Lead Project Manager - Bristol, United Kingdom - Pontoon

Pontoon

Verified Company

Bristol, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Lead Project Manager
Initial 12 month contract
Bristol
Hybrid working

Putting people first, pioneering with a collective spirit and always advancing with a growth mindset - that's what we stand for at Pontoon Solutions.

We care about making the future work for everyone. And that starts with our own people.

Our culture is entrepreneurialand inclusive, and we are united by our passion for making a difference in the world of work.

We are happy to be recruiting for one of our high-profile banking clients based in Bristol. They are currently looking for a Lead Project Manager to join them for an initial 12-month contract. However, there may be scope for extension.

Overview:

Our client has an exciting opportunity within their Cash Management & Payment platform team to improve customer experiences for years to come.

With the business evolving to more modern and flexible ways of working, they want driven, dynamic and innovative individualsto join them on this journey.

They are looking for someone who is passionate, inspiring, and customer-obsessed, ensuring that the team are always focused on the priorities that will deliver the best outcomes for their customers and colleagues.

They are hugely proud of the relationships they hold with our clients and key partners as trusted delivery providers. This is key to their success.

Their culture brings together inquisitive, hardworking, people from a diverse group of backgrounds that enjoy a collaborative and innovative environment that supports flexible and agile working, always learning and improving ourselves and sharing knowledgewith the wider team.

About the Role:
The Project Manager leads their delivery team to ensure the fundamentals of Project Management excellence are achieved. This includes analysis, governance, planning managing finances and delivering value.

As a PM of the Future, they should role model a desireto develop their skills and experience, create space to learn and collaborate, demonstrate resilience and adaptability, confidence, and a desire to innovate and test new ideas.

The Project Manager will understand, embrace and be able to select with confidencethe most appropriate tools and methods to deliver change.

They should strive to establish relationships across role communities, change teams and business areas to maximise opportunities for continuous improvement through shared learnings.

Coaching othersin their team to achieve delivery excellence is also a key part of the role.

Key Capabilities:

Typical activities would include:

Delivers own small-scale or medium-scale projects by working within an established Programme management plan
Delivers prescribed outcomes for area of responsibility by working within established knowledge management systems.
Delivers outcomes by leading others and working within established systems.
Sets short term objectives and helps handle the performance of direct reports by working within performance management systems, achieves planned commitments by developing short-term and/or medium-term work schedules
Delivers prescribed outcomes for a designated area, using risk management systems to ensure the organisation is not exposed to undue risks.
Takes ownership for delivering a prescribed budget for own area of the organization and/or conducts complex analyses on budget progress in other areas while working within established systems.
Identifies shortcomings and suggests improvements to existing processes, systems, and procedures, then delivers a plan for a small element of a change management Programme with guidance from a project/Programme manager.

Location:

This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to work from the clients Bristol office at least 1 day a week.

Working hours:
Standard working hours with some flex where required.
Pontoon Solutions are an equal opportunities company