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TRANSFORMATION PROJECT MANAGER

This role is an exciting opportunity to deliver IT implementations for business and organisational benefit, according to best practice governance principles and standards, by planning, executing, and closing projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and co-ordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants to achieve the successful conclusion of projects according to plan, define the project's objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle, and build strong relationships and whilst working closely with the Business to identify and support the delivery of business change necessitated by new implementations of technology, and with the IT Service teams to effect successful transition to the live operational environment.

• Permanent
• Remote with ad-hoc travel to Bristol and Exeter
• Up to £70,000 plus travel expenses

Experience (essential):

• A minimum of five years project management experience must have managed projects within the realms of application deployment.
• Extensive and broad-based IT and business experience, delivering diverse IT projects in a medium/large organisation.
• Experience of delivering Agile projects and a good understanding of Agile delivery methodologies, processes, and tools
• Demonstrable experience building relationships with and influencing senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Demonstrable evidence of successful delivery to time and budget
• Commercial acumen with experience managing suppliers and third parties.
• Experience in developing business cases to secure project funding and presenting these to a senior management audience.
• Demonstrable evidence of successfully delivering multiple projects simultaneously

Skills, Knowledge & Personal Qualities (essential):

• Ability to complete UK Government Security Clearance (SC) process successfully.
• Take personal responsibility to keep their business knowledge, IT governance and technical skills up to date.
• Promote the role and values of the company, customers, and the Group IT function.
• Understands/communicate IT plans, strategies, and benefits.
• Demonstrate a strong Customer Service orientation, taking ownership to ensure the effective resolution of questions, requests, and issues by the appropriate team.
• Maintains a positive, flexible approach to work, engaging positively in change and is driven to ensure required outcomes are delivered.
• Ability to exercise initiative, think innovatively, use problem-solving skills, and make well-judged recommendations.
• Resilient with the ability to adapt to changing situations and reorganise tasks, people and priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to influence change without direct authority through collaboration, diplomacy and persuasiveness.
• Adept at presenting complex information in straightforward terms to a range of audiences
• Ability to quickly understand the business context and establish productive relationships with business stakeholders

Skills, Knowledge & Personal Qualities (desirable):

• Full UK Driving License

Services offered by Computappoint Limited are those of an Employment Business and/or Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.