Head of Portfolio, Programme & Project Management Part Time

Bristol, Somerset
TP Group

TP Group are a Defence consultancy which forms part of Science Group Plc (SAG:AIM) consulting offering, with a unique range of complimentary operational, systems, cost and engineering capabilities across the military domains; this allows us to bring the very latest experience and best-practice to bear for the benefits of all our clients.

We work collaboratively with government departments and large aerospace and defence organisations to anticipate and equip them to meet immediate, emerging, and future challenges. We deliver domain leading P3M knowledge, skills, and experience to support clients or take full responsibility for the delivery of outcomes. Our knowledge, skills and experience provide leadership and resource support – enabling our customers to make more timely and informed decisions.

We are seeking a Head of Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) to lead this growing practice. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking team, who are working on sharing innovative solutions or.

The role

As Head of P3M you willlead our team to keep pace with increasing demand. The Head of P3Mreports to our Capability Director and is one of five Practice Leads delivering our Consulting capability, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the team whilst working closely with the Capability Director and Delivery teams to ensure the continued growth of the practice. The P3M Practice within TP Group specialises in the definition and delivery of P3M: governance, management and controls within Defence Projects, Programmes and Portfolios in Air, Land, Maritime and Space across the CADMID lifecycle.

What we’re looking for

As the Head of P3M you will be responsible for:

• Resource Management?: Allocation of consultants to projects and accounts in support of the business?, working with the Account Leads to successfully meet demand.
• Capability Demand?: Ensuring services and resources are available in response to account demand signal?. Collaborating with Account Leads to identify need for new capability across all our customers.
• Capability Development (Services)?: Development and maintenance of P3M service offerings, and underpinning methods, tools and techniques, etc. Collaborating with other practice leads to ensure services are coherent across the business. As the Head of P3M your focus will be developing and defining the service offerings some of which may be:

• • Project Controls,
  • Project Management,

• Capability Development (People)?: Recruitment, development and performance management and mentoring of practice members?. Collaborating with other Practice Leads to ensure recruitment, training and performance reviews (including promotions) are coherent across the business.

Why you?

The right applicant for this role will be someone with experience in leading a team/department in a P3M discipline, with the technical understanding of Project, Programme or Portfolio Management. You should have a positive, collaborative and self-motivated attitude and be forward leading through the development of yourself, your team and the business. You will have experience in:

• Leading and delivering Project Controls, Project Management, or Business Transformation,
• Leading multi-disciplined teams,
• Working within the Defence industry with knowledge of government processes,
• Managing a variety of stakeholders both internally and externally,
• Developing employees and teams through internal and external training,
• Mentoring employees across all grades,
• Contributing and leading successful bids/tenders.

Why us?

In return, you will be joining a consulting capability that is growing and looking to provide you with the opportunity to develop your career. We will support you in expanding your skills and capabilities and the team around you. We will support you in developing our P3M practice in line with our outstanding reputation with our clients for being a trusted partner, and we will assist you to harness the right talent to continue to grow the practice.

If you are interested in applying for this role, candidates must have:

• An existing right to live and work in the UK.
• Either hold a current SC clearance or be willing and eligible to undergo a Security Clearance check (SC level) upon starting their employment with the company.
• To gain SC clearance you will normally need at least 5 years’ UK residency.
• APM PQ or similar qualification essential
• Degree level qualification or relevant experience
• Defence or military experience
• MOR or similar risk qualification / experience
• MSP / Primavera Scheduling qualifications / experience