Project Manager

Job Description

Job Overview: 

Experienced I.T Project Manager with extensive Business engagement experience required to develop and deliver projects as part of our company’s portfolio of projects.

Roles & Responsibilities: 

• Take accountability for the successful delivery of a project or project(s), creating project plans, ensuring clear scope definition, engaging the necessary stakeholders, forming, and leading project teams as required.
• Ensuring an appropriate project management framework is in place, incorporating effective Gateway Review Process.
• Mobilise the Project establishing clarity and approvals on purpose, scope structure and delivery approach.
• Oversee the preparation of the project brief, initiation documents and business case among other documents.
• Appraising business case options and submitting for approval.
• Securing resources and expertise from the client organisation as require including co-ordinating and directing end user input.
• Manage project progress and status to ensure that projects are delivered within agreed scope, quality, time, and budget parameters.
• Manage issue and risk logs, detailed plans and milestone trackers, decision logs and all other critical project management artefacts
• Prepare monthly corporate project status reports setting out project progress vs plan, key risks, items for escalation, time and cost projections and benefit updates.

Qualifications: 

• Typically, 8 - 10 years’ experience in the area of Project management and delivery of IT solutions preferably in the Public Sector.
• Experience in Project management in a mature organisation is essential.
• Demonstrable experience of managing multi-disciplinary, cross functional teams (IT and business professionals and contractors) to deliver projects safely, on time and within budget.
• Proven track record in successful project delivery on time and to budget within a diverse global organisation.
• Excellent Stakeholder Management and communication skills to build impact and influence.