project manager Crawley, West Sussex, South East England, England
Job description
- Manage and deliver Data projects
- Bring new technology, digital solutions, and business change.
About Our Client
Our client is a leading Housing Association providing, supporting and managing thousands of homes across the UK.
Job Description
The successful Data Project Manager, will be responsible for:
Management, Planning and Organisation of Projects
- Develop and maintain suitable project plans with clear milestones, utilising suitable project management tools to ensure project teams stay on track and reporting is robust
Communication
- Builds cross functional project teams, ensuring all team members are clear on roles and responsibilities, including Product Owners, Service Designers and Technical resources
Engagement and Adoption
- Work with the Business Change Team and other training resources to ensure engagement and adoption are delivered successfully within all projects
Commercial Management
- Effectively plans and manages project resources across throughout planning and delivery, including third party supplier resources, and resources across the business
Reporting
- Create, innovative and visually appealing artefacts for a variety of audiences including customers, colleagues, working groups, steering groups and senior stakeholder groups
The Successful Applicant
The successful Data Project Manager, will have:
Qualifications
- Education to A level Standard or equivalent
- Recognised project management qualifications (i.e. Prince 2, Agile certifications etc)
Knowledge
- Strong understanding of data technologies, data management principles, and data analytics processes
- Understanding of Data Warehouse, Relational Database Management systems, Data Visualisation
- Knowledge of leading workshops and communication through graphic means, for example: workshops to scope, design and agree a solution; playbacks to key audience groups on findings in an informative and visual way
Experience
- Experience in delivering Data or technology projects
- Project Management experience (working within Prince2 methodologies and disciplines) in a multiple project environment
- Familiar with contract negotiation
- Experience of digital project management (or being a member of a project team) where digital solutions are delivered to customer/colleagues
Skills & Abilities
- Proficient in project planning, monitoring, and risk management skills
- Excellent negotiation skills confidence to challenge colleagues constructively and highlight possible implications
- Ability to organise and deliver complex projects and programmes of work using various methods including MS Project, Dev Ops, Mural, Miro and other communication/organisation tools
- Excellent numerical and verbal reasoning skills and written communication skills - able to present and communicate in a clear, succinct, and compelling manner, including communication IT delivery issues to non-technical staff
What's on Offer
This is an excellent opportunity to add extensive value to our client in Property and Housing. Our client require an innovative and decisive Data Project Manager who is able to take full ownership of their organisations data initiatives.
Offering a day rate £500-£600 p/day, dependent on skill set & exposure. Hybrid working, IR35 Framework TBC
Location: Crawley, West Sussex
