Manager of Project Management Office - Cheshire, United States - Urenco Group

Description

Vacancies:
Manager of Project Management Office (PMO) - Engineering/Construction

Manager of Project Management Office (PMO) - Engineering/Construction

We're pleased to present the opportunity to join Urenco as Manager of Program Management Office for site Capacity Expansion.

Based at our Capenhurst location, you will provide visible and effective leadership through the PMO, developing a clear vision and champion the use of good practice project management standards and processes.

A key requirement of this role is to ensure the projects are suitably resourced with experienced and qualified personal which is achieved via proactively managing the function leads reporting to this role.

Urenco is a trusted, long-term supplier to the nuclear industry, specialising in safe, cost effective and reliable uranium enrichment services.

As demand in our sector increases, we are creating career opportunities and growth across our teams.

For us, a happy and engaged workforce is vital to our sustainability.

Our aim is to recruit and retain talented people who can help us deliver outstanding customer service and achieve long term commercial success.

Direct Reports:
Multiple Urenco project teams (up to 80 project support personnel)

Indirect Reports:
Multiple project support team members at multiple geographical locations.

Budgetary responsibility:
Full accountability to ensure the PMO supports the projects to deliver Urenco's portfolio to their assigned CEP commitments.

Other dimensions:
This role has multiple stakeholders, internal and external customers, as it is interfacing directly across the Urenco Group. The projects are much larger than normal for Urenco and will require regular interaction with senior management.
Urenco Group's Portfolio consists with numerous projects with an estimated total value of €5 billion.
Individual projects range from €50 million to €1.5 billion.
Join us on our journey, front and centre, to a net zero future.
What will your day look like?

• Establish the PMO role and feed into a Centre of Excellence to gain alignment with Project Management Institute (PMI) guidelines, quality standards and company requirements.
• Seek implementation efficiencies to meet or exceed the financial and schedule expectations established at project initiation.
• Develop, implement, and govern program management processes, dashboards, templates, policies, and metrics.
• Monitor compliance with project policies and standards.
• Manage governance project deliverables and tasks
• Establish/maintain a fit for purpose/fully compliant program management methodologies and working practices that support the delivery of the projects.
• Evidence that the program and the projects are incorporating industry best practice in all phases.
• Evidence that projects are continually leveraging best strategies and synergies across the portfolio.
• Coach and mentor project management practitioners and share knowledge of best practices.
• Establish the PMO organization structure and manage project staffing requirements in line with project objectives.
• Coordinate project deliverables with Project Managers, Analysts, Market Leads, Regional Directors, and support contractors in a direct and indirect reporting structure.
• Set annual performance targets for direct reports and conduct performance reviews.
• Oversee Project Managers for the delivery of projects/programs on time, within scope and on budget.
• Adequate resourcing of the program management and project teams, Evidence that the program and project teams effectively drive value creation and capture and implement learning from experience.
• Evidence that the key program and project aims are clearly communicated across the organisation number/impact of successful contractor claims against Urenco. Cost and schedule impact of Urenco initiated changes.
• Across the Program/ Project lifecycle (performance derived from integrated Program reporting).
• Provide executive leaders with the information needed to assess and decide which proposals have the highest potential value, impact, and strategic alignment.
• Provide clarity to team with regards to the ultimate goal that teams need to achieve. Cultivate buy-in to help teams commit and get excited about their goals. Measure progress through appropriate qualitative and quantitative measures.
• Share feedback you feel is important. Be open and honest

What do you need to be great at this role

• Educated to Degree level a relevant discipline.
• Post graduate degree (e.g. MBA or equivalent construction law).
• Project Management Qualification / Accreditation such as APM, or PMI.
• Min 5 years' experience of delivering capex projects, at individual project as well at program or portfolio level, leading multiple project teams and engaging with multiple stakeholders.
• Direct responsibility for planning, organizing and the direction of the organizations project management office and programs.
• Demonstrable experience across the entire project lifecycle, from concept development to hand-over.
• Min 5 years managing multi-cultural teams.
• Demonstrable success in project and project portfolio delivery in multiple industries.

What can you expect of us?

At Urenco we're dedicated to offering flexible benefits that support our people across all aspects of their lives. We're delighted to offer a range of benefits to support our employees' physical, emotional and financial wellbeing.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer:

• Annual leave of 27 days per annum.
• A diverse range of family friendly policies.
• A generous bonus scheme.
• A defined contribution pension scheme; with up to 16% employer's contribution.
• Flexible benefits package; including life assurance and income protection. In addition, you'll have an opportunity to purchase additional benefits that suit your lifestyle and take advantage of tax and NI savings.
• Education and training; we take pride in helping people learn and develop by supporting, accelerating and directing your learning. As well as the completion of mandatory health and safety courses, training packages will be offered to meet your specific needs.

Please be aware that this role is subject to SC level of security clearance and medical, drug and alcohol testing prior to start.

Our Promise

At Urenco, everyone is welcome.

We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where we all have a voice, and you can feel confident being yourself.

?We're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

?We'd like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

How to Apply

Urenco is committed to encouraging equality and diversity within our workforce.

Are you enthusiastic about this position and you don't meet every single requirement?The real fit for a job is not always in your current experience or education.

We are striving towards strong, diverse and complementary teams, in an inclusive and authentic workplace.

So if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description,we encourage you to apply anyway.

You might be just the right candidate for this or other roles and we would like to meet you

We outsource our recruitment process to Morson Group.

If you choose to apply, the data you enter will be processed on behalfof Urenco by Morson as our recruitment partner.

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