Elevation Recruitment Group is working with a leading UK centric business to appoint an experienced Senior IT Project Manager on a two-year fixed-term contract basis.
The role
Reporting to the Head of Project Delivery, you’ll own the delivery of large, high-profile business change and systems projects from concept through to benefits realisation. You’ll also help guide and develop the project delivery team around you. It’s a chance to take on bigger, more challenging projects and to be a senior voice in a growing function.
What you’ll be doing
- Owning full lifecycle delivery of major projects, running several in parallel
- Facilitating project steering boards with senior stakeholders from across the business
- Planning and managing resources, budgets, forecasting and cost control
- Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers to deliver on time, on budget and to quality
- Managing risk and escalating appropriately
- Mentoring and managing project managers and change analysts, and acting as Project Sponsor where needed
- Developing your team, including talent mapping, succession planning and bi-annual performance reviews
What you’ll bring
- At least 5 years’ experience running large system and business change projects
- A track record of managing at least three projects in parallel
- Experience managing stakeholders across multiple sites, with excellent communication skills
- A good understanding of change management and its impact on multi-site locations
- The ability to plan from L1 to L2 at milestone level while running delivery workshops and reviews
- Confidence line managing or mentoring project managers and change analysts
- IPM, PMI or APM qualified
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