project manager London, England
Job description
About Voneus
We’re proud to be one of the largest rural broadband providers in the country, serving customers up and down the UK. Our goal is straightforward – to give rural, hard-to-reach communities the same benefits of lightning-fast broadband as you get in the city. That includes homes, businesses, and complex outdoor sites.
About the Role
Reporting to the Programme Manager the Project Manager is an important and strategic role that manages the execution of complex projects relating to Voneus’ key products which are typically of across Fibre and Wireless networks.
The Project Manager is accountable for the overall project delivery processes including project planning, scheduling, costing, execution, risk management activities and closing processes. This role interfaces with internal and external resources to mobilise a project team across Technology, Operations, Engineering, and Business to deliver projects according to plan. The Project Manager ensures project execution is delivered in accordance to quality assurance and control activities.
Your background will include proven experience of managing projects and complex change activity with a sound understanding of project management methodologies and techniques.
The role will span offices and time zones so you will need to be able to coordinate accordingly and keep everyone up to date on progress and deadlines.
What you will be responsible for
- Lead “Discovery phases”, establishing the strategic, commercial, operational, and technical foundations for project delivery.
- Develop, manage, and implement resource allocation proposals to ensure successful delivery of projects with correct stakeholder representation.
- Ensure projects are delivered within scope, delivery timelines, and budget through collaborating with a cross functional matrix of teams.
- Develop and lead Project governance and reporting for assigned projects.
- Ensure transparency in the management of project risks and issues and communicate effectively to internal and external stakeholders.
- Work with Product Owners to continually improve the quality of the backlog.
- Build strong trust-based relationships with senior stakeholders & manage project disconnects accordingly.
- Hold members of the cross functional team to account for their deliverables and where deliverables are off track own the recovery / mitigation plan and the approval of any appropriate resolution such as change requests, increases to budget and re-forecasting delivery timelines.
- Developing, agreeing, and managing project budgets including owning forecast and actual costs.
- Own the planning and execution of assigned projects including requirements such as scope, delivery plan and timelines, risks, issues, and opportunities.
What we are looking for
- Project Management Professional with knowledge of project methods (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, MSP, Six Sigma) and agile delivery methodologies (e.g., Scrum, SAFe, DSDM).
- Experience of setting up and using project management tools such as MS Project, Jira & Microsoft Teams.
- Strong budget management and financial reporting skills.
- Ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong skills in setting, communicating, implementing, and achieving business objectives and goals through the direct management of others.
- Ability to inspire and sustain engagement through shared purpose and vision.
- Ability to work globally with and influence stakeholders in a complex organisation.
- Strong project delivery skills including accurate project planning, delivering to milestone dates, managing resources effectively, and communicating status effectively.
- Confident communicator able to develop, tailor and deliver the right messages about the programme to the right stakeholders at the right time.
- In-depth knowledge and experience of all stages of the project lifecycle, from business case development, scoping and mobilisation to design, implementation and deployment of capabilities and benefits realisation
What we offer in return
- 25 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays and your Birthday off
- Life assurance
- Income Protection
- 8% matching on our Pension scheme
- Bike to Work and Electric Vehicle schemes.
- Health Cash Plan
- Wellbeing and Social initiatives
- Opportunity to sign up to the Training Events via our Access and Bookboon development portal
- Employee referral scheme
Equal Opportunities
We are committed to equality and diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities.
To find out more about your next employer, visit www.voneus.com
We do not require the services of any recruitment agencies at this time
