IT Project Manager
Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in West Lothian, is currently looking to recruit an IT Project Manager for an initial 3 month contract with option to extend on a rate of £500/day (Inside IR35). This role will be hybrid working.
Responsibilities:
- To work on a number of IT projects within the IT project portfolio. Project can be varied in size and complexity. Some projects assigned may be of a technical IT nature and some can be more business focused. Projects may be assigned from initiation however some projects may be in-flight. The Project Manager must be able to pick the project up, ascertain the current status with the available project documentation and by liaising with key stakeholders including the Project team and IT resources to progress the project to successful delivery.
- May be required to work closely with the 3rd party suppliers from a technical and project management perspective to ensure the successful management and delivery of projects. Projects may have access to full time and/or part time project resources including IT and business resources.
- Work alongside other Project Managers within IT Services to deliver their assigned projects in conjunction with the wider portfolio of IT projects.
Essential Skills:
- Educated to degree level in an IT discipline or equivalent experience
- PRINCE2 foundation certificate or above
- Experience in the application and management of projects based on PRINCE II methodology
- Significant experience (> 5 years) as a Project Manager delivering complex projects
- Experience, as a Project Manager, in taking on projects midway through to successful delivery
- Experienced facilitator with demonstrable ability to engage with a range of stakeholder groups and elicit relevant information to feed in to, and ensure, successful project delivery
- Experience in delivering IT projects across a broad range of technology platforms
- Experience in matrix resource management
- Experience in developing strategies, policies and procedures
- Experience in producing written reports and conducting presentations of a technical project nature
- Experience in contributing to team activities and tasks
- Supplier management and ICT procurement experience ideally in a public sector environment
- Strong customer focus
- Strong negotiation skills
- Ability to make sound decisions and prioritise work for self
- Comprehensive analytical skills to comprehend complex reports or financial or statistical information
- Ability to produce meaningful and concise written reports
- Knowledge and application of ITIL
Desirable Skills:
- ITIL v2 or v3 Foundation certificate or above
- Knowledge of IT Service Continuity procedures
- Knowledge of COBIT control objectives, FOI and Data Protection Legislation
- Experience in delivering Electronic Document Record Management projects
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.