What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at Soben?
Why Soben?
We're an award-winning construction consultancy with huge ambitions to put ourselves firmly on the map. We've come a long way since operations commenced in 2011 but now is the time to step on the gas and realize our true potential.
It is a hugely exciting time to join our business and we have some amazing times ahead of us. We're targeting to have 1000 people globally by 2030 to support our expansion plans in current locations as well as additional territories.
If you want to play an integral part in achieving our ambitious plans for growth and delivering an exceptional consultancy service for our clients in the LATAM & NA region, whilst progressing your career in a supportive and dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!
Role Description
We are searching for a project manager who will be in charge of delivering significant projects that are highly important to our customer. You will make strategic and technical choices on the project schedule, budget, and resource requirements, and you'll lead with an eye toward delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Programmatically managing the department's requirements for science initiatives
- Project management experience but would also consider strong commercial managers with demonstrable management skills.
- Stakeholder management experience (design team, contractor, client, other specialist input)
- Collaborating with the technical manager and unit heads to ensure efficient distribution of technical resources among the various programs.
- Overseeing efficient team communication, supporting the sponsor in meetings with stakeholders, and setting project milestones and deliverables.
- Monitoring and reporting on program performance, in particular planning, budgeting, and monitoring, as well as the overall execution of the strategy.
- Ensuring the removal of barriers to the execution of a strategy and organizing the discovery and use of innovative solutions to these barriers.
- Creating a business case and project management plan in collaboration with the project sponsors to outline the execution of the projects within their respective programs.
- Ability to travel as and where necessary across the UK
- Perform additional duties as assigned
Preferred Qualification / Relevant Experience
- Project manager with experience and a background in engineering
- Delivering complex technical projects on schedule, on budget, and with success in the past
- A commitment to making sure that optimum project management methods are used and that a culture of effective delivery is created
- Good commercial awareness and the ability to make wise financial decisions that maximize project value. A proactive approach to safety with a good understanding of UK compliance needs in design
- Excellent influencing and teamwork abilities
- Knowledge of contemporary standards in the fields of quality assurance and safety, health, and the environment
- Knowledge of change management and document control systems
- Desirable standards and qualifications
- A solid understanding of fusion science and a project management qualification, or progress toward Chartered status in a relevant STEM discipline
