Project Manager - Bracknell, United Kingdom - A&O IT Group

Description

Job Description

Fixed term 12 month contract.

Office based (Bracknell) for a minimum 3 days a week

As Project Manager (PM) you will ensure that all projects are completed within the specified deliverables to the required standard of quality and within the agreed constraints of time and budget.

Responsibilities for the PM will include:

• Project Planning: Developing comprehensive project plans, including defining scope, objectives, timelines, resources, and budgets.
• Team Leadership: Leading and motivating project teams, assigning tasks, and fostering collaboration to achieve project goals.
• Risk Management: Identifying potential risks and developing mitigation strategies to minimize project disruptions and ensure successful outcomes.
• Stakeholder Management: Effectively communicating with stakeholders, including clients, team members, and management, to keep them informed of project progress and address concerns.
• Budget and Resource Management: Monitoring project budgets and resource allocation to ensure efficient use of resources and adherence to financial constraints.
• Quality Assurance: Implementing quality control measures to ensure deliverables meet specified standards and customer expectations.
• Schedule Management: Tracking project milestones and deadlines, identifying delays or bottlenecks, and taking proactive measures to keep the project on schedule.
• Change Management: Managing changes to project scope, requirements, or timelines, and assessing the impact on project objectives and resources.
• Reporting and Documentation: Generating regular progress reports, documenting project activities, decisions, and outcomes, and maintaining accurate project records.
• Continuous Improvement: Evaluating project performance, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing lessons learned to enhance future project execution.
• Overall, the purpose of a project manager is to effectively plan, organize, and coordinate all aspects of a project to ensure it is completed successfully, on time, and within budget while meeting stakeholders' expectations.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate or equivalent
• Excellent PC Skills
• Experience of influencing and negotiations are a must along with experience of delivering projects in a matrix-managed team
• Awareness in the principles, methods and techniques for the effective set-up and delivery of technical projects
• Delegating tasks, responsibilities, and authorities effectively
• Highly effective written and oral communicator to all levels within an organization. Ability to tailor approach to audience requirements.

Experience of:

• IT outsourcing.
• Desktop and other hardware Deployment
• Service Transition
• Global audits
• Technical Projects Implementations
• Networks
• AD
• Hands on management of project workstreams running simultaneously
• International experience in delivering projects through multiple partners
• Prince 2 Qualified or similar

We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage diversity and seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. It is important to us that we build a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or gender identity.