ESN Project Manager

ZipRecruiter; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Project Manager to lead complex projects in a fast-paced environment. The role involves managing a virtual team, driving project delivery, and ensuring alignment with business objectives. The ideal candidate will have strong telecommunications experience and a recognized project management qualification. This position offers a hybrid working model with three days onsite in Bristol.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering medium to large projects (<£5m) within a Gated Project Governance process.
• Excellent track record in project delivery within a fast paced, Technology environment.

Responsibilities

• Leading virtual teams to deliver against business objectives.
• Managing project governance, budget management, and risk for the entire project.
• Providing reports to key stakeholder groups.

Skills

Ran network knowledge

Telecommunications experience

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Negotiation skills

Planning Skills

Budgeting Skills

Education

Industry recognised Project Management Qualification

Job description

Job Description

Project Manager (ESN)

6 months

Bristol - Hybrid, x3 days onsite x2 remote

£560 inside ir35 - Umbrella only

Role overview:

Working in a highly complex fast paced environment the Project Manager is responsible for creating and leading an integrated team to deliver end-to-end projects ensuring they have a valid business benefit, deliver on time, within budget and to agreed quality criteria from conception through to market launch and transition into operations.

You will manage a virtual team of up to 100 people, including several 3rd party Suppliers, providing strong leadership across several Projects, depending on size and complexity.

You will work closely with stakeholders across the Organisation to shape the Projects and proactively solve conflict situations through problem-solving, negotiation, open communication and direct influencing.

What I'll be doing - your accountabilities

• Leading - Coordinating virtual teams (<100), working with external partners and suppliers, to deliver against business objectives.




• Influencing - Using business and domain expertise to affect project outcomes




• Planning - E2E planning of projects, including resources, negotiating and securing resources as required.




• Negotiating - Interlocking project with dependencies and dependant projects, securing prioritisation and alignment as required.




• Driving - E2E ownership of project. Ensure delivery to time, budget and quality as expected.




• Governing - responsible for project governance, budget management (<£5m), risk, issue and change management for the entire project.




• Reporting - Provides reports to time and standard as directed by PMO, socialising within key stakeholder groups.




• Collaborating - working across all design and delivery partners to produce coherent project outcomes.




• Communicating - working across the stakeholder group, and up to Director level, visibly owning delivery, change and engagement for the project.

Skills required for the job

• Ran network knowledge




• Telecommunications experience




• Good knowledge of and experience with Mobile products and services




• Leadership Skills- Able to provide effective leadership to the project team, and take appropriate action




• Communication Skills - Able to lead communication with stakeholders and work to drive strong, open and sustained communication channels both within the project team and with the wider stakeholder community. Up to 'Director of'.




• Negotiation skills - able to work with stakeholders to shape the project and proactively solve conflict situations through problem-solving, negotiation, open communication and direct influencing




• Planning Skills- the ability to organize tasks in the right order, to hit the right outcome at the right time




• Budgeting Skills - able to proactively forecast and manage the project costs to forecasts, both Opex and Capex.




• Industry recognised Project Management Qualification

Experience

• Good knowledge of and experience with Mobile products and services.




• Professional Experience delivering medium to large projects (<£5m) within a Gated Project Governance process.




• Excellent track record in project delivery within a fast paced, Technology environment in the telecoms business using a range of internal and external suppliers to deliver.




• Experience working with a range of stakeholders, up to 'Director of' levels

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!