Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager
Talent International
Worcestershire
£42,000 Per Annum (2 year fixed term contract)
Hybrid Working

Are you a project focused individual that wants to manage projects from initial concept to implementation? Do You want to provide expert technical support throughout the delivery phase of the project?

Responsibilities:

• To support the Programme Manager to embed Project Management Office
• standards in the delivery of projects.
• To provide technical support including tools and techniques to project
• managers to identify and plan resource requirements both internal and
• external of the organisation in the delivery stage of projects.
• To provide technical support in ensuring projects are within budget, and
• project parameters, supporting Project Managers in their responsibility for
• decisions on changes and subsequent alterations to the financial structure
• within projects in delivery.
• To provide technical support including methods and approaches to project
• managers in undertaking performance assessments and addressing issues
• and using corrective actions as necessary in the delivery phase of a project. To ensure benefits management is an integral part of all projects from the
• outset, and that benefits are identified, planned and measured.
• To manage, co-ordinate and direct resources assigned to a project on a day
• to day basis to deliver the projects objectives.
• To regularly report upon project progress to key stakeholders (Programme
• Manager, Business Leads etc), ensuring that issues are raised in a timely
• manner.
• To be responsible for stakeholder engagement and actively engage all key
• stakeholders in the delivery of projects, ensuring compliance with Home Office and other statutory guidance.
• To provide technical advice and approaches to Project Managers, when a project is in delivery, to assess and capture risks and issues, ensuring appropriate mitigating and escalation approaches.
• To liaise with consultants and contract resources as authorised in accordance with procurement policies and procedures and providing regular reports on all project matters to Business leads.

• To attend and represent the programme manager at relevant team and project meetings.

Key Skills:

• Ability to interpret and extract information from a variety of sources, and create well presented, accurate, concise documentation, demonstrating attention to detail.
• Demonstrate excellent negotiation, influencing and communication skills and all levels internal and external of the organisation
• Demonstrate excellent organisational/time management skills and the ability to work calmly and professionally under pressure.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite, including MS Project.

Knowledge:

• Possession of a professional Project Management qualification by examination (preferably Office Government & Commerce/Association) Prince 2 Foundation and Practitioner and/or demonstrable substantial expert professional level experience of delivering complex project management.
• Educated to degree level (Level 6) or equivalent.