Job Description Project Manager Location – Watford Permanent Salary - £50,000 - £60,000 Per annum Your responsibilities in the role Strategy and Planning Define and manage project scope, milestones and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with IT Management Team and stakeholders. Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely fashion. Liaise with various stakeholders on an ongoing basis. Plan and schedule project timelines using appropriate tools. Track activities, project milestones and deliverables against the project plan providing regular and accurate reporting to stakeholders. Motivate teams in a matrix managed environment Prepare and maintain all project management products and ensure appropriate project controls are consistently applied. Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project lifecycle. Ensure that effective relationships are built and maintained with and across business units Coordinate and manage multiple suppliers in the delivery of projects Collaborate with analysts, designers, and system owners in testing new solutions. Ensure that project risks and issues are accurately captured, quantified and managed Production of technical, functional, training, communications and other deliverables as required Requirement gathering and definition when required Coordination of system and user acceptance testing Operational Management Report upon the project status every week. Direct and manage project delivery from end to end. Develop full cycle project plans along with associated documents. Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel. Identify and manage risks, issues, constraints and dependencies within the project. Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team. Proactively manage project change requests to scope, budget or timelines and devise appropriate contingency plans. Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations. Create test cases, scripts and scenarios that will ensure project delivery against agreed specifications. Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the project's success. Write and deliver training workshops, sessions, materials, and presentations. Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans. Conduct post-project reviews, lessons learnt analysis and create project closure report detailing successful and unsuccessful project elements. Contribute to the project delivery improvements by developing best practices and tools. Skills and Experience Be willing to visit other company locations in the UK and abroad as required Qualification in a recognised project management methodology preferred, e.g. Prince 2, PMI, APM Experience in working within an ITIL environment Experience in projects delivering IT infrastructure, COTS software, mobile apps, Microsoft Office 365, Internet of Things and Big Data would be of interest No less than three years in IT project management roles. Willingly carry out any reasonably related task as requested by the management team Further information provided upon application