Senior Project Manager

390-420 Per Day

Job Responsibilities

Agree the project scope, identify the outputs and plan the activities needed to deliver the required business change whilst ensuring that resources are available and timescales realistic.
Direct and motivate the project team to ensure tasks are completed in line with the project plan and required standards.
Monitor, verify, forecast, and report project progress and finances against the plan to identify any issues affecting the project delivery or achievement of the business case, initiating corrective action where necessary.
Build relationships and communicate with all stakeholders (including some external stakeholders) of the project to ensure all decisions are focused on achievement of the business case.
Work with colleagues from across the delivery team in support of wider Portfolio aims.
Identify, analyse, evaluate and prioritise risks to ensure appropriate actions are in place to minimise their potential impacts on the business.

Qualifications, Skills & Abilities

Essential Criteria

Current Prince 2 Practitioner and/or APM (Association for Project Management) Certificate or equivalent, or be willing to gain these qualifications. Practitioner in MoP, MSP or MoR would also be an advantage
A proven track record of delivering on time and to customers’ requirements, ideally through experience of managing several high-risk business critical projects from start to finish.
A proven ability to escalate issues and recommend solutions through formal and informal channels, securing effective outcomes
The ability to handle multiple demands and shifting priorities together with an ability to identify the important issues.
Excellent written and oral communication skills that engage and influence internal and external people at all levels and backgrounds
Be able to demonstrate some knowledge of Met Office customers, the products and services delivered to them, and the IT capability within the Met Office.

Desirable Criteria

Experience of working in any or all of these areas i) the Defence Sector ii) delivery of complex IT projects iii) delivery of services through a Cloud technology environment.
Experience of delivering projects using both agile and waterfall techniques.
Experience of collaboration and project tools

Contract length: 6 months

390-420 Per Day

Job Responsibilities

Agree the project scope, identify the outputs and plan the activities needed to deliver the required business change whilst ensuring that resources are available and timescales realistic.
Direct and motivate the project team to ensure tasks are completed in line with the project plan and required standards.
Monitor, verify, forecast, and report project progress and finances against the plan to identify any issues affecting the project delivery or achievement of the business case, initiating corrective action where necessary.
Build relationships and communicate with all stakeholders (including some external stakeholders) of the project to ensure all decisions are focused on achievement of the business case.
Work with colleagues from across the delivery team in support of wider Portfolio aims.
Identify, analyse, evaluate and prioritise risks to ensure appropriate actions are in place to minimise their potential impacts on the business.

Qualifications, Skills & Abilities

Essential Criteria

Current Prince 2 Practitioner and/or APM (Association for Project Management) Certificate or equivalent, or be willing to gain these qualifications. Practitioner in MoP, MSP or MoR would also be an advantage
A proven track record of delivering on time and to customers’ requirements, ideally through experience of managing several high-risk business critical projects from start to finish.
A proven ability to escalate issues and recommend solutions through formal and informal channels, securing effective outcomes
The ability to handle multiple demands and shifting priorities together with an ability to identify the important issues.
Excellent written and oral communication skills that engage and influence internal and external people at all levels and backgrounds
Be able to demonstrate some knowledge of Met Office customers, the products and services delivered to them, and the IT capability within the Met Office.

Desirable Criteria

Experience of working in any or all of these areas i) the Defence Sector ii) delivery of complex IT projects iii) delivery of services through a Cloud technology environment.
Experience of delivering projects using both agile and waterfall techniques.
Experience of collaboration and project tools

Contract length: 6 months