We are looking to appoint an Apprentice for a 24-month period to develop their skills and enhance the resilience of the Project Management Team at CPC.
Employer description
We provide impartial innovation as a service' for public bodies, businesses, and infrastructure providers to catalyse step-change improvements in the way people live, work and travel.
Connected Places Catapult is the UK's innovation accelerator for cities, transport, and places.
In our Product Support team.Everyday our engineers design, develop, test, release, operate and measure the Planday product under the Agile philosophy, and in so doing, redefine the interaction between businesses and employees around the world.Planday's Product Support team supports this global picture, and helps make it possible for organizations to use Planday as a platform that suits their unique needs and structures, and with their own APIs and systems environments.As our new
We're looking for a new colleague to join as a
You will be developing and implementing a strategic vision for the Second Line Product Support function, aligned with the company's overall growth goals.
As a SQL Technician / Project Support Engineer you will be working between internal development and external customers to ensure the projects meet their goals and deliver what clients need.
You will use your technical knowledge of SQL (in particular), and awareness of the development process to help manage the process and provide support to external customers.
If you're career-driven with aspirations to work in Technology and Project Management, and a drive to learn experts then this could be the opportunity for you!
Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.Establishing cross functional teams to ensure that project deliverables - timing, cost, and performance levels, are achieved.Perform comprehensive risk assessments ensuring that potential 'road blocks' are anticipated and fully mitigated as early as possible within the project life cycle.Liaise with stakeholders to create optimised project plans, following the company Checkpoint process.Ensure day to day management of projects, task setting and monitoring of the project teams.Drive the team, establishing a winning culture, meeting commitments, and getting results.Facilitating dialogue between the cross-functional team and all other stakeholders.Prepare presentations and reports for formal reviews, ensuring that there is a consistent message and understanding from manufacturing to the board room.Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.Draft and submit budget proposals and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.Determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the appropriate recruitments if necessary, during project cycle.Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.Track project milestones and deliverables.Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyse results, and troubleshoot problem areas.Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
General
The role of the Project Manager is to plan, execute, and finalise engineering and New Product Development projects according to strict deadlines and within budget.
This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan.