Senior Project Manager

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of large, complex projects within a major roadside telecommunications programme. Reporting into the Programme Lead, you’ll take ownership from mobilisation through to implementation, testing, acceptance and operational handover, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget.

The role is hybrid-working, with approximately 3 days per week based from the Warwick office (and the Chorley office if required), and 2 days from home, alongside regular travel to project and customer locations.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of large, complex projects.
• Manage project plans, budgets, risks, change and commercial performance.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Manage senior customer and stakeholder relationships.
• Identify delivery risks and leading mitigation and recovery plans.
• Coach Project Managers and driving consistent delivery standards.

Who you are:

You are an experienced Project Manager or Senior level Project Manager who can lead multidisciplinary teams and suppliers, manage key customer and senior stakeholder relationships, and provide direction to Project Managers and wider delivery teams. Naturally, you will be able to own Profit & Loss and drive project efficiencies within the programme.

Key Requirements:

• Significant experience delivering large, complex telecommunications, technology, engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of project planning, controls, risk, change and recovery.
• Proven financial and commercial management, including budgets, forecasting and cost control.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management, including engagement with senior customers.
• A recognised qualification such as APM PMQ, PRINCE2 Practitioner or PMP, or equivalent experience.

What we offer:

At Telent, we’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued, supported, and able to thrive. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage diverse perspectives across our teams.

The additional benefits with this role:

• 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
• Employee Healthcare
• Car allowance
• Company pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme.

We are guided by our values and behaviours:

Be Inclusive

Take Responsibility

Collaborate

Be Customer-focussed

Join us and help deliver critical infrastructure projects that make a real difference.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

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