IS/IT Project Manager x 2

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At the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) we manage the military estate. We are a Top-Level Budget Holder in Defence with a high-profile across the Department and wider Government. The DIO is on an exciting journey to transform the way we do business. Our role is diverse and the people who work for us carry out a range of exciting jobs spanning a number of professions; we offer a wealth of career opportunities for talented individuals looking to work as part of a team to deliver great results. All of our people share the common goal of supporting our Armed Forces.

The Chief Information and Process Office (CIPO) area within DIO Head Office is responsible for the delivery, management and assurance of all IT/IS strategies, policies, standards and services that are applicable to the DIO. CIPO has four key pillars; Requirements and Customer Service Team, Design and Transition Team, Delivery and Operations Team and Security and Assurance Team.

IS Project Manager - Role Description

The post holder will be responsible for Project Management of IS-enabled change programmes for DIO and potentially wider TLBs. They will have responsibility for overseeing the full lifecycle delivery of projects from initiation threough to deployment/transition into the business and project handover and closeout activities. The Project Manager will be a member of the IS/IT Project and Portfolio Management team within the Chief Information Process Owner (CIPO) department of the DIO

Key duties of the role include:

- Day-to-day management of IS enabled business change projects of varying size and scope

- Development of robust projects plans and monitoring progress against the endorsed plan

- Development of resource plans and resolution of resource and work priority conflicts

- Working with stakeholders to ensure Design; Delivery; Technical Build; testing; MI requirements etc are managed and delivered on time, within budget and to agreed quality/acceptance criteria.

- Monitoring and control of project dependencies;

- Identification and management of project Risks, Issues, Assumptions and Dependencies;

- Management of changes to programme scope, ensuring robust change management procedures are in place and being followed.

- Monitoring, control and reporting of project budgets;

- Establishing robust Governance arrangements for overseeing project delivery.

- Development of Business Cases, Options papers and benefits analysis;

- Progress monitoring and reporting to stakeholders

- The development, maintenance and implementation of PRINCE2 control products in accordance with agreed processes defined by the Project and Portfolio Management Office.

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Closing date: 21st May 2015