Planning and initiating the project and proactively monitoring its progress, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action
Defining the projects team and aligning the governance into the wider programme
Ensuring effective quality assurance and the overall integrity of the project
Carrying out monitoring and control activities in order to track the progress of the project
Managing the project’s budget monitoring expenditure and costs against delivered and realized benefits as the project progresses, feeding the budget process into the wider programme budget.
Selecting, leading and motivating project team(s) from both internal and external stakeholder organizations
Ensuring the delivery of new products or services from the project(s) are to the appropriate level of quality, on time and within budget, in accordance with the project plan
Managing risks to the project’s successful outcome
Managing diverse multi-national project team across global time zones
Working with the business change manager or equivalent on the transition to the new Business As Usual (BAU) position
Initiating extra activities and other management interventions wherever gaps in the project(s) are identified or issues arise. Ensuring visibility by the overarching Programme manager.
Ensure successful and complete closure the project(s) - including evaluating successes and challenges
Experience and Skills/ Qualifications: The Project manager should have:
At least 5 years’ experience of Project management
Prior experience of working through a M&A and/or large scale integration projects
Strong and effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to influence at all levels
Collaborative working and tenacity
The ability to work with ambiguity, to find innovative ways to resolve problems and to set their own direction
The ability to command respect and to create a sense of community amongst the members of the project teams
Good knowledge of project management methodologies including PRINCE2
Good knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures
Experience in creating, championing and presenting a project business case with clearly defined benefits to an investment committee
Job Type:
Contract
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