Technical Project Manager
Permanent
Cambridge
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Spinwell is recruiting for a Technical Project Manager for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER
* To undertake the role of Technical Project Manager within the Unified Communications Department, with day-to-day responsibility and accountability for the delivery of projects for the department, including major and minor project work from briefing to commissioning as allocated by the Head of Unified Communications.
* To ensure all project and programme works are delivered to time, cost and quality criteria which meet requirements.
* To manage the project lifecycle, from initiation, including pre-project activities such as requirements gathering and process analysis, through to delivery then closure and initiate extra activities wherever gaps in the project/programme are identified.
* To develop and configure business systems in line with functional and informational requirements and user satisfaction.
* To represent the Unified Communications department within the Capital, Estates and Facilities Management Division and within the wider Trust.
* To manage stakeholder relationships internally and externally as appropriate, acting as the liaison for the technical project portfolio in progress at any time.
* This is a more hands-on than a typical project management role; you will be actively involved in the architecture, configuration, and development of systems, requiring expertise and experience in these areas.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER
* Degree or equivalent professional qualification or equivalent relevant experience
* PRINCE 2 Foundation or equivalent industry standard project methodology qualification
* Proven track record of professional and personal development
* Experience of working within technical project teams in a voice, contact centre, or IT environment
* Effectively working across organisational and operational boundaries
* Significant experience of project planning, monitoring and implementation
* Experience of capturing stakeholder needs, assessing, defining and justifying those needs to arrive at an agreed schedule of requirements using appropriate communication and engagement channels
* Experience of identifying and monitoring risks and issues, planning how to mitigate/respond to those risks and issues and implementing the responses
* Experience of clearly defining roles, responsibilities and accountabilities and establishing controls and approval routes appropriate to each stage of the project to monitor project progress and compliance, including project reviews
* Experience of identifying, quantifying, mapping and tracking project benefits to justify investment in the project, and to provide assurance that the benefits identified can be realised
* Excellent written and verbal skills
* Excellent presentation skills
* Change management experience
* Budget management/Financial management
* Hands-on technical IT experience whether in a development, support or implementation role
* A technical knowledge of business system server environments
* A knowledge of underlying infrastructures (Networking, Windows Server, Virtual Servers) and its impact on business system performance and availability
* SharePoint environment and data management knowledge
* Change management processes and their importance for maintaining environment integrity
* Proactive with drive and enthusiasm
* Able to work under own initiative
* Able to work as part of a team and share knowledge
* Discretion and integrity
* Good customer and interpersonal skills
* Self-motivated and able to motivate others
* Well organised with excellent documentation skills along with presentation skills
* Excellent written and verbal skills
* Able to influence others
* Inner composure, able to recover quickly from setbacks and learn from them
* Demonstrate ownership of issues and proactively see them through to completion without prompting
* The ability to work on parallel tasks to a high standard and to time constraints
* Ability to plan, prioritise, manage workloads, set appropriate goals, be visible, and make decisions alone if necessary
* Conflict resolution
If you are a Technical Project Manager, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.
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