Project Manager


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Spring Group Plc

Listed on

4th September 2015

Location

Milton Keynes

Type

Contract

Start Date

ASAP

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Project Overview

The UK WiFi proposal is to deliver a new WiFi service to our customer which will be delivered in 3 phases; phase 1 will be a Proof of Concept (PoC); phase 2 will be the build of the back-end core solution and phase 3 will be to procure and deploy the solution to locations within the UK. The WiFi solution will use technology from Aruba and Cisco and will be a resilient system between the main site and a London based location. The project will commence in September 2015 and is expected to take up to 18 months to deliver. The project will manage and evaluate the PoC, prior to proceeding with the formal design, build and test of the back-end solution. The final phase will see the physical deployment of Wireless Access Points (WAP's) across 6 locations (UK). The PM will have management responsibility for the project budget of £1m+ and a core team of up to 10 staff.

*Due to the nature of this work Government security clearance of SC will be required and DV clearance would be an advantage*

*Previous clearance will be considered*

The individual will be responsible for the planning and delivery of a customer project (s), ensuring delivery is on time, within budget and to the agreed scope quality standards, across the organisations wide range of IT services. The Project Manager may also be required to assist with the production of bids and proposals for new work opportunities.

Skills required

Mandatory

Technical Background:

*PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent project management qualification.

*Must be qualified to HNC/HND level in relevant subject.

*Have minimum 5-years' experience of planning, monitoring and controlling projects using the PRINCE2 methodology or structured project related methodology.

*Have minimum 5-years' experience in planning and delivering medium complexity, multi-skilled projects with values ranging from £500k - £2M.

*Have minimum 5-years' experience in the assessment, mitigation and management of project risk.

*Have minimum 3-years' experience in managing project budgets.

*Have minimum 5-years' experience of deploying medium complexity IT projects in a secure environment.

*Be able to demonstrate the ability to manage and deliver multiple projects within tight timescales & with limited resources, in a number of varied and unique operational environments with numerous technical, political, security, support and logistical challenges.

*The Project Manager role requires a minimum 5-years IT related experience and background.

*This role requires experience and background for IT/ICT projects that may include deliveries such as Application Development, WIFI, and Infrastructure type projects within a secure environment.

Desirable

Operating Environment:

*Strong commercial business skills in a managed service environment.

*Organisational change experience.

*Accreditation or relevant experience in the Management of Risk (MoR) and its application in a project management environment.

*Accreditation or relevant experience in MSP.

*ITIL Foundation and its application in a project management environment.

*Formal AGILE Management in a secure government environment.

*Knowledge of analysis techniques, business and/or systems, and its application in a project environment.

*Have project management accreditation with APM or BCS.

Experience of any of the following:

The client has aligned many of its project roles with the Skills Framework for the Information Age. This role has been assessed as aligning with the following SFIA levels:

*Project Management level 5.

*Configuration Management level 3.

*Change Management level 3.

*Quality Assurance level 3.

*Information Security level 3

Spring Technology is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Spring Technology is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

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