Teqniq is searching for a Project Manager to work in the public sector.
40 hours per week.
6 months contract.
09:00-17:00
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:
- Project Delivery: Lead and deliver projects in alignment with the overarching programme goals, ensuring timely, cost-effective, and high-quality outcomes.
- Project Management: Provide day-to-day management and leadership for the project team. Oversee project execution with strong leadership and management controls for complex projects classified within the Project Complexity Delivery Framework (PDCF).
- Agile & Lean Practices: Coach and lead software development teams in Agile and Lean methodologies, ensuring efficient, adaptive, and iterative project delivery.
- Life-Cycle Perspective: Apply expertise across multiple phases of the product life cycle, recognising the right timing for progress and key deliverables. Collaborate with other Agile delivery operations throughout the project life cycle, engaging relevant stakeholders at appropriate stages.
- Project Controls & Governance: Design and implement the project structure and organisation at each stage. Establish project controls, apply delivery methodologies, and manage transitions between phases, ensuring a smooth handoff into Business-as-Usual (BaU).
- Business Case Development: Draft and develop the Business Case in collaboration with specialists, ensuring a robust foundation for project approval and execution.
- Budget Management: Develop and track project budgets, ensuring that delivery stays within the agreed financial constraints.
- Resource Management: Identify and deploy necessary skills and resources in conjunction with the Programme Manager. Manage a medium-sized project team, ensuring effective resource utilisation.
- Benefits Realization: Ensure the delivery of the Business Case benefits and outcomes. Monitor long-term benefits and develop a Benefits Realisation Strategy.
- Stakeholder Management: Identify, manage, and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and secure senior-level support. Occasionally manage external stakeholder relationships.
- Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify, assess, and monitor project risks and issues, developing mitigation strategies and escalating as needed. Manage project interdependencies effectively.
- Governance & Assurance: Support strong governance frameworks, reporting regularly to the PMO and Business Teams. Engage with assurance reviews and gateway processes, ensuring recommendations are implemented.
Please note the following regarding for this position:
- Our pay rates are set and unfortunately cannot be negotiated.
- Project Management experience is required for this role and APM / PRINCE2 more than desirable.
- Please consider your application unsuccessful if you are not contacted for an interview.
- We can only offer feedback to applicants who have been selected for an interview due to the high volume of applications received.
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