About The Team
About the role
We trust our people to work flexibly in the way that works best for them, their teams and our clients. Our firm is set up to ensure everyone's voice is heard, and mutual respect is shown by all.
The role will involve the management of the complete project lifecycle with a particularly emphasis on delivering the objective and extracting the intended benefits.
All aspects of project management will be required including planning, scoping, communication, budgetary control, stakeholder management and driving projects to a conclusion.
Projects being run within the team can be relatively small, having only minimal impact of the business. However, many are of a transformational nature and/or have high impact/high visibility across the organisation. Our goal will be to develop you to be able to confidently and professionally manage these larger projects.
Key Responsibilities
Manage individual or multiple projects on a firm-wide basis which have been established to meet the strategic ambitions of the business - and might affect transformational change.
Understand the chain of command within the business and navigate this with diligence to ensure all obstacles overcome, thus ensuring successful project outcomes
Be a diplomat in managing stakeholder expectations throughout the project life cycle
Be an expert communicator within steering groups, with peer groups and the wider audience impacted by your projects
Can manage a team when the situation arises, e.g. via secondments, third-party involvements and/or other contractors
Manage the financial and commercial components of all projects
Manage projects using the most appropriate methodologies, instilling confidence in project sponsors and stakeholders by demonstrating clear control of the project, its risks and issues, its budget, etc (via comprehensive but pragmatic documentation)
Be focused on working with the business to realise project benefits
Report to line management at regular intervals to provide updates on the status of projects
Broker good quality relationships with our internal supporting departments
Always uphold the values of the business throughout all deployments
The above list is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by an evolving role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the firm.
Essential:
Your skills and qualifications
Ability and confidence to work with all levels within an organisation, from senior stakeholders to more junior team members
Proven project management skills
Experience with the full lifecycle of project management (initiation, design, build, business readiness, implementation, measurement and closedown) involving the following:
Planning, Sequencing and Defining Scope
Resource Planning and Time Estimating
Cost Estimating / Developing a Budget
Documentation
Communications
Risk Analysis
Managing Issues, Risks, Assumptions & Dependencies
Monitoring and Reporting Progress
Team Leadership
Business Partnering
Working with suppliers and other 3rd parties
Controlling Quality
Implementation
Project Closedown and Transition into Live Service
Benefits Realisation
Demonstrates credibility & professionalism
Builds effective relationships/networks internally and externally
Strong stakeholder management with a collaborative style of working and well-developed influencing skills
Experience of working with key stakeholders who always have competing priorities with their time
Results driven with a record of successfully delivering projects
Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
Good business understanding and commercial outlook
Logical thinker and well-organised
Enjoy working with detail
Practical and hands-on approach
Comfortable working in a situation where they do not have all the answers
Ability to evaluate problems then provide pros/cons and options to proceed
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work comfortably without close supervision
Resilient and self-motivated, able to demonstrate determination and persistence
Experience of delivering IT projects
Experience and competence with Microsoft Office applications, such as Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
Desired:
Project management skills gained within a professional services environment and/or within a complex business environment
Experience of delivering operational projects
Experience using project management tools, such as Smartsheet or MS Project
Qualifications:
Essential:
Formal project management qualification (APM Group, PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner or similar).
Desired:
Any Lean or Six Sigma certification
Certification or Knowledge of Agile methodology
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