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Job title
Project Manager
Ref no. | BHN582622 |
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Salary | £450/day |
Location | Newport, Wales |
Start date | ASAP |
Job type | Contract 6 Months |
Job status | Open |
Job summary
An exciting new contract opportunity has become available for a private sector client operating in the utilities sector for an IT Project Manager on an initial 6 month contract basis (Outside IR35).
Key skills required for this role
Project Management, Portfolio Management, SAP
Important
Project Management, Portfolio Management, SAP
Job description
This role reports to the SAP Programme Lead and ideally requires prior experience in the utilities sector, particularly in delivering IT solutions for utilities clients. Experience managing projects in an outsourced environment is also essential.
You will be responsible for engaging with stakeholders at all levels of the organization, managing multiple requirements simultaneously, and influencing key decisions to ensure projects are initiated and delivered on time. You will collaborate closely with IT Business Analysts, business sponsors, and stakeholders to define, plan, and execute projects, ensuring strong governance and effective progress tracking.
Skills:
- Considerable IT delivery experience, specifically in terms of project & portfolio management, delivering projects of varying complexity
- Project planning and implementation expertise
- Demonstrable financial ownership of projects in a variety of different contractual situations
- Contractual/Commercial awareness and experience in successfully devising contracts that have demonstrably enhanced supplier delivery
- Process and Governance design and implementation expertise
- Vendor and customer management
- Complex problem solver
- Flexible in terms of role and responsibilities
- Hard working Team player
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Qualifications:
- Prince 2 Practitioner or equivalent Project management qualification
- Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) or equivalent preferable
- ITIL experience / qualification (helpful for interaction with IT Operations and Acceptance into Service)