Project Manager
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19 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Join us as a Project Manager and make an invaluable contribution to our Food Safety & Biosecurity!
As a Project Manager youll lead and deliver a wide range of initiatives that support Feras 5year Strategic Plan. You may be involved in projects such as facility construction and refurbishment implementing new systems and technologies launching new products improving operational efficiency strengthening environmental or regulatory compliance or supporting merger and acquisition activity. Whatever the focus youll play a key part in driving successful outcomes for the organisation and advancing Feras scientific and operational goals.
What youll be doing:
- Leading and managing projects independently in line with organisational goals and values.
- Owning daytoday project delivery including revenue costs and performance within agreed constraints.
- Defining clear deliverables and ensuring they are met to time cost and quality.
- Maintaining strong governance including RAID logs documentation and regular project reporting.
- Identifying assessing and managing risks actions issues decisions and lessons learned.
- Reporting progress to the Executive Project Sponsor and Steering Group.
- Engaging influencing and collaborating with stakeholders at all levels.
- Building strong working relationships to ensure alignment and remove delivery barriers.
- Supporting and mentoring less experienced colleagues in good project management practice.
What were looking for:
- Strong understanding and application of project management methodologies across all project stages.
- Confident communicator able to engage influence and report clearly to stakeholders at all levels.
- Skilled in project planning budgeting and use of planning tools including managing RAID logs.
- Proven ability to manage multiple mediumtolarge projects and deliver to time cost and quality.
- Ability to break down complex concepts into actionable plans and drive progress.
- Experienced in coordinating stakeholders maintaining visibility of progress and escalating risks appropriately.
- Capable of producing strong business cases and supporting benefits realisation.
- Understanding of regulated environments with the ability to maintain compliance.
- Strategic thinker with strong ownership problemsolving skills and ability to embed change.
- Experience coaching or mentoring colleagues in project management practices.
- PRINCE2 or similar project management qualification would be beneficial.
Whats in it for you
- 25 days holiday (rising to 29) with the opportunity to buy & sell extra leave.
- Flexible working hours on-site gym restaurant and free parking
- The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
- Company matched pension life assurance a cycle2work scheme 15 weeks fully paid maternity adoption and shared parental leave paternity pay of two weeksand plenty more.
- Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle from discounts on retail and socialising to health & wellbeing travel and technology
- Fera operates a LTIP ( Long Term Incentive Plan) under which all employees are awarded points towards shares in the Employee Benefits Trust on an annual basis. The Employee Benefits Trust holds shares on behalf of our employee at the point of an equity event the shares will realise a cash value.
What we hope youll do next:
Choose Apply now to fill out our short application so that we can find out more about you. If you have any questions youd like to ask before applying you can contact
Were an equal opportunity employer which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. Were committed to providing an inclusive barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or if youd like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward please email at and well get back to you.
The Company
At Fera were making the world a better healthier and safer place. Were a joint venture partnership between Bridgepoint and Defra and were working proactively to protect the world we live in and the food we eat. Our teams are investigating plant and bee health crop protection and sustainable agriculture. Join us and discover better as you deliver world-class science for the future.
The Benefits
On-site Gym
Shopping & Transport Discounts
Voluntary Benefits to suit your lifestyle
LTIP/share scheme
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Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Construction Estimating
- Construction Experience
- PMBOK
- Visio
- Construction Management
- Project Management
- Project Management Software
- Microsoft Project
- Project Management Lifecycle
- Contracts
