Project Manager - Newbury, United Kingdom - Roc Technologies

Description

Roc Technologies is one of the UK's fastest growing and capable Transformation Services Providers and we empower organisations in the public and private sectors to accelerate business and technology change.

Project Manager is responsible for delivering projects within IT and other Business Services functions when required. They are responsible for owning all the project management activities including, but not limited to, project planning, project control, communication, budget management and team leadership.

This role will be remote/hybrid based taking ownership of a diverse number of current and new IT projects across our portfolio of customer accounts.

First class management and communication skills will be required as you will be engaged with an array of different customer environments, characters, and business operations. This role will also be responsible for managing the members of the project team, network engineers and other resources aligned to the projects either internally or from within the client site.

The role holder will join a team of expert Project Managers that underpin Roc's entire customer base.

Key Responsibilities:

• Driving small and complex projects and programmes to achieve targeted and measured customer goals and key objectives.
• Maintain communication with functional team members and direct management to ensure early identification of issues and timely reporting of status.
• Identifying, monitoring, reporting and escalating project-related issues to achieve timely resolution.
• Designing and applying appropriate project management following Gateway Review Process
• Managing the production of the required deliverables
• Planning and monitoring the projects.
• Adopting any delegation and use of project assurance roles within agreed reporting structures
• Preparing and maintaining project, stage and exception plans as required
• Managing project risks, including the development of contingency plans
• Liaison with programme management (if the project is part of a programme) and related projects to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated.
• Monitoring overall progress and use of resources, initiating corrective action where necessary
• Applying change control and configuration management processes
• Reporting through agreed lines on project progress through highlight reports and end-stage assessments
• Liaison with appointed project assurance representatives to assure the overall direction and integrity of the project.
• Maintaining an awareness of potential interdependencies with other projects and their impact
• Adopting and applying appropriate technical and quality strategies and standards
• Identifying and obtaining support and advice required for the management, planning and control of the project.
• Managing project administration
• Conducting a project evaluation review to assess how well the project was managed.
• Preparing any follow-on action recommendations

In construction projects the project manager also provides the interface between the project sponsor and the supply side of the project team.

The project manager should be able to:

• Apply a PRINCE2 project management approach to the specific requirements of the project.
• Establish a good working relationship with the Senior Responsible Owners
• Direct, manage and motivate the project team.
• Develop and maintain an agreed project plan and detailed stage plans.
• Understand and apply business case and risk management processes.
• Tailor expert knowledge to meet specific circumstances.
• Plan and manage deployment of physical resources and 3rd parties to meet project milestones.
• Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the project and the wider stallholder communities.
• Apply quality management principles and processes.

Essential:

• IT network background at enterprise level
• Credible employment history within the industry
• Prince 2 or similar accreditation at practitioner level
• Self-motivated, takes ownership, good time management, independent and strong analytical skills.
• Shows a commitment to providing quality products and services through working with the project stakeholders and assessing their requirements against the larger needs of the business.
• Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action in order to accomplish organisational goals; causes change.
• Is open to change and new information; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with ambiguity.
• Actively leads change but recognises when flexibility and change is not appropriate.
• Shows courtesy, understanding, confidence, friendliness, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others.
• Quick to establish good working relationships with stakeholders.
• Expresses information both orally and written to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information.
• Degree calibre
• Prince2 or PMP equivalent
• Network qualifications

Roc Technologies is an equal opportunities employer, if you feel you meet the skills outlined in the job specification, we would love to hear from you. No Agencies please.