Senior Project Manager (PMO)

at  RPS Group

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Project Manager into our Project Management Office (PMO) to support and assist Project Managers across our business to deliver capital investment portfolios of work worth several billion. The successful candidate will be accountable for the delivery of projects / programmes in major transportation, civil infrastructure, and utilities projects.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• The desired qualifications and experience for the Senior Project Manager are:
• Relevant 3rd level qualification (NFQ Level 8) in project management, engineering (civil), or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 10+ years’ experience in project management, project delivery and execution across projects of varying size and complexity.
• Previous experience of working in Transport Infrastructure (roads, highways, rail etc) and/or Utilities sectors will be advantageous.
• Previous experience of working in a PMO and as a Programme Manager will be advantageous.
• Chartered Engineer or Chartered Project Professional preferred.
• Qualification in Project Management such as PMP, PRINCE II will be advantageous.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• MS Office Suite (advanced user of MS Excel).
• Scheduling tools (user of MS Project and/or Primevera P6).

STRONG COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

• Written & verbal – excellent report writing and communications skills.
• Experience of communicating across all levels in a business.
• Leadership capability and effective management of teams.
• Demonstrated technical proficiency in project management, execution, and delivery and / or portfolio management experience, along with the ability to adapt, innovate and meet changing demands.
• Demonstrate a successful track record and strong knowledge & experience in cost, programme, risk, and contract management across engineering projects.
• Strong technical experience in delivery of projects in engineering consultancies and/or related construction projects.
• Have a good knowledge & experience of Health & Safety legislation and regulations.
• Proven knowledge and experience of working with/to accredited Integrated Management Systems & Standards including quality, environment, health-and-safety, data security, risk, BIM etc.
• Strong planning and organisational skills and directing tasks and activities of teams.
• Ability to set up ongoing procedures to collect and review information as needed.
• Strong knowledge of project and programme management methodologies and industry best practice.
• Proven track record in dealing with complex issues, proactively and in a timely fashion and ability to achieve results within the set timeframe.
• Strong and demonstrable management skills including project management, procurement, contract management, financial and scope/change management.
• Excellent inter-personnel skills and ability to work within a multi-disciplinary and diverse team.
• Demonstrated management ability, proactive development, motivation, and engagement of the team.
• Self-disciplined and capacity to self-motivate.

WE KNOW WE DEVELOP BETTER SOLUTIONS TOGETHER.

That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do. For us to live our purpose of creating shared value and to deliver on our promise to ‘make complex easy’ – for us and for our clients, we continue to build a culture where different working styles and experiences can thrive to achieve exceptional results.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with Inclusive Employers. We’re also proud to support reservists and their families, having signed the Armed Forces Covenant. An inclusive culture enables our people to do things differently, working in ways to suit them while delivering their best for RPS. That’s why we’ve created working groups as true inclusion is a journey that involves learning, collaboration, and engagement.
Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the interview process, we can then make reasonable changes to support you in performing to the best of your ability.

The responsibilities of the Senior Project Manager will be:

• Day-to-day support and assistance to Project Managers in the management of diverse multi-disciplinary projects, teams, and stakeholders across a range of sectors. Principal focus will be projects in Transport Infrastructure and Water & Utilities Sectors including inter-sector support in project delivery.
• Liaison, coordination and management of internal stakeholders, Clients, third-party Consultants, Contractors, and other Stakeholders as appropriate.
• Facilitation, coordination, attendance, and contribution to meetings
• Contributing to and implementing the development of the overall approach to the PMO to meet the desired objectives and outcomes.
• Provision of specific support and assistance to Technical Project Managers to drive commercial performance and overall project delivery.
• Specific support and assistance to the Transport Infrastructure and / or Water & Utilities Teams in the successful delivery and coordination of their resources and deliverables.
• Ensure implementation of best practice and corporate policies and practices in project delivery.
• Development of processes, tools, and techniques to support successful project delivery.
• Preparation and support in developing and maintenance of monthly reports for delivery to senior management.
• Critically review project documentation and tracking of costs, programme, risk, resourcing etc to assess health of projects and identify issues early.
• Analysis of project data for trending, identifies lessons learned and disseminates findings as system improvements.
• Conduct in-house Project Management training as applicable.