Project Manager (permanent)

Job Responsibilities

Planning, executing and closing of Projects

• Responsible for creating clear and attainable project objectives, building project requirements and managing cost, time, scope and quality
• Oversees all aspects of project information including business requirement documentation, stakeholder analysis, timelines, budgets, resource allocation, scope and definition of project
• Manage all aspects of the implementation of projects from end to end including all phases of the project life cycle while incorporating SDLC practices that are suitable for each project.
• Work closely with relevant departments to manage assigned projects in line with business and project objectives.
• Regular reporting, chairing and minute taking of key meetings and communication of progress
• Project cost management including effort estimating and managing baseline versus actual costs
• Store and publish all reports and other documents throughout a project life-cycle.
• Compile weekly Project Board reports for all ongoing projects
• Maintain a Lessons Learned Knowledge base.

Managing Project Stakeholders and Team

• Accountable for ensuring that everyone on the team understands his or her deliverable
• Responsible for motivating others in the project team by using an engaging communication style
• Mentor other PM’s with an emphasis on induction of new PM’s to the IT PMO.
• Share knowledge with colleagues and with the Client

Continuous Improvement

• Engage in and take proactive ownership of personal development and career planning.
• Find ways to do things better for yourself, the team, the customer, and the Client.
• Tell people about your good ideas.
• Coordinate efforts of team members, third-party contractors or consultants to deliver the project within the triple constraints (cost, time and quality)
• Determine and implement the exact needs of your clients/customers
• Determine the optimum logical projects breakdown within a project and clearly understand interdependencies

Managing Project Conflicts and Risk

• Focus main attention on reducing risk significantly by adhering to a policy of open communication, ensuring that project participants can voice their opinions and concerns
• Proactively Manage risk mitigation strategy and ensure risks are handed over for operational management when the project goes live
• Strives to maintain the progress and mutual interaction and tasks of various parties in such a way that reduces the risk of overall failure maximizes benefits and reduce costs
• Agree to a communication process at the beginning of all projects
• Responsible for gathering all necessary information from the change initiator prior to presenting to governance teams
• Monitoring any change reviews, and following up on all approved changes including disseminating new project documents

Experience Required

• Project Management credentials (PMP, PMBOK, PRINCE2) or another relevant accreditation
• Proven track record in the management of 3rd party suppliers by holding them accountable to their delivery responsibilities
• Track record of proactive contribution to ongoing PMO (Maturity) process improvement
• Proven track record in delivering on-time, on/ under budget projects.
• Excellent understanding of software delivery methodologies such as waterfall and agile
• Experience coaching and mentoring junior project managers
• Proven experience of facilitating business stakeholders in strategic or planning workshops
• Past experience with infrastructure projects
• Demonstrated commercial acumen, knowledge of project financial management
• Experience with delivery of complex infrastructure solutions into a mission-critical operational environment
• 6 or more years’ experience in management of complex projects in a fast-paced environment

Essential and Desirable Skills

• Demonstrated track record of managing a team’s performance targets.
• Track record of meeting targets on a daily, weekly and monthly basis
• Be able to work at a detailed level whilst being able to extract ideas for communication to senior management
• Knowledge of the transport sector
• Proven experience of delivering IT infrastructure projects with varying degrees of complex integrations with other systems

Educational Requirements

• University degree or diploma in related field or equivalent professional training and experience.

Working Hours & Benefits

• Great location
• 37.5 hour week