Project Manager

G7 Project Manager

Role: The role of the Project Manager is to lead / manage the project and the project team on a day-to-day basis. The Project Manager is responsible for driving and overseeing the delivery of the project to ensure that the objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints. The Project Manager has a key role in project governance and working with stakeholders, to ensure the agreed project outputs are delivered to enable benefits to be realised.

Role responsibilities:

• Delivery Create and lead the project to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints.

• Project Management Day to day management and leadership of the project and the project team. Provide effective leadership and management controls. Set project controls. Design the project structure and organisation appropriate to stage. Set appropriate delivery methodologies. Manage effective transition between project phases.

• Business Case Develop and draft the Business Case (where appropriate), with input from specialists as necessary.

• Budget Develop the budget and track delivery within budget.

• Resources Identify skill requirements; and deploy and develop resources. Manage small-medium sized team.

• Benefits Realisation Deliver the agreed project Business Case benefits and outcomes.

• Stakeholder Management Identify and manage stakeholder relationships and need for senior level support. Manage internal and external relationships as appropriate.

• Risks and Issues Identify and monitor project risks and issues. Develop mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate. Identify and work with related projects to manage interdependencies.

• Governance Support effective governance and decision making. Provide reporting and engage in mechanisms that hold you, as Project Manager, to account for delivery.

• Assurance Engage with assurance reviews and support action on recommendations. Organise assurance processes such as gateway reviews, as required.

• Change Control Ensure effective Change Control processes are in place to agree and document changes to deliverables as agreed with stakeholders.

• Guidance and Support Provide support, guidance and coaching for the project team. Show commitment to personal development. Promote effective individual and team performance.

• Project Performance & Controls Cascade vision and translate into delivery objectives for the team. Develop and maintain Project Plan. Identify and set appropriate Project Controls. Manage performance and report progress to sponsors.

Essential Criteria:

Proven experience of

• Working in government
• Delivering transformation projects and programmes (not digital experience)
• daily management and leadership of the project and team. Providing effective leadership and management controls.
• selecting appropriate delivery methodologies, and managing transitions between project phases.
• Implementation and business change
• Identifying skills required and then deploying them and flexing against priorities
• Identifying and monitoring project risks and issues, develops mitigating actions and escalates when necessary. Collaborating with related projects to manage interdependencies.
• Managing a vast and diverse range of stakeholders

Proven ability to deal with

• fast pace environment
• ambiguity