Senior Project Manager

3 weeks ago

Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service Full time

About the Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Strategic Business Change department as a Senior Project Manager to support the Programme Manager with strategic developments and tactical deployment in relation to projects.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for a number of project deliverables and their associated compliance to time, quality, and cost, maintaining a good overview of each project activity, identifying, raising, and resolving issues encountered to ensure the effective delivery of the programme.

You will be personally responsible for establishing an appropriate project team and ensuring that the skills available are continuously monitored to meet the planned stages of the project and/or supplemented by additional resources.

In liaison with Corporate Communications, you will be responsible for producing and delivering communications to stakeholders, ensuring that Devon and Somerset employees and stakeholders at all levels are informed about the scope, impact, and progress of the projects.

We are looking for enthusiastic and proactive individuals with excellent organisational and project management skills, with a proven ability to prioritise, plan, and delegate resources to best achieve team objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • To support the Programme Manager or as otherwise appropriate with strategic developments and tactical deployment in relation to the relevant project(s).
  • To plan and manage the implementation of the designed specific projects and maintain the relationship with the business owners to deliver the project in accordance with the agreed milestones.
  • To influence and guide the Project Board in determination of measurable objectives to be achieved by the project, including vision of outcome of the project and service impact, ensuring these are compatible with the overall corporate objectives of and/or relevant individual Directorates.
  • To ensure that the solutions proposed by the project meet the requirements and expectations of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority.
  • To establish an appropriate project team, ensure that the skills available are continuously monitored to meet the planned stages of the project and/or supplemented by additional resources.
  • To ensure 3rd party plans (e.g. contractors, internal suppliers, Estates, ICT, HR) are incorporated into the designated project phases ensuring the overall direction and timescales are maintained.
  • To be responsible for producing and delivery of communications to stakeholders, in liaison with the Corporate Communications section, to ensure that Devon and Somerset employees and stakeholders at all levels are informed about the scope, impact, and progress of the projects.
  • To provide professional advice, progress reports, and position statements as required by the Programme Manager and as appropriate/directed, to the Executive Board/Service Leadership Team.
  • To identify and manage the risks and issues associated with the overall programme and defined activities, ensuring that these are escalated to the Programme Manager and, as appropriate, to external agencies.
  • To ensure that current business as usual arrangements are maintained until the transition to the new way of working and that contingency arrangements remain in place until the project has been signed off by the business as usual owners.
  • To ensure the dependencies/impacts with other projects and other programmes are identified, assessed for impact, and clear responsibilities are defined.
  • To manage reporting requirements through Integra, MIS, and project boards. Identify and secure any short-term funding and identify how longer-term funding will be achieved and by whom.

Benefits:

Looking after our staff and making sure they are happy at work is important to us. As well as a career where you know you are making a difference, there is a range of benefits such as a generous annual leave allowance that come from working for us.

Quote from Head of Strategic Business Change:

"It is an exciting time for the Strategic Business Change department. The Service is taking proactive steps to improve the way it is working for the benefit of the communities that we serve. We strive for innovation by maximising the team's skills and capabilities by delivering great results. I am extremely proud to be guiding this team of highly skilled professionals and welcome new talent to allow us to grow further" - Head of Strategic Business Change.

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