Overall Job Purpose:
Responsible for managing delivery of the Transport Operator stream as part of a substantial programme of work. Overall responsibility for the planning, execution and closing of assigned projects, which are to be implemented within scope, on time, and to budget. To impart Project Management standards and knowledge to Project Coordinators through leading, guiding and motivation.
Essential Qualifications, Training and Experience:
- 6+ years' experience in management of complex projects in a fast paced environment.
- Proven track record in delivering on-time, on budget projects.
- Accreditation (PMP, Degree, Dip, PMBOK, PRINCE2) or other relevant accreditation.
- Demonstrated commercial acumen, knowledge of project financial management.
- Strong understanding of software delivery methodologies (agile and waterfall).
Desired Qualifications, Training and Experience:
- Demonstrated track record of managing a team's performance targets.
- Track record of meeting targets on daily, weekly and monthly basis.
- Be able to work at a detailed level whilst being able to extract ideas for communication to senior management.
- Knowledge of the transport sector.
- Proven experience of delivering IT infrastructure projects with varying degrees of complex integrations with other systems.
- Proven experience in building a relationship with key programme partners to ensure proposed Changes are understood along with the Change required to successfully deliver the project. This would include plans to enable successfully deliver the project stream.
Key Result Areas
Planning, executing and closing of Projects
- Responsible for creating clear and attainable project objectives, building project requirements and managing cost, time and quality (scope)
- Oversees all aspects of project information including business requirement documentation, stakeholder analysis, timelines, budgets, resource allocation, scope and definition of project
- Manage all aspects of the implementation of projects from end to end including any and all phases of the project life cycle while incorporating SDLC practices that are suitable for each project.
- Work closely with relevant departments to manage assigned projects in line with business and project objectives.
- Regular reporting, chairing and minute taking of key meetings and communication of progress
- Project cost management including effort estimating and managing baseline versus actual costs
- Store and publish all reports and other documents throughout a project lifecycle.
- Compile weekly Project Board reports for all ongoing projects
- Maintain a Lessons Learned Knowledgebase.
Managing Project Stakeholders and Project Team
- Accountable for ensuring that everyone on the team understand his or her deliverable
- Responsible for motivating others in the project team by using an engaging communication style
Team Work
- Show a positive attitude.
- Build relationships with your peers, colleagues and manager.
- Support colleagues and build the right culture.
- Look out for each other.
- Share knowledge with colleagues and with Client
- Be flexible and adapt to different situations, customers and business needs.
- Recognise the part you play in the team and contribute to its success.
Continuous Improvement
- Engage in and take ownership of personal development and career planning.
- Find ways to do things better for yourself, the team, the customer and the Client.
- Tell people about your good ideas.
- Coordinate efforts of team members, third party contractors or consultants in order to deliver the project within the triple constraints (cost, time and quality)
- Determine and implement the exact needs of your clients / customers
Managing Project Conflicts and Risk
- Focus main attention on reducing risk significantly by adhering to a policy of open communication, ensuring that project participants can voice their opinions and concerns
- Manage risk mitigation strategy and ensure risks are handed over for operational management when the project goes live
- Strives to maintain the progress and mutual interaction and tasks of various parties in such a way that reduces the risk of overall failure, maximises benefits and reduces costs
- Agree a communication process at the beginning of all projects
- Responsible for gathering all necessary information from the change initiator prior to presenting to governance Monitoring any change reviews, and following up on all approved changes including disseminating new project documents
Personal Attributes required (Competencies):
- Planning and Organising
- Strong stakeholder management
- Highly motivated
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Ability to Influence
- Customer focused
- Attention to detail
- Continuous Improvement
- Team Work
- Problem Solving
- Dealing with Ambiguity
Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency and references to pay rates are indicative.
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