Technical Project Manager

Job Description

Mode of employment: 6 months contract to hire

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Looking for  candidates who have shorter notice period or can start early

Essential

• Experience delivering projects citrix upgrades, application packaging and SCCM delivery.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working on infrastructure and application delivery projects.
• Matrix management experience managing teams in different locations on shore and off shore.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Generic

• Proven Experience in a Technical Project Manager role,
• Exposure to global datacentres and general infrastructure / network projects
• Manage project activities on a day to day basis. Guide sponsor through the approval process
• Ensure that project has defined business case and that outputs are aligned to deliver changes required.
• Lead the shaping of the project, contributing ideas and fostering pace and enthusiasm. Own the plan and delivery of the change.
• To engage technical delivery areas (engaging separate Project Managers as Technical Project Managers as appropriate) to ensure application and infrastructure changes are scoped and delivered.
• Proactively manage issues, risks and dependencies taking action as appropriate to achieve urgent resolution, escalating clearly and promptly as required.
• Negotiate timely execution of work and engagement of business resource to support delivery.
• Take responsibility for the planning of the project using appropriate planning tools.
• Ensure progress is clearly communicated and any slippage identified with appropriate actions to mitigate.
• Ensure projects are closed properly, benefit managers are clear of their accountabilities and Post Implementation Reviews are undertaken.
• Secure funding and resource, including recruitment of contractors as appropriate
• Manage Project Budget as appropriate.
• Develop self in order to maximise personal contribution to the job
• Focus on costs, process improvements and/or efficiency to contribute to the profitability of the business
• Dynamic and self-motivated style, with energy and ability to create pace and drive change
• Highly organized with excellent command of all standard desktop software ie Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Explorer and Project Management Software.
• Should be Project Management certified (Prince2, APM, PMI, MSP) any of them
• Understands PM maturity models such as CMMi and well as PM methodologies

The Individual

• Extensive track record of delivery of complex projects in different organisations.
• Able to deliver highly complex projects requiring co-ordination of effort across a spectrum of different providers (business, commercial, legal, IT, marketing, regulator)
• Has excellent appreciation of all aspects of the project management ‘body of knowledge’ and applies this pragmatically to different situations. Provides guidance on best practice and feedback into process improvement.
• Certified and professional project manager. Understands PM maturity models such as CMMi as well as PM methodologies.
• Able to understand and articulate impact of significant change across Business and IT. Demonstrable knowledge of Change Management theory and practice. Embeds good change management practice into project plans.
• Demonstrates good understanding of context of projects. Effectively identifies and manages stakeholders; able to identify and address dysfunctional behaviour in stakeholder community
• Good depth and breath of knowledge, including experience in delivering complex IT systems. Appreciation of current and emerging technologies and architectures.
• Good appreciation of service delivery requirements in context of system changes. Understands activities necessary to assess production readiness of solutions
• Advanced MS Project, able to produce robust, integrated schedules and reporting. Familiarity with project repository tools (Workbench, MS Server). Advanced Word and Excel skills.
• Leads sizeable project teams that include junior PM’s. Understands principles of leadership and team building; applies these to develop highly effective and motivated project teams. Provides critical input to performance management.
• Sufficient expertise to act as role model and will seek opportunities to undertake training and mentoring of colleagues within projects and to more junior staff in the wider group.
• Assists Sponsor and/or Programme Manager in defining deliverables, scope etc. Sets direction and approach. Takes ownership for deliverables (and other resources) and ensures timeliness and quality. Infrequent need for guidance
• Generally to project sponsor, steering group and senior stakeholders, for strategic projects. Views are respected and sought out to inform decision making with less readily available support
• Builds strong relationships with customers, stakeholders and sponsor; with support from
• Working with project teams of up to 30 people with other Projects manager. Also capable of managing more than one sizeable project.
• Budget responsibility between up to £5m
• Significant – opinions and input respected; impacts direction and success of strategic projects or programmes. Respected and in demand across the business for project management ability.
• Exceptional project management skills, with additional ability to influence business solutions at strategic level.
• Working with project teams of up to 5-20 people with other Projects manager. Also capable of managing more than one sizeable project