Project Management Officer London, England
Job description
Overview
A quick overview
We are looking for a Project Management Officer to join our growing team based in our London office. Reporting to the PMO Lead, providing support to the PMO team and Project Managers.
The responsibilities of a Project Management Officer include ensuring that projects are completed on time and stick to their schedules, helping to guarantee the success of projects and wider portfolio.
This is a great opportunity for candidates looking to work on a variety of exciting projects in the blockchain space! If you would like to play a pivotal part in the success of our projects, nChain is the place for you.
responsibilities
We expect you to
Preparing and maintaining schedules for project and/or programme and/or portfolio activities and events, taking account of dependencies and resource requirements
Consolidating and documenting the fundamental components of projects and/or programmes and/or portfolios (scope, schedule, resource requirements, budgets, risks, opportunities and issues, and quality requirements)
Establishing and maintaining governance arrangements for the delivery of projects and/or programmes and/or portfolios, defining clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities, that align with organisational practice
Administration of tools supporting the delivery of projects and/or programmes and/or portfolios. Including Harvest training and system administration and monitoring of the projects and budgets.
Facilitate the production of project level and management reports including overall progress and health of projects, status of milestones and deliverables across the portfolio, financial information about the budget, forecast, actuals, margins, etc.
Developing, implementing and updating resource allocation plans needed for projects and/or programmes and/or portfolios, taking account of availabilities and scheduling.
Identifying and monitoring project and/or programme and/or portfolio risks (threats and opportunities), planning and implementing responses to them and responding to other issues that affect projects and/or programmes and/or portfolios.
Managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests
Establishing, and implementing where necessary, protocols to change the scope of projects and/or programmes and/or portfolios and updating configuration documents as required
Experience & REQUIREMENTS
We are looking for
IT Literate, particularly the MS Office Suite of programs
Working knowledge of Project Management tools (non-specific)
Good MS Excel skills including formulae building
Minimum 3 years’ experience working in a PMO or structured project environment
Solid understanding of software development projects
Formal Project certification
Understanding of scrum/agile development.
Professionalism and strong communication skills
Keen eye for detail
Proactive, organised and a multi-tasker
Discretion, trustworthiness, flexibility and adaptability
BENEFITS
At nChain, two days will never be the same.
We are cultivating a strong social culture and are focused on provided benefits for our people.
Benefits at nChain
25 days of holidays + bank holidays.
A pension match scheme of up to 5%.
Private healthcare insurance, where dependents can be added.
Cycle to work scheme
Life assurance of 4 times the salary.
Exciting office culture
Flexible working
Employee benefits and rewards platfom
