The Major Infrastructure Projects directorate provides major new or upgraded dock, berth and building infrastructure projects to provide facilities for the ship and submarine sustainment programmes. As Package Manager (aka Assistant Project Manager) you'll work with multi-discipline infrastructure system designs to provide an overall sustainment capability mainly for dry dock systems.
Using your experience in facility upgrade or construction projects you will manage the delivery of heavy civils infrastructure designs and work with users and other stakeholders to ensure that the integrated facility provides the sustainment capability. You will use your project management expertise to ensure the end product meets the technical and operational requirements of the facility.
This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career and assist in the delivery of Defence design and safety engineering projects, with opportunities for further development and progression within the Company.
This role is based at Devonport Royal Dockyard which is located in the vibrant city of Plymouth, Devon in the south west of England. The role will comprise of a mix of working from home, the Devonport site office and suppliers offices.
Responsibilities
- Package Manager (aka Assistant Project Manager) Dock – This is a key role providing support to the Project Manager who is managing the overall facility design contracts.
- The key role will responsible for the delivery of schedule, scope, contractual, financial and risk management functions.
- The role will require frequent travel to design consultants’ offices UK wide.
- Assisting the technical and project team in development of requirements, project scope and solutions for specific work packages.
- Translate supply chain reporting into usable data to inform planning, monitoring and control of work packages.
- Manage input to cost and budget monitoring.
- Develop Stakeholder management and communications plans.
- Document & Deliverable management
- Manage the risk process including the identification, assessment, planning and implementation of risks, opportunities and issues.
Qualifications
- A Bachelors or Master’s Degree.
- APM project management qualification (or equivalent).
- NEC4 Accredited Project Manager – desired
- Managing the design through RIBA stages 2 – 4: desired
- A range of specific courses will be provided, such as the following;
- Site Induction
- Fire Safety
- Diversity
- Anti-bribery
- Data Protection
Experience
- The candidate must have experience of working within a project environment, ideally with NEC4 contract experience in a heavy civil engineering environment.
- The project will be on the Nuclear Licensed site and therefore experience in delivery of Nuclear safety implicated structures, equipment or services would be of benefit.
Benefits
- Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
- We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
- Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
- Competitive company benefits
- Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
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