Senior Project Manager

NPL
Teddington
10 months ago
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NPL is the UKs National Measurement Institute providing the measurement </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61847925 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">expertise</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61847925 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> that underpins UK prosperity and quality of life. From </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61847925 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; background-position: 0px 100%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-image: var(--urlSpellingErrorV2,url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI1IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjQiPjxnIGZpbGw9Im5vbmUiIGZpbGwtcnVsZT0iZXZlbm9kZCI+PHBhdGggc3Ryb2tlPSIjRUIwMDAwIiBkPSJNMCAzYzEuMjUgMCAxLjI1LTIgMi41LTJTMy43NSAzIDUgMyIvPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik0wIDBoNXY0SDB6Ii8+PC9nPjwvc3ZnPg==")); border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;">unhackable</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61847925 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> quantum communications and superfast 5G to antibiotic alternatives and more effective cancer diagnosis/treatments; technological advances must be built on a foundation of reliable measurement to succeed. Building on over a centurys worth ofexpertise, NPL`s science, engineering and technology makes this possible. 

The Project Management office is looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to work with our world leadingTimeandFrequency department.

You will be joining our team at an exciting time– the Time and Frequencydepartment maintainthe UK’s National Time Scale, UTC (NPL), and are currently developing a new resilient Time Scale facility that will underpin our Critical National Infrastructure. This will address the risks associated with our dependency on global navigation satellite systems (such as GPS) that are vulnerable to both natural and intentional interference.

As a Senior Project Manager you will be organised, business-savvy and withgreat communicationskills,you’rea natural influencerwho’sable to manage projects in a positive way. Beyond that,we’relooking for peoplewho’llthrive in an environment like ours. At NPL we learn from each other, respect each other, and work together to do better for ourselves and for our customers.  And whilst we are always looking to stretch beyond what we<span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW61847925 BCX8" style="text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; background-position: 0px 100%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-image: var(--urlContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2,url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI1IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjMiPjxnIGZpbGw9Im5vbmUiIGZpbGwtcnVsZT0iZXZlbm9kZCIgc3Ryb2tlPSIjMzVGIiBzdHJva2UtbGluZWNhcD0icm91bmQiPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik0wIC41aDVNMCAyLjVoNSIvPjwvZz48L3N2Zz4=")); border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">know,wedon’tmake things more complicated whenthere’sno need.

We are now working in a hybrid way, with a mix of remote and office working. We strive to offer a great work-life balance. This will be dependent on the kind of role you do and part of the business you work in. 

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