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Job title
Change Pipeline Manager (Digital Technology)
Ref no. | BHN533992 |
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Location | Harlow, England |
Start date | ASAP |
Job type | Permanent |
Job status | Closed |
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Change Pipeline Manager to join the Digital Technology function, within the Service and Project Portfolio Management team.
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Change Pipeline Manager (Digital Technology)
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Change Pipeline Manager (Digital Technology)
Job description
Change Pipeline Manager
Permanent | Worthing | Hybrid - twice a week in the office
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Change Pipeline Manager to join the Digital Technology function, within the Service and Project Portfolio Management team.
Overview
Reporting to the SPPM, the role takes full responsibility for the pipeline aspects of the project lifecycle. This includes working with Business Relationship Managers to understand business requirements and form this into viable and costed solutions that are then transitioned to in flight projects.
Skills & Requirements
- Experience in Project or Change Pipeline Management within defence or highly regulated technical industry,
ideally within global environments and/or global matrix organisations - Demonstrable project management skills including project initiation, scoping, resourcing, scheduling, budgeting, risk management and communication
- Understanding of lifecycle management of Technology Projects from inception to delivery, especially solution
identification, design, pricing, risk management and early project definition before transition from pipeline to full project lifecycle - Ability to understand complex systems and business processes and define requirements for solutions
- Experience of operating effectively under the governance of a PMO structure
- Excellent communication skills - written, verbal, presentation and influencing, at all levels within an organisation
- Strong business acumen
- Solid experience of delivering complex technical projects across the IT domain
- High level of proficiency in MS Project, Team Foundation, or other robust scheduling/schedule presentation tools
- Ability to work collaboratively with Business Relationship Managers and Solutions Architect
- Ability to multi-task and co-ordinate large amounts of data into a business case and project gate documentation
- SC cleared or the ability to become SC cleared
- Desirable:
- PRINCE 2 and/or PMP certifications
- Ideally experienced with process quality methodology and
ITIL - Adept in Microsoft Excel, Project, Visio, and SharePoint
- Resource Management experience
- Cost Modelling experience
- Business experience of technology consulting, managed
and professional services in commercial or public sector
organisations
Key Accountabilities:
- Work collaboratively with Business Relationship Managers & Technical Solutions Architects, undertake analysis of new and emerging business requirements, providing a viewpoint on the best route to delivery
- Lead the co-ordination of activities to produce rough order of magnitude costs and subsequent more detailed level costs for internal customers
- Clearly articulate the high-level delivery plan and estimates (including resources & costs) to meet project initiation and governance gate standard
- Responsible for the transition from pipeline to in-flight projects through hand-over to appointed Project Manager
- Responsible for the initial scheduling of small, medium, large, and complex changes and the associated management of customer expectations via the BRMs
- Liaising closely with the business and Resource Managers to understand the current schedule and prioritisation of work
- Supporting the Workforce Management process giving visibility of up-and-coming projects and evolving schedule of work
- Understand high-level requirements relating to all Digital Technology initiatives
- Where appropriate act as point of leadership for smaller changes
- Preparation of pipeline management information reports to PMO to support wider portfolio management for executive boards
- Evaluation of risks and opportunities associated with each requirement, highlighting mitigation as required
- Support the creation of documentation of the overall solution and governance
- Monitor Work Reception process, highlighting opportunities for process improvement and set credible key metrics for BRM, Architecture and Pipeline management to meet or exceed.
- Creation and shaping of business cases as required, and co-ordination to approval for project initiation gate
If you meet the minimum requirements, please get in touch so that I can send through the full spec and have a discussion with you.