IT Project Manager

3 days ago

Selby, United Kingdom Pontoon Full time

IT Project Manager
Duration - 6 Months
Location - Remote
Summary
Key Accountabilities:

- Ensure realistic project plans are in place and maintained with risk based contingency planning
- Ensure resources are committed and lead the matrix team to meet agreed timescales, assisting the team in removing blockers to their delivery
- Ensure quality plans and standards in place and appropriate to level of testing required for the change
- Monitor costs, timescales, resourcing, and act on any deviation from agreed tolerances through close management of risks and issues
- Ensure requirements aligned to business outcome of project, working closely with stakeholders and analysts to identify, challenge and agree/challenge the scope and critical purpose of the project.
- Ensure designs signed off by relevant boards
- Use the delivery framework for agreed templates, stage gate reviews and financial governance appropriate for the delivery
- Use the PMO templates and tools for tracking project progress plans, reporting and RAID. ADO for agile backlog.
- Manage stakeholder expectations on delivery and do not over commit
- Communicate and collaborate with IT and business teams to ensure success
- Ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and meet agreed SLA's and KPI's.
- Establishing and managing benefits case from outset of project.
- Use escalation channels to remove blockers in a timely manner
- Plan and manage Project Boards to provide status updates, highlight issues and obtain decisions and direction.
- Ensure appropriate Business Readiness activity has taken place including impact assessments, Go / No-Go and deployment planning.
- Engagement with the Service Delivery Manager (Acceptance into Service) to ensure seamless transition into Application Support.
- Build and maintain strong and professional relationships internal and external to the immediate team and with 3rd party suppliers.
- Working with peers to make best use of available resources according to priority and need.
- Champion and adhere to project governance process and procedures, identifying and communicating improvements to drive delivery efficiency.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience required:

- Demonstrable experience in proactively managing and delivering all aspects of challenging systems changes in a complex and demanding environment.
- Proactively manages changes in project scope, identifies risk and issues, and devises contingency plans.
- Ability to identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
- Management of Supplier engagements, from tender through delivery and post project support
- Ability to plan, schedule, and track project timelines, milestones, and deliverables using appropriate tools.
- Evidence of formal training and/or qualifications (to practitioner level) in project management, APM desired.
- A good understanding of both Waterfall and Agile delivery approaches
- Strong planning, organizational, and leadership skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to make effective presentations and communicate technical concepts to non-technical clients at all levels.
- Ability to work in a team environment matrix of permanent and contract resource.
- Ability to work on own initiative but knows when to seek support.
If you have not received a response within 48 hours of applying, please assume you have not been shortlisted this time

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