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IT Project Manager
- Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey
- £350.00 per day
- 75 applications
- Job type: Contract, full-time
- Date:
- Reference: 21226318
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Duration: 6 Months
The local authority requires an experienced IT project manager to join their team, initially until the end of August. The candidate would be required to plan and deliver medium and large scale ICT Projects across the Authority and lead virtual project teams in the delivery of the projects. You will typically be assigned full-time to the management of a large IT-related project, but on other occasions may be managing a number of concurrent smaller projects. Project activities the post holder will manage may include project scoping, procurement, implementation, integration and major upgrades. Major challenges include competing for scarce specialist resources, ensuring commitment of stakeholders, managing suppliers, accommodating changing priorities, keeping within budget and resource constraints and dealing effectively with all levels of staff within services.
The candidate will be required to work in conjunction with senior representatives of the business and other key stakeholders develop and agree projects briefs and Project Initiation Documents (including resource requirements, timescales and deliverables) for large IT-related projects, to ensure common understanding of, and agreement to, the project. Convene and facilitate Project Boards representing all key stakeholders, including senior managers from services, and ensure the Board is effective in overseeing the achievement of project milestones and deliverables. Develop project and resource plans for large-scale IT Projects so that project expectations, milestones and resource requirements are clearly identified and are agreed by the Project Board. Be responsible for the effective day-to-day management of the project, to ensure project plans are adhered to, milestones achieved and the project reached successful completion to agreed time, cost and quality criteria. Identify and manage project risks and implement measures to counter them so that they do not adversely affect the delivery of the project. Negotiate with, and manage, suppliers (frequently external commercial organisations) to ensure their successful and timely contribution to the project.
Ability to identify and estimate project resource requirements. Expertise in management of resources. Proficient in management of 3rd parties. Proficient in the use of PRINCE 2 (or equivalent project management methodology). Experience of using MS Project (or comparable project management tool) for project planning and monitoring. Good at team building and team motivation. Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to work effectively with senior managers and other staff from SCC services. Excellent written and oral communication skills. An analytical, methodical and structured approach to problem solving. Experience of working within local government an advantage but not essential.
The candidate will be required to work in conjunction with senior representatives of the business and other key stakeholders develop and agree projects briefs and Project Initiation Documents (including resource requirements, timescales and deliverables) for large IT-related projects, to ensure common understanding of, and agreement to, the project. Convene and facilitate Project Boards representing all key stakeholders, including senior managers from services, and ensure the Board is effective in overseeing the achievement of project milestones and deliverables. Develop project and resource plans for large-scale IT Projects so that project expectations, milestones and resource requirements are clearly identified and are agreed by the Project Board. Be responsible for the effective day-to-day management of the project, to ensure project plans are adhered to, milestones achieved and the project reached successful completion to agreed time, cost and quality criteria. Identify and manage project risks and implement measures to counter them so that they do not adversely affect the delivery of the project. Negotiate with, and manage, suppliers (frequently external commercial organisations) to ensure their successful and timely contribution to the project.
Ability to identify and estimate project resource requirements. Expertise in management of resources. Proficient in management of 3rd parties. Proficient in the use of PRINCE 2 (or equivalent project management methodology). Experience of using MS Project (or comparable project management tool) for project planning and monitoring. Good at team building and team motivation. Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to work effectively with senior managers and other staff from SCC services. Excellent written and oral communication skills. An analytical, methodical and structured approach to problem solving. Experience of working within local government an advantage but not essential.
