Telecommunications Project Manager (Permanent)
A global telecommunication integrator is seeking an experienced Project Manager with specific Telecommunication sector experience to join their on site team in Berkshire.
The Role:
- Typically manages small project budgets eg a central project budget up to £1m
- Identifies and manages key stakeholders
- Contribute to business cases and ensures that business cases get signed off in a timely way.
- Implements and maintains a consistent project management methodology ensuring project conforms to
- appropriate governance including all project documentation
- Develops and gains agreement to project plan; provides regular progress reports to key stakeholders
- Manages all aspects of risk, issues and contingency
- Identifies dependencies with other business initiatives/activities
- Determines, procures and manages appropriate resources to deliver the project (functional or divisional team and a small number of third parties)
- Manages all project communications
- Provides support in contract negotiation
- Leads and manages a virtual project team
- Operate prioritisation mechanisms working with both the PMO services team, Programme Managers and the Technology functions
- Operate Project continuous improvement via Lessons learnt and post implementation review mechanisms.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to business cases and ensures that business cases get signed off in a timely way.
- Implements and maintains a consistent project management methodology ensuring project conforms to appropriate governance including all project documentation
Able to demonstrate:
- Working knowledge project management in a multi-disciplined and commercial environment
- Working knowledge of project planning processes, techniques and methodologies
- Stakeholder management, negotiation and conflict management skills and ability to identify and escalate issues
- Ability to understand and manage project risks dealing with uncertainty, whilst being proactive and forward looking
- Understanding of core business objectives and drivers
Certifications:
- PRINCE 2 Certified
- Association for Project Managers Professional (APMP)
- Certified Scrum Master (for Agile projects)
Employee Benefits:
- A competitive salary package
- 10% bonus
- 7% pension contribution
- Bupa health insurance
Please attach your CV for immediate consideration.