Your new company
I'm currently working with a university in Birmingham who are now looking for an IT Project manager to join their IT Project Management office to work on their Software portfolio.
Your new role
The main purpose of these roles is to manage the delivery of IT projects in support of their Software Portfolio, which delivers the Technology and Digital Improvement Strategies.
You will create and coordinate plans that involve Software suppliers, Technical Architects and IT Operational Technical teams and work with senior stakeholders to define and maintain project plans, engaging with and influencing to ensure the project will deliver agreed business objectives on time, within cost and to defined quality levels.
You will also work with other project leads and team managers across IT Services and the wider University to ensure that the projects are delivered in line with ongoing strategic developments and standards.
Knowledge and experience of managing and delivering software projects is essential to being able to provide subject-matter expert network knowledge on risks and dependencies, as well as being experienced in managing challenges around customer requirements and timescales versus capacity, both technically and operationally.
What you'll need to succeed
* Plan, schedule, monitor and report on project activities to ensure that each part contributes to the overall achievement of the projects.
* Experience identifying issues with project delivery, cost, risk, interdependencies, impact on current business activities and the benefits to be realised and ensure that these are managed appropriately and reported effectively
* Produce clear, timely and accurate project documentation – Business cases, PIDs, Plans, RAID logs and reports
* Be proactive in strategic engagement with technical teams, build strong working relationships and have an understanding of their technical areas.
* Demonstrative experience in gathering Epics, User stories, and supporting the Business Analysis function in gathering clear sets of requirements is essential.
* The ability to stage plan well, defining clear and measurable milestones is needed.
* Strong financial budgeting, forecasting and management are required.
* Maintaining an accurate RAID log and proactive review and execution of mitigations is imperative.
* Excellent workshop hosting, board preparation and delivery are required – including setting agendas with clear outcomes, and presenting quality.
* Work with customers, suppliers and other stakeholders to understand and agree on what will meet their needs and to ensure that appropriate expectations are defined.
* Demonstrate a successful track record of managing projects in a complex working environment, especially in the areas of software, applications and integrations
* Excellent stakeholder expectations management, communication, project documentation skills required, along with strong project management knowledge and experience
* This role requires a self-starter who is extremely organised, proactive, has strong attention to detail and has a minimum of 5 years' experience in IT project management.
What you'll get in return
* 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays and discretionary days
* Excellent pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* High street discounts and many more associated benefits
What you need to do now
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