Technical Project Manager
We are seeking a skilled Technical Project Manager to join our client on a 6 month FTC. There is a very high chance the role will be converted perm at the end of the 6 months. The candidate must have a strong IT/Technology background, with proven experience working on IT/Digital Transformation projects, and be able to bridge the gap between the various business units and the Technology team
Client Details
We are seeking a skilled Technical Project Manager to join our client on a 6 month FTC. There is a very high chance the role will be converted perm at the end of the 6 months. The candidate must have a strong Technology background, with proven experience working on IT Transformation projects, and be able to bridge the gap between the various business units and the Technology team. The role requires only 1 day a week in office.
Description
Management
- Prepare business cases as required to support needed initiatives and related investment
- Direct, manage and deliver business-critical projects across the organisation to meet business needs
- Define project scope, goals and deliverables to support project business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders, and manage their delivery
- Gain a comprehensive grasp of all related strategic project issues to ensure project management tools are applied to optimum effect
- Develop project documentation, including project plans and associated communication documents and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
- Record issues, risks and changes and monitor their ongoing management to enable successful delivery of projects
- Prioritise business requirements to develop a pipeline for continuous improvement
- Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis to ensure they are informed and supportive of projects
- Task external contractors and measure and report on performance to ensure projects are delivered in a timely and cost-effective manner
- Estimate resources and participants required to achieve project goals
- Draft, submit and manage project budgets as required to deliver projects
- Create and devise solutions to complex problems to ensure business needs are met
- Trouble shoot and solve problems as and when they occur during projects
- Prepare project statistics and reports to allow monitoring of performance of projects
- Lead post project evaluations and present the findings as required
Support
- Support all projects and the wider programme in line with best practice
- Maintain a thorough understanding of the project, programme and portfolio to enable an effective and informed first point of contact for all internal and external stakeholders
Profile
- Degree level or equivalent qualification/experience
- Prior experience working in the Legal sector, or a highly regulated environment
- Track record of change management and project delivery within a professional services culture, including IS-enabled business projects
- Demonstrable experience of budget management and working with stakeholders to produce meaningful and measurable business cases
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to converse at all levels within an organisation, from technical specialists to senior management
- Demonstrable experience in managing and progressing complex pieces of work
- Demonstrable practical and theoretical knowledge of using project management tools such as PRINCE2
- Strong experience in project management or project administration
- Demonstrable experience of delivering objectives and targets to timescales
- Experience of contributing proactively to change management processes
- Demonstrable experience of performance monitoring, evaluation, audit and quality assurance processes
Job Offer
A competitive salary and benefits package