As the Senior Project Manager supporting the Head of Project Management, you will be responsible for the initial phases (such as Ifb and Price Proposals), planning and cost estimation, implementation, and management of complex projects in particular through
- The management of time, cost and quality of all facets of the assigned project(s)
- The management of requirements in coordination with the customer
- The management and motivation of project team(s) through clear guidance and assignment of work
- The application of standard project management techniques in accordance with the Prince2 methodology (e.g. change control, risk/issue management)
- The development and maintenance of project plans in ServiceNow and in compliance with project management best practices
- The identification, planning, and allocation of resources to meet project milestones and/or initiate corrective actions when necessary
Experience required
- A recognised project management qualification, such as Prince2 Practitioner, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), Project Management techniques based upon PMI Knowledge area or Agile. The lack of formal project qualification may be compensated by the demonstration of expertise in the domain
- Experience in applying multi-discipline engineering and management techniques in the acquisition of complex communication and information systems
- Proactive attitude in seeking and maintaining trust from stakeholders
- Proven ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with strong briefing and presentation skills
- Demonstrable skills with accountability for both successes and failures with project deliverables, customer satisfaction, resource management, procurements and financial management
Skills
- Experience of large, medium and small IT implementation projects
- Experience of creating Price Proposals and Invitation for Bids competition packages to industry
- Experience of leading Project Boards and Senior/Executive Management escalation Project Boards
- Experience in supplier management, negotiations, conflict resolution and contract management
- Experience in managing external contracts and contractors
- Experience in procurement, logistics, testing, change management and asset management
- Experience of mentoring and supporting more junior PMs
- Experience in creating and leading high performance delivery team
