Job Role
The role will entail:

• Supporting bid teams in scoping potential work.
• Setting up new projects, including all aspects of inception, team selection, planning, etc.
• Monitoring and resolving issues on an as-going basis as required.
• Motivating staff and building a strong delivery culture.
• Reviewing other projects as required by the Operations function.
• Providing support to other projects as required.

Experience / Skills required :

• A first class or upper second degree in a relevant engineering discipline – or significant industrial experience.
• A further degree (eg MSc, or PhD) would not be an unusual qualification for a candidate.
• Experience in Professional Services.
• Consistent in-service training demonstrating a professional approach to maintenance of skills.
• At the very least a clearly defined route through to chartered status, and for Principal staff, membership of a relevant professional institution with chartered status.
• Candidates should possess 10+ years experience of the programme and project management of multi-discipline projects within the critical systems arena, probably within a highly regulated market.
• Commercially aware and able to manage projects through the full project lifecycle to meet complex client objectives.
• A track record of delivering to expectations using cost, time, quality and risk management techniques.
• Experienced in client liaison / management, project requirements / scope definition and management of third parties.
• Have the ability to manage stakeholders with an interest in the project.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills – confident and able to present to a wide range of management levels.
• Flexible and adaptable, capable of working in a variety of client cultures and organisational structures.
• An ability to think analytically, rigorously and creatively.
• An understanding of the technical and commercial issues associated with delivery of complex systems.
• An ability to carry out detailed justified work to commercial and technical requirements, and to be able to constructively criticise and assess others’ work.
• Knowledge of industry-standard tools and techniques, and a critical appreciation of their strengths and weaknesses.
• The ability and personal drive to work in teams or alone, with client and Praxis staff, both in Praxis offices and on-site in the UK and potentially overseas.
• The ability to mentor and develop others.