19th July 2023
Project Manager (IT Infrastructure)
Project Management
London
Up to £75,000 per annum + annual discretionary bonus
Project Manager (IT Infrastructure)
City of London (Hybrid)
Up to £75,000 per annum + annual discretionary bonus
On behalf of a Spencer Rose financial services client, I am seeking an experienced Project Manager with a background of technology related projects. As a Project Manager, you will oversee all aspects of large-scale project delivery, being a catalyst for change, leading the project team, setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, monitoring and reporting project progress.
Due to the organisation operating a hybrid work model, you must be within commutable distance of their London offices and willing to be office based 1 day per week.
Responsibilities:
- Working with Sponsor, Accountable Executive and key stakeholders, support the development of the project business case, taking business and functional requirements into account when considering possible options.
- Lead, engage and motivate the project team and any direct or indirect reports to deliver project objectives and outcomes.
- Provide analysis and forecasting to help support overall delivery of the change portfolio.
- Prepare and maintain relevant plans, including project, critical path, communication and deployment plans.
- Ensure that all risks and issues associated to the project are properly documented, reported and actively managed; proposing appropriate actions and accompanied by effective communication throughout the process.
- Manage inter-dependencies with other projects and their impact.
- Develop and maintain effective communication channels with stakeholders as well as the wider business to ensure engagement, support and delivery of the projects’ desired outcomes and benefits.
Experience/Skills required:
- An excellent understanding of the project management life cycle and the role of a Senior Project/Programme Manager within this.
- Experience within a financial services environment preferred.
- Extensive experience of working within complex change environments, managing multiple large business projects/programmes simultaneously.
- Effective co-ordination of projects/programmes including project financials, and management of inter-dependencies including oversight of any risks and issues arising.
- Strong knowledge and experience of Waterfall and/or Agile methodologies.
- Achieved or studying towards a Project Management qualification (Agile Foundation and Practitioner, Prince 2 Foundation and Practitioner Qualified) or equivalent experience.
- Highly proficient in standard Microsoft Office applications as well as proficient in project planning and applicable software ie MS Project or similar.
Consultant - Brendan Connolly
Telephone: 0207 392 7512
Email: brendan.connolly@spencer-rose.com
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