clients to agreed schedules.
- Identification of recovery plans in event of adverse project variances to recover project predicted outturn.
- Preparation of purchase requisitions to procure materials for projects managed.
- Providing support to ‘business winning’ team, as required.
- Support the business’ continuous improvement initiatives through, for example, contributing to learning from experience activities.
Required
- 5+ years’ experience successfully managing multiple projects in multi-client environments with significant client-facing exposure.
- Proven track record of delivering high-end CCTV/access control security integration projects ideally with systems such as C-Cure and/or Lenel, CEM, Gallagher, Genetec.
- Experience of CDM and carrying out principal contractor duties, managing health and safety risks throughout the project lifecycle. Must have the skills, knowledge, experience where relevant to carry out this work.
- Experience of ‘mid technology’ companies (SMEs) – experience of security / telecoms / electronics /technology industries advantageous.
- Good grounding in project management principles (i.e., APM Level ’D’, preferred, PMI, PRINCE2 Practitioner) with formal life cycle management experience.
- Ideally excellent commercial awareness –knowledge of JCT/NEC3 contract frameworks advantageous.
- Ability to develop appropriate relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills in written, spoken and through presentation.
- Demonstrable commitment to developing others to raise the capabilities and performance of the business.
- Good IT skills –proficiency with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project as a minimum.
Package
£48,000 - £50,000.00 + benefits
