Project Manager - ELIGIBLE FOR DV CLEARANCE

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Project management

* Define and agree the scope and deliverables of specific work packages with your Work Package/Project Managers

* Identifying issues and recommending solutions to the Programme Manager or Project Board

* Establishing common milestones which link to the wider project/programme milestones

* Holding checkpoint meetings with the Work Package/Project Managers

* Providing progress and status reports to the Project Board and Project team

Team and Resource management

* Responsibility for team leadership of a small team and accountability for building and motivating the team

* Planning for and obtaining the appropriate levels and types of resource required

* Agreeing terms of reference with the Project team members and the Project Board

Project management

* Define and agree the scope and deliverables of specific work packages with your Work Package/Project Managers

* Identifying issues and recommending solutions to the Programme Manager or Project Board

* Establishing common milestones which link to the wider project/programme milestones

* Holding checkpoint meetings with the Work Package/Project Managers

* Providing progress and status reports to the Project Board and Project team

Delivery

* Identifying and managing the risks

* Ensuring the delivery of quality products, on target, within budget and other constraints

* Identifying issues and recommending solutions to the Project Board and other relevant parties

* Driving all aspects of the Project to a successful conclusion and resolving any conflict within the Project

* Working within the standard disciplines and processes established for the Project/Programme

* Defining and managing stakeholder expectation

Personality fit

* Good team-membership skills and able to gain the respect of peers

* Displays leadership skills and able to lead teams positively

* Able to interface with stakeholders and suppliers and create a good impression

* PRINCE 2 Practitioner, ISEB Certificate in IS Project Management, Foundation in MSP07 Programme Management method or Foundation in Management of Risk

* Professional body affiliation (APM, PMI, BCS)

Experience

* Typically 5 to 8 years experience of managing a number of medium/large sized work packages

* Typically management of several projects across the whole lifecycle, including start-up

Having experience in the following industries would be advantageous;

* Financial services

* Rail

* Energy companies

* Former nationalised institutions

* Banking