Senior Project Manager - Bradley Stoke, United Kingdom - RAC

RAC

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Bradley Stoke, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

RAC are on the hunt for a
Senior Project Manager/Programme Manager to initially work on a programme of work within RAC's newly created Service Maintenance and Repair division (SMR).

This role will execute delivery plans for this new division,managing some projects directly, whilst also managing the overall programme of change and working within a cross-functional delivery team.

The scope of work will include new product development, delivery of go-to market plan and management of matrix teams.

Reporting into the Head of Portfolio, the Senior Project Manager is part of the PM Team SLT and alongside delivery of large projects and programmes this role also needs to provide guidance and support to the wider team to aid their development.

This role is hybrid working hours working 2 days in the
Bradley Stoke office and 3 days at home

Key responsibilities for the role include:

Day-to-day management and execution of a wide range of Transformation & Change projects or programmes
Follow the defined Stage Gate Process
Stakeholder management at a senior level including members of the exec team, Project Sponsor, Project SMEs, Finance Business Partner, Corporate customers and external third party suppliers
Identification, analysis and management of risks, issues and dependencies through the definition and implementation of appropriate management strategies and action plans
Management of project/Programme finances and spend against baseline budget
Management of third party suppliers including onboarding new suppliers
Strong relationship management and networking abilities
Ability to manage a number of projects or programmes concurrently and work at pace
Management of Service Introduction
Provide coaching, mentoring and support to develop the wider team

Skills & Experience

Demonstrable ability to manage multiple Transformation & Change programmes/projects
Project Management Accreditation (e.g. PRINCE2, APM, Agile)
Proven experience of working with Waterfall and Agile development methodologies
Proven experience in supplier management
Proven experience of managing project finances and spend
Excellent planning, communication and presentation skills
Strong relationship management skills and an engaging capability for working in collaboration with internal and external teams

Our fast paced and supportive environment will offer you lots of benefits
- a competitive salary and on target annual company bonus
- contributory pension scheme
- life insurance