Senior Programme Delivery Manager

2 weeks ago


Teddington, Greater London, United Kingdom National Physical Laboratory Full time
About the Role

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is seeking an experienced Senior Programme Delivery Manager to join our Project Management Office (PMO) Leadership team. In this key role, you will drive effective project management skills development, decision-making, accountability, and oversight across our Science and Engineering medium to high-risk portfolio of projects.

You will work with the PMO team to embed robust project management standards and best practices to develop and mature the Project Management capability to deliver Science and Engineering Projects to our customers. As a leader in project management capability, you will be responsible for managing the performance and potential of your team, building highly motivated, customer-focused, and performing teams.

Key responsibilities include guiding the development of science and engineering project management approach, skills, and competency. You will also create opportunities to raise the project management function's profile and its capabilities within our Science and Engineering stakeholders. Additionally, you will coach and mentor more junior project managers to ensure development, succession planning, and knowledge transfer.

Requirements
  • Experience in leading project management capability within a Science and Engineering environment.
  • Knowledge of project management in research environments to support complex science and engineering projects.
  • Able to identify the focus and defines what PM capabilities and management systems are required.
  • Able to build collaborative relationships across functions based on trust and respect.
  • Highly proficient in project management techniques and their application.
Benefits

NPL offers a competitive salary range of £60,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, including flexible working arrangements, a generous pension scheme, and access to training and development opportunities.

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that nationality, residency, and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process.



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