Job Description
Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Reports to: Head of Projects
Location: Hybrid Reading
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES / ROLE PURPOSE
To perform the successful day-to-day project management of projects, responsible for project ownership and accountability. Projects will be of various sizes ranging from £30,000 to £2m+ budgets utilising Ultima’s project management framework for the delivery of cutting-edge IT solutions.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES
* To deliver projects within the agreed scope, cost, and quality.
* Manage risks and issues and put in place suitable mitigation strategies.
* Responsibility for the whole project lifecycle – from defining the scope via Statement of Work through to transition to clients’ business as usual or internally as a Managed Service.
* Develop and maintain excellent professional relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.
* Provide effective leadership to the project delivery teams, including Project Co-ordinator, Consultants, Engineers, and 3rd party entities to ensure projects are delivered to the highest quality.
* Proactively manage any queries, changes or escalations that arise.
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
* Relevant project management certifications are expected – e.g. PRINCE2 Practitioner / APMP
* 5 years demonstrable experience of successfully delivering multiple concurrent technology projects.
* Stakeholder management – customer facing role experience and internal relationship building.
* Managing customer queries and escalations.
* Must have recently held a Senior PM role with an IT technology business, ideally MSP
DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
* Exposure to Agile methodologies
Understanding of:
* Operating system and applications roll-outs (e.g. Windows 11, Microsoft 365).
* Deployments of infrastructure and networking.
* Migrations to virtualised or cloud platforms.
* Adoption and Change Management.
KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR ROLE
* Plan, control and execute multiple concurrent projects including risk management, change control processes, and documentation
* Successfully manage relevant stakeholders (internal and external) to ensure completion of project tasks within planned timescales and budgets.
* Maintain and develop excellent professional relationships
* Demonstrate an understanding of complex technical systems and processes, with the ability to work with technical staff to help scope, and document technical solutions.
* To be proactive, enthusiastic and will to take responsibility and drive projects to their conclusion.
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