Project Manager / Change Manager
Location: Bristol (1 day per week, WFH)
Salary: £50k - £55k
Our client requires a Project Manager / Change Manager, who has a strong Project delivery capability to ensure that change project proposals are efficiently, and effectively delivered within our Defence client.
Responsibilities:
To manage. coordinate and support the successful delivery of functional change projects from Authority to Proceed (ATP) to project delivery to Defence. This role is centric and multi-faceted, and will play a critical part into the management and tracking of various projects/new capabilities delivery. The role will provide clarity of project delivery and key milestone progress, an emphasis on project optimisation and Continuous Improvement (CI) and achieve forward planning of resources to ensure smooth project delivery on time and in budget.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
- Line Management of Project Coordinator
- Accountable for the successful delivery of projects.
- Track and forward plan project resources to lessen impact of potential ‘blockers’
- Drive, capture and manage change project costs and efforts across resources and project teams.
- Attend review meetings to update on project delivery progress end-to-end and provide active feedback and planning based on any change in Customer priorities.
Skills and Experience:
- Prince2 Practitioner and/or equivalent i.e., APM (PMQ/PPQ)
- Experiences in delivering change projects/new capability in a muti-faceted sector / company.
- Defence knowledge and experiences is desirable.
- Continuous Improvement qualification e.g.; Lean DMACI, 6 Sigma is desirable.
- Professional and Ethical in Approach
- Proven ability to persuade and influence with wide-ranging internal and external stakeholders.
- A good communicator and facilitator who builds trust and, can confidently manage conflict and seek resolution or ways forward as a team.
- MS Office
- Full Driving Licence
Skills and Aptitude:
- Achievement Drive
- Can do attitude
- Take initiatives
- Inclusive and team player
- People focus / adaptable
- Efficient time management
- Decision Making / Exercising Judgement
- Building trusted Relationships
- Leading change
- Strong Team Ethic
- Results Driven
- Continuous Improvement
Due to the nature of the work, candidates interested in theProject Manager position will need to hold UK Security Clearance. Please familiarise yourself with the security vetting process before applying.