Virgin Media O2
Senior Project Manager
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Company Description
Virgin Media O2 is a major UK connectivity provider formed through a 50:50 joint venture between Liberty Global and Telefónica SA. The company combines the UK’s largest and most reliable mobile network with a broadband network offering some of the fastest widely available speeds. With a clear mission to upgrade the UK, Virgin Media O2 focuses on delivering customer-first connectivity services across mobile, broadband, and related solutions. As one of the UK’s largest businesses, the organization offers opportunities to work on impactful projects that shape the country’s digital infrastructure.
Role Description
This full-time Senior Project Manager role is based in Reading and follows a hybrid working model, allowing a mix of on-site and work-from-home arrangements. The Senior Project Manager will lead complex, cross-functional projects from initiation through delivery, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, timelines, and budgets. Responsibilities include:
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- Developing project plans
- Managing risks and issues
- Coordinating internal and external stakeholders
- Overseeing expediting and logistics-related activities where required
- Monitoring project performance
- Preparing status reports
- Facilitating inspections
- Driving continuous improvement in project delivery practices
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The role also involves mentoring project teams, promoting best practices, and supporting decision-making to achieve successful outcomes.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated expertise in Project Management, including planning, execution, risk management, and stakeholder coordination.
- Experience with Expeditor and Expediting activities to ensure timely delivery of materials, services, and project milestones.
- Knowledge of Inspection processes and quality assurance methods within complex projects.
- Proficiency in Logistics Management to support efficient movement, scheduling, and coordination of project resources.
- Proven experience managing large-scale, multi-stakeholder projects in telecoms, technology, infrastructure, or a related sector.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate at all levels.
- Comfort working in a hybrid environment, balancing on-site responsibilities in Reading with remote collaboration.
- Relevant professional qualifications such as PRINCE2, PMP, or Agile/SAFe certifications, and a degree in a related field (e.g., engineering, business, or project management) are beneficial.
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