Our client is a UK technology solutions provider to government, utilities and private sector clients. They are looking to hire an IT project manager to join a close-knit team whose role is to deliver a varied portfolio of projects of strategic importance to the group. Projects typically involve working closely with stakeholders across IT and the rest of the Group, using technology to enhance their clients, and customers’ experience and staff effectiveness.
The core responsibilities of the role include the planning, control and good governance of projects to deliver within agreed parameters of cost, timeline and quality. This includes responsibility for defining and controlling plans and budgets, managing risks, and ensuring solutions adhere to IT strategy and principles of good project governance. Alongside this, the role holder will need to build and maintain excellent stakeholder relationships, including managing external suppliers, forging excellent client relationships and working closely with other departments.
The candidate will be required to work remotely but also attend and client sites as required.
Responsibilities
To ensure that all relevant documentation is fully completed and compliant for each project.
To ensure that all projects are managed and communicated efficiently and effectively to all team members, stakeholders and sponsors.
Responsibility of ownership for a project is not complete until the project is successfully live and any outstanding issues are managed.
To fully hand over projects to the Service Delivery Team in a timely, efficient manner.
To assist with writing IT elements of commercial tenders
You will consider yourself first and foremost a technology person who has a deep understanding of business and how to appropriately utilise technology to enable a successful business
You will be a good communicator with good teamwork skills
You will be comfortable managing at a senior level, communicating your ideas and visions with senior managers and gaining their support/buy-in for implementing those visions through your project
Proven track record of delivering quality, robust and resilient service to a demanding customer community to challenging timescales and priorities
Should be able to work independently with minimal supervision
You will be able to work as part of a business and technology team in both an operational and project-based environment
To work and be responsible for more than two projects at any one time
To deliver successful projects based on budget, timelines and quality
Be involved in product identification and selection.
Qualifications: Essential
Prince 2 or ITIL Foundation is preferred
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Hands on experience of end-to-end IT implementations.
Must have experience and knowledge of testing and integration processes.
Must be able to independently build a complex project plan and identify resource needs.
Although the PM will not work on product development directly, they should have relevant experience to show knowledge of technical processes.
Will be responsible for the Group IT aspects of the Project Elevate transformation work.
Will work closely with the Value Management Office to coordinate PM activity on IT workstreams and manage dependencies
Dual reporting to the Chief of Staff and the Chief Technology Officer.
Familiar with the MS Suite of products
Business and Systems Analyst skills are essential
Able to demonstrate knowledge of managing implementations of systems on new and existing sites which are geographically located throughout the UK
Knowledge of technologies utilised in the deployment of retail (customer channels) is essential
