Principal Project Manager

Principal Project Manager

Location: Derby or Newcastle

This is more than project management. Its about influencing strategic outcomes shaping capability across the business and ensuring we deliver mission-critical projects with precision accountability and innovation.

You will play a pivotal role in managing and evolving a multi-project portfolio supporting blue-chip defence clients and aligning delivery with AEILs wider growth objectives.

Your missions:

Programme & Project Management:

• Support efficient management of projects and PMO resolving issues to improve overall delivery performance
• Lead project governance and programme performance reporting across safety time cost quality and relationships while embedding innovation
• Contribute to approvals budget planning financial cycles and provide strategic advice to the Defence Programme Manager.
• Ensure effective use of programme management tools and techniques including developing and reviewing business cases and benefit realisation plans.

Leadership & People Development

• Inspire lead and line manage project and PMO team members helping them reach their full potential
• Provide coaching direction and mentoring to improve delivery capability across the function

Why join the community of Switchers

As one of the Top 3 Nuclear Engineering companies in the world Assystem offer a competitive benefits package which includes:

25 days of annual leave bank holidays

8% company pension contributions

Healthcare cash-plan to get money back on dental medical physical care

Employee assistance programme including 24/7 access to free mental health support virtual gym classes and more

Get professional and industry membership fees paid for.

Qualifications :

Essential: 

Proven track record of delivering large complex or high-volume projects in structured environments

Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide multi-disciplinary cross-functional and virtual teams

Excellent communicator and influencer at all levels including executive stakeholders and clients

Chartered status (or working towards)

In-depth knowledge of risk budget management cost control scheduling and reporting tools

Expertise in change management contract management and strategic delivery frameworks

Desirable:

Experience in the Nuclear Defence sector or other regulated industries

Familiarity with the NEC4 contract suite and delivery within frameworks or joint ventures

Technical engineering understanding (Mechanical Electrical EC&I)

Previous involvement in developing project bids or client proposals

Additional Information :

 Please be aware that many roles at Assystem are subject to both security and export control restrictions.

• These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality any nationalities you may have previously held and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation.
• All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

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We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills talent and our peoples ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time