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Project Manager - Infrastructure Reading, England

Primark

Full Time Reading, England 21806 - 64000 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Infrastructure Project Manager (Location: Reading – UK)

As a Infrastructure Project Manager, you are responsible for managing the full project lifecycle across technical and business work streams, developing and implementing an effective plan to ensure that projects deliver their agreed goals within quality, cost and time objectives. Collaborating closely with key stakeholders within the function and across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

Delivery of EUC Infrastructure Projects
To plan, control, manage and be accountable for the overall delivery of technology projects to meet the agreed business needs
Manage multiple work streams and projects simultaneously and understand project priorities in relation to the overall deliverables, including handover to service on successful project delivery
Responsible for managing all project costs in line with the funding approved through the business case ensuring that any risk to or deviation from the budget is communicated, managed and approved through the Primark Project Governance framework
Maintaining an accurate and transparent view of project health via the company Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Tool Planview
Maintain detailed documentation, timelines, project plans, and budget for all project deliverables/milestones.
Ensure requirements and business change activities are included in the project plan as defined by the Business Analyst, Change Manager and business team
Manage day-to-day operational aspects of projects, including communications to team, stakeholders and executives, developing and agreeing the communication plan
Lead project status meetings and Project Steering meetings
Report progress of the project(s) at agreed regular intervals to key stakeholders
Responsible for managing project resources internal and external to meet the demands and timeline of the project
Effective management of risks and issues including timely escalation where appropriate
Maintain decision and lessons learned logs and use the data to assist in improving future delivery
Ensure project documents are complete, current, and archived appropriately.
Project manage the process from initiation through to sign off, adhering to all PMO requirements as well as ensuring adherence to defined methods and standards (including the IT Operating Model and Quality Assurance methodology)
Establish and maintain good relationships with business and technology colleagues and delivery partners, resolving conflicting priorities or issues as they arise

Essential knowledge, skills, and experience:

Educated to degree level with 5+ years of Project Management experience
Experience of working with retail systems is advantageous
Strong experience in managing senior business users
The ability to stay focused and work effectively under pressure in a busy dynamic environment while maintaining a sense of perspective
Professional accreditation in Project Management
Familiar with a variety of technologies and how they can positively impact our colleagues
The ability to work effectively under pressure in a dynamic environment while maintaining a sense of perspective.
Familiar with IT architecture, design, operational service and support organisations
Can view IT from commercial perspective and an understanding of how the project contributes to the overall business case
Highly knowledgeable of IT investment evaluation processes, including cost/benefit analysis, estimation of IT costs/resources for defined and undefined initiatives
Flexibility, curiosity, enthusiasm, passion
Customer focused
Demonstrable problem-solving skills
Possess excellent planning, organisation skills
Excellent communication skills, with significant experience working across complex organisational structures
Proven budget management experience