Who we're looking for
Please note: This is a pipeline position for a Project Manager role. While we don’t currently have an immediate opening, we anticipate hiring for this position soon—apply now to be considered when opportunities arise!
Every day may be different – it’s the nature of projects!
Your primary responsibility will be to make sure that projects under your management are running as smoothly as can be and that as a delivery team we are providing the very best service. If you are a passionate Project Manager who thrives on providing excellent customer service and delivering successful engagements, then come and join our enthusiastic team.
On a day-to-day basis you will be liaising with our wonderful Customers (some new and some longstanding), and most of the company including Pre-Sales, Commercial, Consultancy, Support and Finance to name but a few. Completing various activities but not limited to planning and more planning, overseeing, forecasting, communicating progress, highlighting potential off-track activity, managing risks, issues and dependencies, together with managing budgets. All the general activities you would expect in a busy project manager's role.
You will play a key role within project delivery and become an integral part of the delivery team.
What you'll be delivering
* Mobilise the project team at project start up, liaising with Pre-Sales, Account Managers, Consultants and Resourcing Team
* Organise, attend and chair project meetings
* Prepare and manage documentation to enable projects to be governed against a clear set of defined deliverables and milestones
* Work closely with Technical Consultants to develop end to end project delivery plans to be executed and tracked
* Log, track and manage projects through the entire delivery following internal processes
* Generate highlight reports and chair checkpoint meetings to communicate progress to Customers via agreed project reporting methods
* Update project documentation, submit project deliverables ensuring they adhere to quality standards and provide internal reports to Head of PMO where required
* Forecast and manage project resource requirements
* Manage and delegate tasks to project team members (consultants, support, internal teams)
* Control and manage project spend within agreed budgets (supporting Commercial with any financial queries)
* Ensure agreed project deliverables are clearly articulated, understood and achieved
* Obtain customer acceptance of deliverables
* Facilitate and manage project change requests and reports to ensure all parties are informed of impacts on the schedule and budgets
* Manage project risks, issues and dependencies ensuring clear pathways to remediation are managed and communicated with minimal impact
* Manage project deadlines, ensuring they are clearly communicated and adhered to
* Ensure the successful delivery of projects on time, to agreed scope, within budget and of the right quality
* Manage and be accountable for customer satisfaction
* Conduct post project evaluation and identify successful and unsuccessful project elements for lessons learnt
* Work collaboratively with pre-sales team on proposals and attend customer meetings where required
We think you'll be successful in this role if you have some of the following
* Project Management qualification (PRINCE2, PMP preferred)
* Proven experience of project management in a previous Microsoft Partner environment (or similar), responsible and accountable for managing delivery and customer expectations (utilising Microsoft technologies and cloud services)
* Proven experience of successful project delivery within given commercial constraints (budget control)
* Proven ability to manage stakeholders; adapt style appropriate to the context
* Proven customer focus and interpersonal skills; able to establish effective working relationships with people at all levels
* Resilient and able to work under pressure
* Commercial awareness
* Excellent organisational and administration skills
* Clear, logical thinker with excellent problem-solving skills
* Self-motivated and committed to ongoing personal development
What we'll offer in return
In addition to a competitive salary, there are a number of benefits and perks we offer to say thank you for being a part of our journey:
* To work at a 3* World Class Best Company
* Flexibility over where you work with our Winning from Anywhere approach
* 25 days holiday
* Home working allowance paid monthly
* Winning from Anywhere allowance to help your set up at home
* 24/7 GP at hand
* Immediate 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme
* We’ll support you when you’re not well with our Company sick pay scheme
* Private health insurance after a successful year’s service
* Enhanced parental pay and leave, supporting you with those precious life moments
* Access to the Perkbox platform to help make your money go further
* Cyclescheme
* Electric car scheme
* And many more!
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