Project Manager- Network Replacement

The rewards and benefits on offer:

• You will have the opportunity to work for one of the UK’s leading organisations in their field.
• Immediate start dates available.
• Hybrid and home working available.
• A highly competitive basic salary
• Great office culture- you will work as part of a truly diverse and professional team.
• Monday-Friday office hours.
• Long term contract opportunity.

Mtrec’s new client opportunity:

Mtrec recruitment have partnered with our prestigious and long-standing client in their search for an experienced project manager. The company are undertaking a project which will see heavy investments in their network technology and are looking to overhaul their entire site. They are ideally located in Newcastle city centre and have good access to public transport links around the northeast. If you meet the person specification below, apply now for an immediate response!

The Job you will do:

• Collaborate with business analysts to facilitate engagement with company business partners and stakeholders, including building managers, key academics, and relevant parties, to elicit and document end-user requirements.
• Coordinate and schedule engagement and requirements meetings, ensuring effective communication and participation from all stakeholders.
• Support the business analyst in documenting requirements according to the agreed format, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Develop implementation and contingency plans for each site building under the guidance of the network project manager, ensuring alignment with project objectives and timelines.
• Chair engagement and requirements meetings, leading discussions and ensuring productive outcomes.
• Create and maintain project schedules, ensuring timely completion of documentation and deliverables.
• Ensure that all documentation produced is comprehensive, clear, and aligns with project objectives and requirements.
• Collaborate with the network project manager to integrate the engagement and requirements work package into the main network transformation project plan.
• Take ownership of the planning process, identifying dependencies, risks, and mitigation strategies to ensure successful project execution.
• Proactively communicate with stakeholders, keeping them informed of project progress, changes, and potential impacts.
• Adhere to project management best practices and methodologies, ensuring adherence to quality standards and compliance requirements.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate project performance, identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing necessary adjustments.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive project environment, promoting teamwork, transparency, and accountability among project team members.
• Provide regular updates and reports to project stakeholders, highlighting achievements, challenges, and upcoming milestones.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and decision-making skills, effectively managing conflicts, resolving issues, and driving project success.

About you:

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Solid project management skills and an understanding of a known delivery mechanism i.e. Prince, Agile etc, ideally Agile
• Experience of both traditional Waterfall and Agile project methodologies
• Some recent history of project delivery, either as a supporting PM or primary
• Able to use MS Project and or Jira
• Excellent planning and coordination skills
• Able to work on site a minimum of 3 days per week
• Broad IT domain experience
• Experience of delivering relevant projects in technology service organisations
• Experience of working within or with the Higher Education sector
• Experience of delivering cyber security related