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Location: Durrington (Worthing) – Hybrid 2/3 days a week in office
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours
Are you ready to make a difference in the water & waste industry?
As Senior Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of programmes of change from initiation through to service transition, matrix managing all project resources and managing relationships/deliverables with third party providers and internal stakeholders.
You will also be responsible for supporting the Programme Manager in the delivery of the overall portfolio, including supporting with scoping, definition and management of resources across the team.
Your responsibilities include:
* Successful delivery of IT/Business programmes and projects including estimates, plans, resource management, schedule, scope, requirements, solutions, budget and deliverables.
* Motivation and leadership of team members driving team engagement through the provision of guidance, technical support and coaching.
* Quality Assurance of project deliverables across the programme/project, ensuring all project artefacts are produced in accordance with PMO process and guidelines.
* Supporting the Programme Manager in the allocations of resources across the teams.
* Developing and maintaining strong relationships with all key stakeholders across business and IT.
* Maintaining and communicating interdependencies within and across the Programme.
* Full budget accountability for your programmes/projects.
* Resource management of your team and supporting resource allocations across teams.
* Supporting the Programme Manager to build a team by recruiting Project Managers or Analysts to deliver the Programme/Projects.
* Full responsibility for delivery of your own programmes/projects.
Skills and experience needed:
* PMP, Prince 2 or equivalent certification.
* Agile qualification or experience.
* Demonstrable experience in managing IT projects and delivering medium and large projects.
* Experience of procurement and management of 3rd party suppliers for services, software and infrastructure.
* Experience of working in a matrix function alongside Business, Service Architecture, Operations and Security functions.
* An outcome-driven mindset with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
* Demonstrable experience of managing portfolio/programme deliveries.
* People management experience including performance reviews, career development, coaching and mentoring.
* Experience of managing Project Managers in the delivery of projects.
What Do We Offer?
* 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays.
* BUPA cash plan cover (with options to upgrade for family coverage).
* Free annual flu jab and eye test vouchers.
* Pension contributions up to 11% (depending on your contribution).
* An employee assistance program.
* A network of sports and social clubs.
* Company and performance-related bonus.
* Life assurance equal to 4x salary.
* Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service).
* Health Cash Plan.
* Two paid volunteering days a year.
* Occupational health service.
* Discounts with over 800 popular retailers.
* Digital GP service.
* Study support may be available for job-related qualifications.
* Competitive maternity & paternity leave and flexible return to work options.
* Cycle to work scheme.
Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?
If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your details here: Introduce Yourself (myworkdaysite.com).
Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support.
Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application.
All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), which will be required as part of the recruitment process.
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