Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Glasgow with travel to client sites
Duration: Until 31/12/2025 with possible extension
Rate: Up to £550 per day via an approved umbrella company
Brief overview on the role/project:

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With your rich experience in managing projects - preferably within the Defence & National Security sector you know how to stand your ground dealing with complex environments and challenging stakeholders. You have a great way of bringing people and responsibilities together and are fully aware of the impact of these projects on the Clients organization. You will ensure that your financial management is in order, your scope management is adequate and all stakeholders as well as project related risks are also managed effectively by you.

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You will have solid experience of delivering Transition and Transformation projects.
You will be part a team of around 1800 people whose main aim is to deliver a range of Services brilliantly to our customers and in so doing contributing to the realisation of business objectives for both Our client and our Defence and National Security Customers. The Clients Team deliver a range of Programmes, Projects, and Services to the Defence Sector and other customers and one of our key goals is to deliver consistent high quality with passion. This level of quality gives us license to share our points of view and provide thought leadership, which influences our customers.

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Mandatory skills:

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• Defining project requirements
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• Delivered various types of projects through the full project lifecycle. Specifically, ICT infrastructure, application development, test and release
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• Familiar with different methodologies. I.e. Prince2, Agile, Safe.
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• Managed the agreement process of the project requirements and objectives with the Project Board or appointed project assurance role.
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• Managed the delivery of projects in partnership with the customer and business line to ensure acceptance, closedown, and handover to service.
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• Operated within defined working practices, ensuring compliance with local project management policy, procedure, and methodology where this is in place.
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• Gathered status reports of team members across their project and address issues as appropriate.
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• Established reporting project Key Performance Indicators to the Senior Project Manager or Project Board through Highlight Reports and stage assessments.
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• Managed project risks and produces an effective plan and risk assessment so that timescales and project costs are understood and underwritten by all by the parties.
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• Ensured that formal review procedures are used.
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• Managed risks associated with the deliverables of the project.
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• Integrated financial data for multiple projects.
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• Ensured that the impact on the Business Line Profit & Loss due to project activities within the scope of the project is clearly visible and that all contingency usage is signed-off by the appropriate governance authority e.g. Project Board
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• Accountable for tracking the project costs and supporting Business Units in meeting payment milestones.
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• Ensured that the milestone achievements are signed by the customer and relevant invoices are raised.
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• Experience of delivering Projects within the Defence Sector
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If this is the role for you please submit your CV at your earliest convenience.