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IT Project Manager

Employer
1st Executive
Location
England, Hertfordshire
Salary
£400 - £500 per day
Closing date
15 Apr 2019

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Specialist Area
Procurement
Sector
Manufacturing
Function
Manager
Contract Type
Contract / Interim / Temporary
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Excellent opportunity for a Senior IT Project Manager to join a key client of 1st Executive, a world-famous bespoke manufacturing organisation. This is on an interim basis on an initial 3-month contract, based in Hertfordshire paying £400-£500 p/d.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Follow the pre-defined Solution Delivery Method
    * Support Project Sponsor in developing Business Case
    * Support Project Sponsor in managing the RFP process
    * Gather and agree on project objectives and requirements
    * Define and agree on Quality & Validation requirements
    * Develop the Scope and Project Plan
    * Define and agree on project team structure and composition
    * Lead, coach and motivate project team members on a proactive basis
    * Perform Risk assessment & Issues management
    * Ensure the defined quality standards are met
    * Ensure timely and effective communication and reporting to team members and stakeholders
    * Track activities and project progress
    * Manage external specialists and monitor sub-contractors' services
    * Manage project scope
    * Manage project budget and forecast
    * Perform project closure activities, including the capture of lessons learned
    * Support the organization on Continuous Improvement opportunities and best practices development

Required Skills and Experience

  • Relevant Bachelor Degree level qualification plus post graduate degree, or equivalent experience
    * 10+ years of Project Management experience, across various business industries and technologies
    * PM certification (i.e. PMP, PMI-ACP) highly desirable
    * Demonstrated knowledge in SDLC and specific PM methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Lean, Sprints, RAD)
    * Finance project experience background preferred
    * Experience within a large Global Enterprise. Developing relationships and working with geographically dispersed leaders, SMEs and suppliers.
    * Experience of organisational transformation from waterfall delivery to Agile & DevOps; from Service Delivery Managers to Product Owners
    * Demonstrated experience managing external development vendors and partners.
    * Clear and effective communication, verbal and written

If this position is of interest, please apply to the role now, and if you have any questions please call Jamie Mackinlay on 01483213311

Company

1st Executive

1st Executive are the forefront of 'Search' within the Procurement sector operating UK & Europe wide. Our focus in in interim management and permanent recruitment ranging from Senior Buyers through CPO's

At 1st Executive we understand that businesses are driven by people. We work in partnership with our clients to ensure that they improve the performance of their organisation through the right people. Our clients are organisations who are widely regarded as the most attractive to work for in their sector, consisting of FTSE 100 / Global 500 organisations as well as dynamic , growing consultancies. They are diverse in their sectors, covering FMCG, Financial Services, Manufacturing and Technology to name a few.

Our approach is professional, knowledgeable and above all, successful. This is why we are the partnership of choice for many of the UK's most prestigious organisations when it comes to finding the right person for the job.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 (0) 84321 630 30
Location
Connaught House
Portsmouth Road
Ripley
Surrey
GU23 7JY
United Kingdom

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