Pensions Project Manager - Birmingham, United Kingdom - WTW

WTW

Verified Company

Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Great opportunity for a project manager to join a thriving team, working across multiple disciplines, lines of business and external third parties to deliver a variety of pension change projects for some of the UK's largest pension schemes.

At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a "hybrid" style, with a mix of remote, in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of theteam, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and "hybrid" is not a one-size-fits-all solution.

We understand flexibility is key to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and so we encourage requests for all types of flexible working as well as location-based arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter to discuss more.

The Role

The role requires you to:

Use your pensions technical knowledge, consulting skills and project management experience to proactively guide your project teams to the optimal project outcomes
Develop detailed project plans to monitor and track progress
Establish a robust project governance framework
Lead and document project calls and facilitate planning workshops
Achieve project delivery deadlines within scope, budget and following WTW's internal and quality control protocols
Drive high quality client project delivery, operational efficiency and effectiveness
Carry out continual project improvement reviews and ensure thorough tranche reviews are carried out at appropriate project milestones
Ensure that the project documentation, such as risk logs, action plans, project plans are actively maintained
Share knowledge and learnings
Draft and support the creation of template project management materials
Support, coach, train and mentor team members on project management

The Requirements

The essential skills/experience for this role are:

A strong background in pensions project/programme management delivery
UK DB Pensions knowledge
Prince 2 qualified or similar (e.g. APM, PMP, CSM)
Experience of managing several projects simultaneously
Clear, concise and confident communication skills (both verbal and written)
Practical experience in managing and controlling project budgets, accurate and timely billing and pricing and scoping new work
Ability to identify and efficiently resolve issues
Experience in facilitating and leading project meetings / workshops and taking effective notes
A firm commitment to delivering high quality service
Strong stakeholder management experience
Solid planning and organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking

Other highly desirable skills/experience are:

Working knowledge of Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Excel
Pensions industry qualifications would be an advantage
Experience in preparing project governance documents, progress reports, RAID logs
Experience in leading/presenting at multidiscipline meetings
Experience of managing, coaching and mentoring individual team members

**Equal Opportunity Employer