Project Manager - 2108

Project Manager - 2108

Job Title: Project Manager - 2108

Contract Type: Contract

Location: London

Industry: I.T

Salary: per day

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 6 months

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Contact Name: Jordan

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Job Published: 1 day ago

IT Project Manager Required

Office based in: Stevenage, SG1

£600 per day via umbrella (NO LTD)

Starting: April

Duration: 6 months, minimum

Key Responsibilities:

1. Draw up and maintain project and communication plans that will support the delivery of the various IT projects being undertaken.
2. Effectively manage and report on project budgets.
3. Work with all parties to agree, co-ordinate and schedule project activities.
4. Direct and motivate the project team as appropriate.
5. Work closely with suppliers and book relevant technical resources to deliver project tasks.
6. Produce and share weekly/bi-weekly/monthly project highlight reports.
7. Highlight IT project risks, evaluate, communicate to key people and manage those risks. If necessary, feed these risks into the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans.
8. Manage expectations for the delivery of the project and escalate issues on deadlines as early as possible to enable appropriate corrective action to be taken.
9. Undertake project closure as per the IT project management approach.
10. Ensure that the necessary project documentation has been completed.
11. Manage changes to the originally agreed scopes of work through change control and document results clearly communicated to all key stakeholders.
12. Ensure project management methodology is always followed during the IT change lifecycle.

Skills and Experience:

1. Ability to build and maintain client and stakeholder relationships.
2. Proven ability to collaborate, build relationships and influence individuals at all levels.
3. Experience of financial accounting and reporting practices, such as costs and risks.
4. Strong communication skills with a proven ability to understand key concepts and communicate effectively with technical staff, business stakeholders, and senior management.
5. Experience of managing IT projects or IT change in a range of different organisations/market sectors.
6. Thorough understanding of the project management process throughout the lifecycle and the ability to identify issues and take corrective action.
7. Experience of managing complex and senior stakeholder interactions.

Requirements:

1. Experience working on projects which have required significant business change management.
2. Experience of working with formal project methodologies (e.g., APM, PRINCE 2) and associated accreditation (e.g., PRINCE2 Practitioner).
3. Experience of managing third-party suppliers.
4. Ensure all required processes, procedures, and controls are in place.
5. Experience of managing multiple projects/workstreams.
6. Provision of reporting and metrics which demonstrate effective governance and control which meet customer/business requirements.
7. Risk/Issue Management and ensuring escalation processes are in place and used effectively.
8. Degree or equivalent; professional qualification advantageous (such as PRINCE2/AgilePM).
9. Minimum 5 years' relevant experience.

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.

To discuss this vacancy, please apply to the job with your updated CV.

Talk to a Consultant

Talk to Jordan Mascall, the specialist consultant managing this position.