An urgent requirement has arisen for a Project manager to work on our client site in Bracknell.

The Project Manager (PM) ensures that all projects are completed within the specified deliverables to the required standard of quality and within the agreed constraints of time and budget. The PM deals with high value, complex projects that require specialist skill and experience of Key Stakeholder Management.

KEY RESPONSIBLITIES

Responsibilities for the PM will include:

• Project Planning: Developing comprehensive project plans, including defining scope, objectives, timelines, resources, and budgets.
• Team Leadership: Leading and motivating project teams, assigning tasks, and fostering collaboration to achieve project goals.
• Risk Management: Identifying potential risks and developing mitigation strategies to minimize project disruptions and ensure successful outcomes.
• Stakeholder Management: Effectively communicating with stakeholders, including clients, team members, and management, to keep them informed of project progress and address concerns.
• Budget and Resource Management: Monitoring project budgets and resource allocation to ensure efficient use of resources and adherence to financial constraints.
• Quality Assurance: Implementing quality control measures to ensure deliverables meet specified standards and customer expectations.
• Schedule Management: Tracking project milestones and deadlines, identifying delays or bottlenecks, and taking proactive measures to keep the project on schedule.
• Change Management: Managing changes to project scope, requirements, or timelines, and assessing the impact on project objectives and resources.
• Reporting and Documentation: Generating regular progress reports, documenting project activities, decisions, and outcomes, and maintaining accurate project records.
• Continuous Improvement: Evaluating project performance, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing lessons learned to enhance future project execution.
• Overall, the purpose of a project manager is to effectively plan, organize, and coordinate all aspects of a project to ensure it is completed successfully, on time, and within budget while meeting stakeholders' expectations.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate caliber or equivalent
• Excellent PC Skills

• Some experience of influencing and negotiations are a must along with experience of delivering projects in a matrix-managed team
• Awareness in the principles, methods and techniques for the effective set-up and delivery of technical projects
• Delegating tasks, responsibilities, and authorities effectively
• Highly effective written and oral communicator to all levels within an organization.  Ability to tailor approach to audience requirements.
• Experience of complex:

• • IT outsourcing.
  • Desktop and other hardware Deployment
  • Service Transition
  • Global audits
  • Technical Projects Implementations
    • Networks
    • AD

• Hands on management of project workstreams running simultaneously (4+)
• International experience in delivering projects across multiple countries through multiple partners
• Prince 2 Qualified or similar

DESIRABLE

• Proactive, action orientated and anticipates potential outcomes
• Retaining objectivity and proper understanding of a problem or situation when placed under conditions of stress
• Influencing and persuading others to take a specific course of action when there is no direct line of command or control
• Awareness in the use of automated tools to assist in the project management process by automating mechanical tasks such as scheduling, resource balancing and time recording, e.g. Microsoft Project
• Understanding the needs, objectives and constraints of those in other disciplines and functions
• Keeping overall objectives and strategies in mind, and not being deflected from these when dealing with matters of detail
• Experienced in effective problem-solving techniques with ability to resolve individually or through facilitating a team of appropriate experts
• Mentoring/Coaching skills of more junior staff members

• ITIL V3

Please apply for further information.