IT Project Manager/ Senior IT Project Manager

Description:

Title: IT Project Manager / Senior IT Project Manager
Industry: Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
Business Area: Central Project Delivery
Location: Midlands / Remote
 
Role Purpose:
To manage the successful delivery of large scale projects which have high visibility internally and externally. To lead project  teams in determining business requirements, translating these into operational/business plans and ensuring, through individual SME that each project interdependencies are understood and managed to ensure the entire Project is delivered on time, within budget, without service impacts on the customer and in line with internal BCA submissions.
 
Key Responsibilities

Manage the overall planning, control, status reporting, stability and project delivery
Develop detailed project plans, schedules, estimates, resource plans, and status reports to maintain customer satisfaction
Responsible for managing the budget and reporting progress of the project on an ongoing basis
Obtain feedback from key stakeholders and provide accurate reporting at critical milestones and manage stakeholder relationships
Establish reporting structures inside the project team, ensure team engagement and review the performance of project team memberKey Accountabilities:

Projects delivered on time, on budget, within scope and within agreed quality standardsCustomer:

Implement strategic project management initiatives
Manage the overall planning, control, status reporting, stability and delivery of local medium / large projects (single / multi area or product) to ensure that project goals and objectives are met within agreed upon time, scope, budget and resource requirements
Manage the issues on the project, drive resolution of issues for a satisfactory outcome and escalate issues as appropriate
Manage the scope of the project. Document scope changes and gain approval by required parties to ensure benefit realisation
Manage the budget of the project and resolve all spending issues
Function as a subject matter expert in area where the project manager has expertise (e.g. automation, specific IT systems, inventory control etc)Stakeholder:

Manage project progress to all stakeholders in accordance with a well structured communications plan and ensure all communication is tailored to stakeholder needs
Ensure the health of the project, manage project risks and mitigation plans and ensure these risks are proactively communicatedProcess:

Responsible for implementing the DePICT project management methodology and risk management process. Ensuring the Plan View system reflects the projects status at the end of every week.
Deliver best practice project documentation, completed to quality standards, kept upto date, available throughout the project and maintained in the project database
Manage the application of the ACT change management methodology and approach. Identify, manage and influence stakeholders to achieve business benefits
Provide project management support to the sales / bid management process
Manage performance to health and safety standards
Implement previous lessons learnt output and feedback to drive continuous improvement
To fully understand and measure the compliance to O2DPeople Management

Identify the project resource, roles and responsibilities, SME's required to deliver the business benefits
Lead the project team to accomplish the tasks as outlined, manage change and deliver business benefits
Manage the performance of project team members
Coach and mentor career levels 1 and 2 to successThe Client’s Core Competencies

Making Customers More Successful – Individual Contributor
Shaping Direction – Individual Contributor
Driving High Performance – Individual Contributor
Developing Others – Individual Contributor
Developing Self Individual – Individual ContributorFunctional Competencies

Project Management, Planning & Organisation
Project Management Tools & Methodologies
Project Risk Management
Project Management Communication
Change Management
Managing Project StakeholdersRequirements:

DePICT project management methodology (essential) PM101
ACT change management methodology (essential)
DMAIC process improvement methodology (desirable)
Degree level (desirable)
Professional project management certificate g. APM qualifications
Knowledge of the O2D process via in house training