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Who are we?

We are Daisy Corporate Services, one of the largest providers of Communications and IT solutions across the UK! Founded in 2001, we have gone from strength to strength as we continue to grow and deliver high quality end-to-end IT solutions and services to more than 2,000 UK businesses, across all sectors. Our portfolio spans Modern Workplace, Connectivity, Unified Communications, Cloud Solutions, Cyber Security, Operational Resilience and more.

What’s it like to work for us?

We care about our colleagues and strive to give them the support they need to be the best version of themselves! In fact, in our most recent Colleague Engagement survey, 90% agreed that their manager genuinely cares about them as a person and consistently takes an honest and open approach to communication. We also aim to ensure that work works for you by offering flexible working, hybrid/home-based working styles (where possible), holiday purchase schemes, health & wellbeing programs, free day of annual leave for birthdays and more!

What's on offer

• Title: Project Manager
• Location: Home Based
• Salary: Up to £38k per annum DoE
• Contract Type: 12-Month Fixed Term
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Full Time

**This is a 12-month fixed term contract for Maternity cover.**

Do you have experience with managing complex projects? Do you consider yourself to be organised with an optimistic approach to tasks? Are you a team player with great communication skills? If so, you should join our friendly team as a Project Manager working on a home-based basis.

In this exciting role, you will deliver key projects for our valued customers in line with agreed timeframes and costs. You will also define the risks for each individual project, maintain risk logs and implement contingency plans to protect the project and the business. This is an excellent opportunity to join an experienced Project Management Team working with a wide range of projects and customers.

Some of the key responsibilities include:

• Creating, managing and maintaining project plans
• Identifying resources required and assign individual responsibilities
• Providing a single point of contact for customer and internal stakeholders
• Managing the P&L associated with the project to track cost against budget raising Project Changes in a timely manner, ensure customer instigated changes are properly captured, approved and funded
• Recording own time in line with company policy, ensure others within the team are also recording and submitting time accurately and in line with policy for approval by the PM
• Travelling to customer sites when necessary
• Chairing regular project reviews with client representatives and project team members, report regularly on project progress to the client and line management.
• Providing and maintaining accurate forecasting of revenue for invoicing and revenue recognition purposes
• Acting as a point of escalation when necessary or requested

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in project management, preferably within the ICT industry with knowledge of either Cloud, Connectivity or Communications workstreams
• Experience of people management
• Experience of using Microsoft Project or Excel to manage project delivery
• Understanding of P&L’s as well as practical knowledge of sales and billing cycles/process
• Excellent understanding of Risk and Issue management with demonstrable practical experience
• Experience and understanding of working within an ITIL based organisation

Key Competencies

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong management skills, including conflict resolution and negotiation
• Good relationship building skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to work well with internal and external customers to strengthen key working relationships
• Excellent MI and reporting skills while handling confidential data in a professional manner
• A flexible attitude to work including working hours

Did we mention the perks?

We show our appreciation by providing various benefits and rewards to our employees that help make Daisy a great place to work and provide a great work life balance.

Some of the key benefits we offer include:

• Holiday – Starting at 25 (increasing to up to 30 days for each year you stay with us) + a holiday purchase scheme!
• 1 Free Day of Annual Leave for Birthdays!
• Daisy University and Apprenticeships – Giving you the opportunity to expand your skills and knowledge whilst you work for us.
• Home Based Working – To ensure work WORKS for you.
• Enhanced family friendly policies – We are here to look after you and your nearest and dearest.
• Health & Wellbeing offering – Including discounted membership for health plans + Eye Care Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, and an in-house Wellbeing team.
• The Exchange – Online discount platform for more than 1,200 retailers.

Interested? Submit your interest today for review and consideration by our friendly Talent Acquisition Team!