Project Manager
Salary £50-60K per annum
Permanent - Full Time
Remote Working - occasional travel to team meetings in Central London
Essential Qualifications/ Certifications
Essential:
* Project Management qualification and ability to demonstrate experience of its application.
* Desirable: Agile qualification and ability to demonstrate experience of its application.
Essential Experience & Skills
* Strong delivery track record as a Project Manager with experience delivering small to complex technical solutions.
* Excellent communication skills across technical and business stakeholders.
* Excellent presentation skills of simple and complex topics.
* Project or Programme Management experience in Telecommunications sector.
* Desirable Product Management experience in an agile environment.
Reporting to the Head of Projects, the Project Manager will;
* Take responsibility for the delivery of projects within the Group PMO for the organisation.
* Own multiple projects at a time, working closely with business stakeholders to scope and then deliver on time and to budget with the agreed quality & standards.
* Be assigned to a functional domain so knowledge of the domain and the industry is expected.
* Liaise with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
* The Project Manager needs to be a strong communicator to ensure all levels understand what is/needs to be done.
Project Management activities including:
* Leadership: Own and drive Projects to support strategic goals. Driving multi-disciplined teams to successful outcomes.
* Stakeholder Management: Support stakeholders during the project lifecycle to leverage effective support and decision with a strong emphasis on trust.
* Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to drive success in project delivery.
* Reporting: Prepare regular project status reports for both internal stakeholders and customers, ensuring transparency and alignment on progress and milestones.
* Governance: Adherence to the PMO processes and collateral around how to run projects using the appropriate toolset(s).
* Risk Management: Own management of Risk & Issues for all projects allocated.
* Change Management: Own management of Change for all projects allocated.
* Plan Management: Own the Plan for all projects allocated, ensuring it is up to date and accurate at all times.
* Artefact Management: Ensure all project related artefacts are controlled and managed during the lifecycle of the project.
* Financial Management: Ensure the projects are delivered to agreed cost, with all finances tracked and reported against.
* Quality Management: Ensure all project activities are following agreed quality standards.
Thought Leadership including:
* Support increasing the competency and effectiveness of the Group PMO.
* Identification of process improvements and efficiencies that can reduce delivery timelines without impacting quality.
* Look to implement new tools and ways of working that add value to the Group PMO and the business.
* Challenge the status-quo.
Mentoring & Support including:
* Provide coaching & mentoring to members of the team to help them understand the role of a Project Manager and how to deal with stakeholders.
* Support increasing the competency and skills in the team.
* Ask questions and challenge the way we work to help understand and improve.
Teamwork including:
* Demonstrate teamwork and take ownership of problems through to resolution.
* Seek positive outcomes where possible and always seek better outcomes.
* Support the rest of the Group PMO to be the best they can be.
* Undertake ad-hoc requests and other activities as necessary