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ProjectManager(Contractor)
“Project Manager (Contractor) at CLS-Group. Skills: IT project delivery, Corporate/Infrastructure change programmes, Complex IT change projects, Program of work management, Stakeholder relationship management, Team leadership. Delivery of IT projects. Defining and delivering a program of work”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver agreed business benefits on time, to budget, to the required quality standard; Ensure project benefits are measurable and agreed by all stakeholders; Demonstrate that stated benefits have been realised once the project has been delivered; Meet changing needs and requirements; Meet project planning and control expectations
Industry & Context.
Solution oriented; Resolving cross-functional issues at project level
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience of line management of project management / project support staff, Significant practical experience of leading and managing Corporate/Infrastructure change programmes across an end-to-end project lifecycle gained within large organisations, Extensive hands-on experience of delivering complex IT change projects within project governance frameworks, Have responsibility of delivering change programmes with budgets in excess of £1m, Excellent communication skills with practical experience of supporting technical teams to formulate and articulate business benefits through the construction of business cases, Demonstrable experience of quantifying the effort required to deliver a solution whilst articulating any implications of any proposed solution on the wider business and existing systems, Experience delivering large Microsoft based Infrastructure/Desktop, Linux/Unix, cloud services and security focused projects – good all round knowledge of most things in the infrastructure/application delivery space, Experienced in creating well-structured and good quality project documentation with excellent skills in the use of the MS Office suite of tools and MS Project, Experience of using PlanView or similar, to produce and maintain high quality project plans, personal work ethic, Motivated delivery focused individual, Excellent interpersonal skills, Proven ability managing projects in a fast paced, complex, demanding environment
Nice to Have
Formal training or certification in Project Management Certification (MSP/PRINCE2/PMI/APM/SIX SIGMA), Professional PM accreditation (Prince 2, PMI, APM etc…)
What You'll Do.
Delivery of IT projects
Defining and delivering a program of work
Ensuring program of work is effectively resourced
managing a team of Project Managers
Directly managing project delivery
Managing the work of consultants
Securing and utilising internal resources
Maintaining a co-operative
motivated and successful team
Detailed project/program reporting
Defining a program of work through rigorous process
Ensuring robust business cases
Seeking approvals to plans and business cases
Ensuring project benefits are measurable and agreed
Demonstrating that stated benefits have been realised
Managing day-to-day operational aspects of projects
Managing and maintaining interlock of projects
Validating project work plans
Guiding / directing PMs
supporting and championing the CLS Governance methodology
Enforcing project standards
Reviewing deliverables
Identifying project resources
Securing project support resources
validating and quality assuring report project(s) risks and issues
Managing co-ordination of partners and working groups
Ensuring project documents are complete
and stored appropriately
Ensuring project planning and control expectations are met
Developing and maintaining a detailed project plan
Managing project deliverables
Recording and managing project issues and escalating where necessary
Resolving cross-functional issues
Managing project scope and change control
Monitoring project progress and performance
Providing status reports
Consolidated project status reporting
Liaison with project steering board/senior management
Program of work financial controls
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partnering with sponsors; Developing trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders; Working with Enterprise Architecture, IT Security, Testing, Risk, Infrastructure and Performance/Capacity teams; Working with PMO to secure project support resources; Managing co-ordination of partners and working groups; Liaison with project steering board/senior management; Collaborating in the office
Communication Scope
Excellent communication skills; Supporting technical teams to formulate and articulate business benefits; Articulating any implications of any proposed solution on the wider business and existing systems; Consolidated project status reporting; Liaison with project steering board/senior management
Process & Methodology
Project Governance framework, End-to-end project lifecycle management, Project planning, Project execution, Project monitoring and control, Scope management, Change control, Budget management, Resource allocation, Risk and issue management, Stakeholder management, Benefit realization, Project reporting, Governance methodology adherence, Project standards enforcement, Team management, Line management
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