Technology project manager

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Takes responsibility for the definition, governance and control of Technology projects, using the agreed formal Project Management methodology.

Creates, maintains and manages necessary project documentation including PID, Project Plan, RAID, Budget Summary and Project Change Tracker

Manages the Project Plan and adherence to committed dates and deliverables

Takes responsibility for delivery of agreed milestones, escalating when appropriate

Manages actual and forecasted budget and tracks benefits realisation throughout the project

Identifies, quantifies and manages risks to the success of the project, and reports against these in a RAID log.

Coordinates the development of countermeasures and contingency plans for risks and issues

Creates appropriate project schedule and resource allocation plans using Microsoft Project

Ensures that Project Plans and Project Status Reports are prepared and maintained and provides regular and accurate reports to stakeholders as required.

Manages the Project Change Request procedure and ensures that project deliverables are completed within planned cost, timescale and quality metrics.

Ensures Service Acceptance Criteria are set and adhered to for project deployment

Provides effective leadership to the project team and takes appropriate action where performance deviates from agreed tolerances.

Creates business go live readiness plan and gains necessary buy-in from required approvers.

Ensures all project stakeholders are aware of progress, issues / risks and dependencies. Provides weekly Project Status reports and communications to Sponsor and stakeholders.

Chairs Monthly Steering Board for project delivery as required

COMPETENCIES

Able to understand and deliver Technology Application and Infrastructure project portfolio

Able to manage change effectively, articulates justification and impact of change and can develop a communication plan to build buy-in

Able to negotiate agreements with clients or internal stakeholders

Has a broad understanding of the Technologies PCC deploy and the markets in which we operate

Able to present technical information in a user friendly format

Builds strong relationships with team members, ensuring the team understand the goal and benefits of the work they are delivering

Able to facilitate problem solving sessions and manage to conclusion

SKILLS

Full project budget management ability

Excellent communication and relationship management skills

Excellent organizational skills

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS

Minimum of 5+ years experience of Project Managing in a technology delivery environment

Prince 2 Practitioner / APM Practitioner