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The project manager is responsible for owning and driving the plans and associated activities to effectively deliver the business case and requirements, to the agreed time, cost and quality. Accountable for managing risks and issues to keep impacts to a minimum

About the Role

• Support the business case and budget creation process
• Ensure there is a plan in place, including planning assumptions, dependencies, a critical path, criteria for success and benefits to be realised
• Ensure adequate mechanisms are in place to continually track progress to plan
• Maintain an UpToDate understanding of the risks and issues to be managed to ensure success
• Proactively coordinate the resources and activities to deliver the plan, fostering teamwork and openness
• Manage the scope, raising change requests where required to address scope creep
• Effectively liaise and manage the expectations of stakeholders with timely, tailored communication
• Routinely report progress and take corrective action where the project is at risk
• Escalate issues promptly and drive action through to resolution
• Ensure the change impacts are clearly understood and a change management plan prepares the impacted teams for the change
• Work to the established project management framework, complying with governance, gate meetings and reporting requirements
• Identify resources required to deliver the plan and establish the team
• Ensure the project work is completed in line with the plan, delegating task appropriately and tracking progress of individual tasks
• Report on progress and regularly communicate and align with stakeholders and management

Person Profile & Skills Required

• Strong planning and organisational skills, ideally with experience of Microsoft Project
• Experience of managing projects and teams to deliver outcomes to time, cost and quality
• Ability to understand the strategic context and how it affects both the project and other projects in the portfolio
• Effective communication skills – written, verbal, influencing – with the ability to handle tough conversations
• Ability to manage and resolve risks and issues, using appropriate tactics for the situation
• Strong relationship management skills with the ability to adapt style for different types of stakeholders

• Self-managing and actively engaged with the business; takes a balanced business approach when assessing priorities
• Experience of managing changes from conception to delivery, supporting team members
• Adopts and displays our PDR values:

• Care
• Pace
• Difference
• Belonging
• Value