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Role: Package Manager

Location: Plymouth

Duration: 12 months

Inside IR35: Umbrella

About our client:

Our client is a leading global aerospace, defence, and security company specializing in delivering complex, mission-critical solutions. With a strong heritage in engineering and innovation, they provide essential services across aviation, marine, land, and nuclear sectors, supporting governments, armed forces, and commercial clients worldwide. Renowned for their commitment to safety, sustainability, and technological advancement, our client plays a vital role in ensuring operational excellence for their customers. Join them and be part of a team that drives innovation and delivers cutting-edge solutions in some of the world's most demanding environments.

Main Purpose of Role

The role will be responsible for key project management functions required to facilitate successful project delivery, including schedule, financial and risk functions.

Facilitate, develop, and agree requirements, project scope and solutions for specific outputs and work packages, undertaking procurement planning, tendering, down selection, and placement of supply chain contracts. Managing subcontracts through manufacture, installation, and commissioning.

Manage the planning, monitor and control of work packages being delivered by other internal and external resources.

Forecasting of costs and monitor and report against budget.

Stakeholder management and communications and to support development of stakeholder relationships.

Undertake risk management process including the identification, assessment, planning and implementation of risks, opportunities, and issues.

Project portfolio managed by the role:

NSRP plant management rigs
Radiological services / resin discharge systemsRequired Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Competences

The candidate must have demonstrable experience of Project Management in engineering delivery ideally with a mechanical systems background.

Experience of delivery on a Nuclear Licensed site or with Nuclear safety / implicated equipment or services would be preferable.

Experience using:

NEC 4 ECC and PSC contracts (Options C & E)
CEMAR - (desirable)
MS Project
Buildings Information Management (BIM) - (desirable)
Proficient in MS office suite
CDM 2015 regs
A degree in engineering / project / construction management or a related field (or other qualifications e.g. HNC / HND with high level of demonstrable delivery experience).
APM Project Management Qualification, minimum PMQ (or equivalent).
MAPM (or actively working towards).
APM Risk Management Level 2 (desirable)
APMG Project Planning and Controls Foundation (can be completed after role commencement)Please apply if you want to be part of a leading global defence, and security company that delivers complex, mission-critical solutions

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