Senior Project Manager

4 weeks ago


Reading UK, Berkshire, United Kingdom Ultima Full time

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Reports to: Head of Projects

Location: Hybrid Reading


KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES / ROLE PURPOSE


To perform the successful day-to-day project management of projects, responsible for project ownership and accountability. Projects will be of various sizes ranging from £30,000 to £2m+ budgets utilising Ultima’s project management framework for the delivery of cutting-edge IT solutions.


MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES


  • To deliver projects within the agreed scope, cost, and quality.
  • Manage risks and issues and put in place suitable mitigation strategies.
  • Responsibility for the whole project lifecycle – from defining the scope via Statement of Work through to transition to clients’ business as usual or internally as a Managed Service.
  • Develop and maintain excellent professional relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.
  • Provide effective leadership to the project delivery teams, including Project Co-ordinator, Consultants, Engineers, and 3rd party entities to ensure projects are delivered to the highest quality.
  • Proactively manage any queries, changes or escalations that arise.


ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE


  • Relevant project management certifications are expected – e.g. PRINCE2 Practitioner / APMP
  • 5 years demonstrable experience of successfully delivering multiple concurrent technology projects.
  • Stakeholder management – customer facing role experience and internal relationship building.
  • Managing customer queries and escalations.
  • Must have recently held a Senior PM role with an IT technology business, ideally MSP


DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE


  • Exposure to Agile methodologies

Understanding of:

  • Operating system and applications roll-outs (e.g. Windows 11, Microsoft 365).
  • Deployments of infrastructure and networking.
  • Migrations to virtualised or cloud platforms.
  • Adoption and Change Management.


KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR ROLE


  • Plan, control and execute multiple concurrent projects including risk management, change control processes, and documentation
  • Successfully manage relevant stakeholders (internal and external) to ensure completion of project tasks within planned timescales and budgets.
  • Maintain and develop excellent professional relationships
  • Demonstrate an understanding of complex technical systems and processes, with the ability to work with technical staff to help scope, and document technical solutions.
  • To be proactive, enthusiastic and will to take responsibility and drive projects to their conclusion.


“Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Ultima we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles."


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