Project Manager
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| Job Type | |
| Location | Titchfield |
| Area | South West, UK |
| Sector | Programme & Project Management |
| Salary | £520 |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Leanne Howlett |
| Telephone | 07597378032 |
| Job Ref | LH-RITM0290471 |
- Description
- Role Title Project Manager
Reference number RITM0290471
Security Clearance BPSS & DBS
Role location Titchfield
Equivalent annual salary £520
Scope Inside IR35
Duration of engagement 6 Months
CV’s due back 02/12/19
About the role
Answerable to the Programme Manager, you’ll lead a team to plan, direct and co-ordinate activities to deliver the Communal Establishment collection capability and Census Coverage Survey capability to support the 2021 Census.
You’ll proactively monitor and report on project progress, resolving any potential issues quickly and effectively. You will need knowledge and experience of digital and business change projects and extensive experience of working in matrix management environment. As well as championing the project, you’ll communicate change across the organisation, working closely with a range of stakeholders from senior managers to government departments. The role will require building effective relationships with a number of other project managers to ensure that the deliveries from other projects will not jeopardise the viability of your project.
Current stage of Project: Rehearsal is complete, evaluation of rehearsal underway which will lead to further design and requirements and development.
Key stakeholders: Director of Census Operations; Programme Director
Challenges: complex programme with many interdependencies; resource capacity
Delivery approach being used: hybrid – agile/waterfall
About you
You will be a high energy, proactive individual with the skills and experience to deliver complex projects with many internal and external stakeholders. You will have operated at a senior level in project delivery environment and understand the ingredients for successful project delivery.
With a strong PMO /PPM leadership and delivery background at a senior level, you will have extensive experience of planning, dependency management, dynamic and insightful reporting, stakeholder management and delivery
Delivery– Create and lead the project to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints.
Project Management– Day to day management and leadership of the project and the project team. Provide effective leadership and management controls. Set project controls. Design the project structure and organisation appropriate to stage. Set appropriate delivery methodologies. Manage effective transition between project phases.
Project Performance & Controls– Cascade vision and translate into delivery objectives for the team. Develop and maintain Project Plan. Identify and set appropriate Project Controls. Manage performance and report progress to sponsors.
Stakeholder Management– Identify and manage stakeholder relationships and need for senior level support. Manage internal and external relationships as appropriate.
Change Management– Ensure effective Change Management processes are in place to agree and document changes to deliverables as agreed with stakeholders.
Risks & Issues– Identify and monitor project risks and issues. Develop mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate. Identify and work with related projects to manage interdependencies.
Governance– Support effective governance and decision making. Provide reporting and engage in mechanisms that hold you, as Project Manager, to account for delivery.
Assurance– Engage with assurance reviews and support action on recommendations. Organise assurance processes such as gateway reviews, as required.
Resources– Identify skill requirements; and deploy and develop resources. Manage a medium sized team.
Guidance & Support– Provide support, guidance and coaching for the project team. Show commitment to personal development. Promote effective individual and team performance. .
Budget– Develop the budget and track delivery within budget.
Benefits Realisation– Deliver the agreed Business Case benefits and outcomes. Ensure appropriate Benefits Realisation Strategy is in place, and monitor longer term delivery of benefits against the Business Case.
