Senior Project Manager

2 days ago


Edinburgh Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom Venesky Brown Full time

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Project Manager for an initial 6 month contract with potential to extend on a rate of c.£450/day (Inside IR35). This role will be hybrid working with a minimum of 2 days in-office working per week.


Responsibilities:


- Manage the project plan, risks and multidisciplinary project teams for the implementation project which includes activities to complete specifications, configuration and testing.

- Understand and manage interdependencies with other projects in the programme of change ensuring the impact of issues or changes are appropriately managed.

- Ensure organisation-wide stakeholders feel consulted through engagement such as input to co-design workshops and communications to steering groups, the Board or other organisational governance and stakeholders.

- Supporting the production of an early adopter and at scale delivery rollout and on-boarding plan that encourages and supports business change while course teams also face challenges of moving to new technology.


Essential Skills:


- Significant experience as a project manager, delivering successful solutions in challenging business environments.

- Developing and managing project and programme plans, benefits, risks, issues and other related information.

- Experience of engaging and obtaining results from matrix project teams, stakeholders and senior colleagues to ensure projects deliver to agreed scope/quality, budgets and timelines.

- Experience of leading large scale digital transformation programmes and projects delivering both IT and business changes.

- Effective communication skills both oral and written, with the ability to collate and present information to others including formal boards/steering groups and senior colleagues

- Experience of using Project Management tools.

- Proactive and able to demonstrate initiative and sound judgement.

- Ability to balance diplomacy and tact with assertiveness.

- Being organised, with positive enthusiastic attitude.

- Good interpersonal skills and an ability to work with and influence a wide range of staff in a rapidly changing environment are essential.

- Good understanding of project and programme management principles, project delivery and project management tools.

- Strong stakeholder management skills.

- Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time.


Desirable Skills:


- Strong focus on Continuous Improvement.

- Awareness and understanding of current information and/or learning technology developments.

- Strong risk management knowledge and mind set. A track record demonstrating the consistent ability to focus on what can go wrong and taking appropriate and timely mitigating action.


If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.



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