We are currently seeking a Project Manager,
Initial 6 month contract and the position will require weekly visits to site in London.
This position will lead large high-risk projects requiring focus on stakeholder partnership, strategic planning, return on investment, and business outcome attainment while growing the capabilities and effectiveness of your team.
A snippet of the accountabilities:
- Plan, execute, monitor, control, and close all aspects of the project lifecycle.
- Create and validate financial forecasts and provide ongoing reconciliation of resources and expenditures. Use creative costing and business models to capitalize on greater leverage power.
- Ensure appropriate stakeholder change and communication plans and engagements are developed and executed so that stakeholders are fully prepared to exploit the new operational business environment once it is in place.
Special Challenges:
- Quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders and understand their strategic priorities. Resolve conflict and deliver tough messages with grace.
- Motivate and advocate for the team while removing barriers so that the team can complete its objectives while managing pressure.
- Creating executive-level communications.
- Remain focused and productive under pressure and recover quickly from setbacks.
- Take calculated risks and apply judgment to make timely decisions that will maximize value.
- Balance execution efficiency with risk mitigation, value delivery, cost, and quality.
- Understand integration between project goals and business context when responding to challenges and change.
Skills and requirements:
- Agile project experience.
- Good understanding and experience of the various Agile frameworks
- Experience planning and leading of Agile projects and educating stakeholders and others involved while managing a project
- Agile certifications/trainings preferred
Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.