Project Manager
Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Northern Ireland, is currently looking to recruit a Project Manager for an initial 7 month contract on a rate of £27.49/hour PAYE – working 37.5 hours per week. This role will be based in Northern Ireland.
Responsibilities:
– Successfully delivering short time bounded complex ICT projects to time and budget as directed by Senior Management, the individual project Senior Responsible Owners (SROs) and Project Boards, as appropriate.
– Working collaboratively and innovatively with all stakeholders to develop business cases.
– Undertaking desktop analysis of customer business plans, internal policies, strategy, operation and performance management documents to identify and report on how ICT can further facilitate customers in meeting their corporate objectives and deliverables.
– Review of customer business identifying risks in terms of availability, supportability and capacity. Propose options to address identified risks, including budgetary costs, procurement strategy and timeframes.
– Identification of solutions to address requirements which may use innovative technologies or transformation to digital business.
– Presentation of findings and recommendations to customer Senior Management.
– Working with external commercial suppliers for the procurement and subsequent implementation of ICT Systems, Solutions and Services.
– Working with specialist advisors in legal and procurement services to successfully deliver projects and their relevant contractual agreements.
– Planning, monitoring and reporting on projects utilising the standard Programme and Project Management (PPM) software tool (Project Vision); Setting up project and programme structures for the effective management, quality assurance and reporting of projects and programmes.
– Liaison with Programme management and related projects to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated.
– Financial planning and control of individual capital and revenue project and programme budgets.
– Reporting through agreed reporting structures project progress through Highlight Reports and End-Stage Assessments.
– Managing Project Administration resources.
– Organising and preparing for Post Project Evaluations and Project Reviews to assess how well the Project was managed and where appropriate, disseminating ‘lessons to be learned’ and the preparation of any Post Project follow-on action recommendations as required.
– Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to time.
Essential Skills:
– A university degree or professional qualification (or equivalent / higher) and have worked for at least 3 years in a project management role within a major organisation OR have worked for at least 5 years in the in a project management role within a major organisation
– Demonstrate that you have led on an ICT project over £100,000 or led on a complex workstream on an ICT project/programme over £5Million.
– Have at least 3 years’ experience managing teams of people.
– Hold Prince2, MSP, Project Management Professional PMP or equivalent qualification.
– Hold a current full driving licence which is valid for use in the UK and have access to a car on appointment. This criteria will be waived in the case of applicants whose disability prohibits driving but who have access to a form of transport approved by the Organisation which will permit them to carry out the duties of the post.
– Demonstrate evidence of personally managing and leading change within an organisation.
– Have worked with a diverse range of stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.
– Have excellent communication skills to meet the needs of the post in full.
– Must demonstrate a broad range of technical knowledge and be aware of new technology and service developments.
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
Responsibilities:
– Successfully delivering short time bounded complex ICT projects to time and budget as directed by Senior Management, the individual project Senior Responsible Owners (SROs) and Project Boards, as appropriate.
– Working collaboratively and innovatively with all stakeholders to develop business cases.
– Undertaking desktop analysis of customer business plans, internal policies, strategy, operation and performance management documents to identify and report on how ICT can further facilitate customers in meeting their corporate objectives and deliverables.
– Review of customer business identifying risks in terms of availability, supportability and capacity. Propose options to address identified risks, including budgetary costs, procurement strategy and timeframes.
– Identification of solutions to address requirements which may use innovative technologies or transformation to digital business.
– Presentation of findings and recommendations to customer Senior Management.
– Working with external commercial suppliers for the procurement and subsequent implementation of ICT Systems, Solutions and Services.
– Working with specialist advisors in legal and procurement services to successfully deliver projects and their relevant contractual agreements.
– Planning, monitoring and reporting on projects utilising the standard Programme and Project Management (PPM) software tool (Project Vision); Setting up project and programme structures for the effective management, quality assurance and reporting of projects and programmes.
– Liaison with Programme management and related projects to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated.
– Financial planning and control of individual capital and revenue project and programme budgets.
– Reporting through agreed reporting structures project progress through Highlight Reports and End-Stage Assessments.
– Managing Project Administration resources.
– Organising and preparing for Post Project Evaluations and Project Reviews to assess how well the Project was managed and where appropriate, disseminating ‘lessons to be learned’ and the preparation of any Post Project follow-on action recommendations as required.
– Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to time.
Essential Skills:
– A university degree or professional qualification (or equivalent / higher) and have worked for at least 3 years in a project management role within a major organisation OR have worked for at least 5 years in the in a project management role within a major organisation
– Demonstrate that you have led on an ICT project over £100,000 or led on a complex workstream on an ICT project/programme over £5Million.
– Have at least 3 years’ experience managing teams of people.
– Hold Prince2, MSP, Project Management Professional PMP or equivalent qualification.
– Hold a current full driving licence which is valid for use in the UK and have access to a car on appointment. This criteria will be waived in the case of applicants whose disability prohibits driving but who have access to a form of transport approved by the Organisation which will permit them to carry out the duties of the post.
– Demonstrate evidence of personally managing and leading change within an organisation.
– Have worked with a diverse range of stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.
– Have excellent communication skills to meet the needs of the post in full.
– Must demonstrate a broad range of technical knowledge and be aware of new technology and service developments.
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
