Job Ref: 215123639

Date: 2021-11-10 11:41:06

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Project Manager

Nayr Recruitment are currently looking for a Project Manager based at Milton Keynes for a 6 months temp contract within the rail sector.

Digital or Non-Digital: Digital

Contract Length: 6 months

Location: Central Milton Keynes – MK9 1EN

Please note that this role is office based – 3 days per week in the office and 2 days from home.

IR35: Inside

Pay Rate: Umbrella – £385 – £415 OR PAYE – £292.87 – £315.69

Minimum Requirement / Essential:

* Experience in leading project management and delivery

* Proven track record in delivering successful, complex IT projects with an element of business change

* Significant knowledge of project management principles, methods, techniques, tools and emerging trends.

* Proven experience in management of customer expectations, senior stakeholders and developing strong relationships across the business.

* Strong leadership skills, motivating and inspiring confidence in others.

* High levels of flexibility, adaptability and broad thinking.

* Proven track record in supplier management and commercial acumen

* Knowledge and experience of applying a range of delivery/ development life cycles, e.g. Waterfall, Agile, Iterative

* Strong financial management skills including quality forecasting

Desirable:

* Knowledge of/experience in the UK rail industry or equivalent.

* Formal Programme/Project Management qualifications (e.g. APM/P – Certified Project Manager, Prince 2)

Description:

* Takes responsibility for the definition; documentation and safe execution of a single major project or a number of smaller initiatives; actively participating in all phases of the project. Identifies; assesses and manages risks to the success of the project

* Word, excel, PowerPoint – Core renewals team within data centres – windows server, oracle and migration – MS Project

* Effectively estimates costs; timescales and resource requirements for the successful delivery of the project(s) to agreed terms of reference.

* Ensures that realistic project and quality plans are prepared and maintained and tracks all activities against the plan; providing regular and accurate reports to stakeholders; as appropriate.

* Monitors and forecasts costs; timescales and resources used; and takes action where these deviate from agreed tolerances.

* Ensures that delivered systems are implemented within these criteria.

* Manages the change control procedure; ensures that change is captured; impact assessed and approved and ensures that project deliverables are completed within planned cost; timescale and resource budgets; and are signed off.

* Gains agreement for revisions to the project(s) from project sponsors.

* Provides effective leadership to the project team ensuring that team members are motivated and developing their skills and experience.

* Takes appropriate action where performance deviates from agreed tolerances.

* Actively represents the project team; ensuring that effective relationships are built and maintained with the business.

* Ensures that own projects are formally closed and; where appropriate; subsequently reviewed; and that lessons learned are captured and actioned.

* Produces appropriate documentation to support these processes

Health & Safety Risks:

none

If you have the required experience and skills to fulfil this role then please apply with a copy of your CV

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