Senior Project Manager ID&F

This role is responsible for independently managing projects of high cost and/or complexity with inter-project and cross-functional dependencies. The Senior Project Manager is expected to have experience of project delivery using multiple methodologies and be able to deliver to auditable standards and processes tailored to meet specific project needs.

What you will be doing:

• Interviewing internal and external clients, determines project needs and priorities
• Developing lists of tasks, defines their interdependencies, assigns resources, and tracks task progress to completion
• Defining project scope subject to management approval, establishes the process for altering the scope, and responds to requests for changes to the scope
• Estimating project costs, prepares budget recommendations, and monitors and reports project performance to budget constraints
• Identifying areas within the business unit where process improvements may benefit project performance
• Defining, sourcing and managing the necessary resources to complete these projects, making timely changes where necessary to achieve project objectives
• Conducting regular reviews of project outcomes, both internally with project team and with clients during and after the delivery has been completed
• Providing input into decision-making with stakeholders
• Ensuring stakeholders are provided with appropriate timely advice during and after project delivery
• Effectively and accurately escalating and communicating issues as appropriate
• Managing a project team to maximize quality and high performance outcomes
• Providing technical and managerial leadership, mentoring, coaching and performance management of the team to ensure continual improvement in the skills necessary to manage projects
• Facilitating and driving performance management processes

Requirements

What you will bring:

• At least 5 years of relevant experience
• Fluency in English
• Deep understanding and application of Project Management competencies including at least one formal project delivery methodology
• Ability to understand and apply change management competencies
• Thorough understanding of business requirements and technical limitations as determined by the client organization's systems and processes
• Financial literacy to forecast and manage programme, project and departmental budgets, costs and revenue
• Ability to influence and build productive relationships with key programme stakeholders (both internal and external) to senior management level
• Ability to identify and manage project resource requirements
• Strong knowledge of project management methodology and tools, including software
• Willingness to work towards professional PM qualifications such as Prince 2, APM
• Good knowledge of legislation and regulations impacting business unit industry
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent negotiation and conflict management skills
• Strong leadership and influencing skills
• Willingness to travel