We are currently helping a highly respected marine insurer to recruit for a new Project Manager position within their change and transformation team. This role will be initially focusing on project managing their data programme, creating a new central data system to enable their AI journey. I've attached the job description to this email. The salary is up to £80,000 per year plus an annual car allowance of £6,500. Bonus potential of up to 12.5% of base salary, pension is 12% of base salary as long as you put in 5%, and £1,250 per year wellbeing allowance. Plus, the usual health care, life assurance, group income protection and 28 days holiday. Their working style is hybrid with a minimum of two days expected in the office, with more days expected during the probation period in order to get to know people.
Responsibilities
* Direct and manage project development from beginning through delivery and transition to BAU.
* Define project scope, goals, deliverables, project plans and associated communication documentation that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
* Set, continually manage and communicate project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
* Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals and negotiate with other department managers for use of their team members as required.
* Draft and submit budget proposal and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
* Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
* Plan, schedule and track project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools so as to develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations.
* Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyse results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
* Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
* Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors.
* Build, develop, and grow business relationships.
Required Skills
* Excellent communicator, able to influence with tact and diplomacy.
* Strong analytical, planning, and organisational skills with an ability to manage competing demands.
* Ability to facilitate meetings, capture key outcomes/actions and own project/process documentation.
* Able to manage project or phases of a project, bringing them to completion in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
* Ability to explore and challenge sensitively.
* Strong adaptability: can adapt to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
* Certification in Prince II / practitioner.
* Strong familiarity with Microsoft Project suite and high-level understanding of the Microsoft technology stack.