Project Manager

12 Month Contract

Based in Central London - 2 Days a week on site

£590 PD Via Umbrella

The requirement is for:

The Project Manager to have expert knowledge of project managing mobile application development and supporting Back End systems development.

The Project Manager will deliver technology and data change through one or more projects or workstreams as assigned by the Programme Manager or Senior Project Manager, up to a value of c£10m and length of up to 18 months typically, to the required standards of governance and control.

The Project Manager is responsible for delivering the projects and/or workstreams to the required quality, on time and within budget, through a strategic blend of in-house capability and external contracts and frameworks and by gaining commitment to resource assignments from the T&D delivery functions.

Project Overview

The project will define and develop this Data Foundations layer and define the overall enterprise architecture for a new digital operational data platform that over time will replace the unified API.

Key Accountabilities

• Delivering technology and data change through one or more projects or workstreams as assigned by the Programme Manager or Senior Project Manager, that implement technology changes, business efficiency improvements and procurement obligations to achieve business objectives

• Structuring projects and workstreams assigned by the Programme Manager or Senior Project Manager, working with the T&D delivery functions and portfolio leads to develop the project or workstream execution plan and work breakdown structure to meet the required quality, delivery timescales and cost.

• Delivery of the project or workstreams to the quality, time and budget tolerances agreed with the Programme Manager or Senior Project Manager, through regular reviews with wider project team members and reviews of project documentation, and ensuring that project risks and dependencies are correctly captured and mitigated

• Working with internal and external suppliers to ensure delivery requirements are met and issues are escalated where required.

• Developing effective relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and suppliers at a day-to-day level.

• Deputising for the Senior Project Manager or Programme Manager when required.

KEY SKILLS

• Proven ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing and influence people at all levels across the organisation and outside, including negotiating and successfully facilitating joint decision making

• Proven ability to manage and influence senior and external stakeholders in a delivery capacity.

• A positive, can do attitude and proven ability to deliver cost effective solutions

• Proficient in managing applying project and workstream risk management methods and techniques for the assessment and management of technology and business risk at project level

• Proven ability to manage projects and conflicting priorities to achieve tight deadlines.

• Proven ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams to deliver effective end to end performance.

• Proven negotiation and problem solving skills including the ability to resolve customer impacting issues.

• The function of Technology Programmes is to deliver projects and programmes driven by technology changes, business efficiency improvements and procurement obligations. These projects and programmes will deliver improvements for customers and efficiencies that will help our client to cut costs and to become a leaner, fitter and more effective organisation that drives innovation.

EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience of personal responsibility for successfully managing technology and data projects up to a value of £10M in a large, complex and regulated organisation with multiple interfaces and delivering to time, budget and quality.

• Proven experience of supporting a commercial function to successfully managing and negotiating commercial and contract issues for projects and workstreams up to a value of £10m

• Proven ability to manage effective project governance activities and managing sponsors including reporting on progress to project and programme board-level stakeholders

• Substantial experience of project delivery in a 'Matrix' type structure where most contributing resources are not directly controlled and evidence of success when working with non-cooperating parties

Due to high demand we are only able to respond to applications that meet the required criteria