Technical Project Lead

• Continuously demonstrate a high-performance culture approach to the successful delivery of projects
• Deliver client and internal projects to agreed cost, quality and time whilst demonstrating PurpleSector’s value-add
• Build strong sustainable relationships to meet agreed success criteria, ensuring positive client experiences
• Provide leadership and energy to internal project teams and partners
• Translate advanced digital, data, software and/or technology theory and practice into tangible project outcomes in a leading-edge technology environment
• Rigorously and pro-actively manage scope, cost, schedule, risk and opportunity
• Apply efficient and effective project management governance, proactively drive change and continuous improvement activities
• Ensure talent and resources are planned, prioritised and balanced to achieve project objectives
• Support preparation of proposals for new projects, ensuring projects are set-up to succeed
• Ensure business case benefits are delivered and PurpleSector growth opportunities are realised
• Lead effective and efficient client and internal project reviews
• Pro-actively provide forward-looking internal and external project reporting
• Ensure a culture of ‘pace’ is felt by clients and all stakeholders
• Ensure all team members are working in a sustainable, healthy and safe environment

• Technical degree is preferred (desirable) or equivalent work experience, i.e. Engineering or Data Science
• A passion for motorsport
• Strong technical background – Anticipating, adopting and developing innovations in digital, data, software and/or technology applications
• Client-centric - Natural desire to develop opportunities with clients and exceed client expectations
• Project and operational management skills – Uses leading KPIs and critical success factors alongside business systems and processes to drive successful outcomes
• Commercial and Financial acumen - Demonstrable experience of financial management and commercial negotiation
• Willingness to travel, anywhere in the UK or overseas. Some projects will require more travel than others. Travel can fluctuate and sometimes be at short notice
• Manages complexity - Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and contradictory information to effectively solve problems
• Able to build partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Internally and externally
• Experience of Smart Factory projects or technologies would be desirable
• Drives engagement - Creates a climate where people are engaged, energised, enthusiastic and motivated to deliver project objectives
• Decision quality - Makes good and timely decisions that keep projects moving forward
• Drives vision and purpose - Paints a compelling picture of vision and strategy that motivates others to action
• Communicates with clarity and purpose – Ensures technical, commercial, financial and project information is understood by colleagues, clients, and partners
• Organisational awareness and commercial intuition - Understands context & impacts of decisions, optimises the business case while building client relationships
• Driven to take ownership and deliver as both leader and member in a winning and supportive team environment
• Values differences - Recognises the value different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization

Experience of Smart Factory projects or technologies would be desirable

• 25 days holiday (pro-rated for part time employees)
• Pension (4% employee, 5% employer)
• Life insurance x 4 of salary
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Up to 10% discretionary annual bonus (based on individual/company performance)