Job description
Are you a Project Manager looking for a new opportunity? Fully Remote Working
Rate - £359.85 to £420.77 per day - Negotiable upon experience – Please submit CV with rate you require.
Are you an innovative individual with experience as a Project Manager?
We’re looking for an exceptional Project Manager to join our Product Migration and Legacy System Retirement (PMLSR) programme. As the Met Office is developing and building a new Supercomputer it is necessary to reduce organisational risk and complexity by retiring legacy systems and migrating to alternative means of production and dissemination. The projects within PMLSR are designed to understand the complexity of the current systems, identify alternative means of delivery and to understand and mitigate for the potential impact of migrating or retiring these systems.
Essentials;
1. Extensive project management - PRINCE2 Practitioner and/or APM (Association for Project Management) PMQ Certificate or equivalent project related experience in Waterfall or Agile (preferred) methodologies, with proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline.
2. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills - ability to work collaboratively with multiple internal and external stakeholders at all levels, managing conflict, negotiation and working in a matrix organisation.
3. Managing priorities - proven experience of coordinating multiple activities and shifting demands, with the ability to prioritise and simplify complexity, to enable timely and effective decision making.
4. Strong leadership - delivery-focused mindset, with strong leadership and problem solving skills to overcome obstacles and motivate the team to identify solutions and deliver great outcomes.
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV.
We regularly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
Job Types: Temporary, Contract
Contract length: 6 months
Salary: £359.85-£420.77 per day
Experience:
- Legacy System Retirement: 1 year (required)
Work Location: Remote