Senior Project Manager
- Consulting & advisory, Transportation
- Oslo
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Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin, is one of the world’s leading multi-disciplinary consultancy firms offering unparalleled opportunities for talented individuals in search of a rewarding career.
Objectives
- Leading multi-disciplinary project teams from across Atkins, and sub-contract partner teams in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, the UK, India, to:
- successfully manage and deliver railway, metro, tram and other infrastructure projects to the very highest standards for our clients
- lead and manage single and multi-disciplinary tenders
- effectively implement BIM, CAD, GIS and EDMS systems to integrate our services
- Oversee quality reviews of deliverables in line with company requirements.
- Engage with clients and actively sell our wide range or technical capabilities.
- Actively support recruitment activities.
- Ensure we have sufficient resources with the right skills to deliver our projects.
- Support staff development in Norway and our wider teams.
Requirements
- Relevant education from College or University; minimum bachelor's level
- A minimum of 10 years experience in railway, metro or tram projects
- Excellent project management experience of multi-disciplinary railway, metro or tram projects
- Strong working knowledge of Norwegian technical standards, specifications, guidelines and requirements of railway, metro and tram projects
- A good working knowledge of engineering management functions; ideally able to undertake this role on projects where required
- A good level of knowledge of CAD / BIM / GIS / EDMS systems and tools to support project delivery – ideally across disciplines based in multiple offices
- Knowledge of NS8401/8402 or equivalent
- Demonstrable evidence of leading multi-disciplinary bids and tenders, ideally with teams based in different countries
- Highly collaborative with strong communication skills and an ability to work across geographically and organisationally separate teams
- Performance driven and customer focussed
- A desire to drive the industry into the digital future
- Ideal candidate should be fluent in Norwegian language
Responsibilities
- Provide excellent project management services for our projects with teams based across Scandinavia, the UK, India, the United States and Canada
- Lead and / or support large multi-disciplinary tenders
- Undertake the role of engineering manager on occasion
- Grow and lead a team with a reputation for technical excellence and ability to flexibly respond to business needs
- Drive best practice, knowledge sharing, and process standardisation / optimisation
- Support resource demand forecasts in collaboration with colleagues
- Win work through maximising additional / repeat / follow-on work from clients
- Drive innovation in service offerings
- Spot opportunities and foster client relationships
- Ensure adherence to corporate governance and management systems
The Individual
- A reputation for project management excellence, delivery and providing an open and supportive working environment focussed upon health, safety and team wellbeing
- A hard working and flexible individual, who is reliable, proactive and innovative
- Able to build and motivate a team and demonstrate good leadership qualities
- A self-starter with a high expectation of performance for themselves and other members of the team, coupled with a drive for continuous improvement
- Able to keep calm under pressure within demanding project environments
- Collaborative, customer focused and an excellent team player
- Excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills both verbally and in writing
- Able to adapt to different cultures and working environments to build relationships with both clients and our teams
- Sound business judgement with a demonstrated knowledge of identifying value creation
- A supportive and encouraging approach to mentoring less experienced members of the team, combined with a passion for staff development
Available to travel across Scandinavia and the UK if required (potential for short term overseas assignments also)
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