ICT Project Manager

VolkerWessels; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contracting group in the UK seeks an experienced ICT Project Manager to lead multiple projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget. Candidates should have proven experience in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, along with strong stakeholder management skills. The role offers competitive salary and benefits including private medical care and flexible working conditions.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Private medical care

Pension

Training and development opportunities

Employee Assistance programme

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of delivering end to end projects across all project lifecycle phases.
• Ability to manage multiple work streams and conflicting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple concurrent projects from inception to post implementation.
• Engage with project stakeholders and organize steering meetings.
• Facilitate workshops for consensus on systems and process alignment.

Skills

Agile/Waterfall project management

Stakeholder management

Excellent communication

Leadership

Change management

Education

Prince 2 Practitioner qualification

APM qualification

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting for a delivery ICT Project Manager to join our ICT team. Reporting to our Head of Programme Management Office (PMO), you'll lead and manage multiple concurrent projects from inception to post implementation, and will undertake the day to day management, resource planning and reporting through proactive management. In addition you will actively engage with project stakeholders, and organise and attend steering meetings. You will facilitate workshops and be an advocate for gaining consensus on systems and process alignment across the businesses.

A project manager with demonstrable experience of delivering end to end projects across all project lifecycle phases, with strong experience of Agile/Waterfall coupled with Prince 2 Practitioner qualification/APM. You'll have an insatiable appetite and interest in delivering projects on time, on budget and of an excellent standard by taking a pragmatic approach without compromising good programme governance. Strong leadership and excellent communication skills are a must, as well as being able to manage challenging stakeholders and sponsors at all levels of the business. This role requires excellent change and stakeholder management skills. A networker with strong stakeholder management skills, you have the ability to have a strong impact and influence key decisions. With excellent organisation and planning skills, you\'ll have the ability to manage multiple work streams, conflicting priorities, differing reporting lines, multi-site projects as well as scope change and risk.

VolkerWessels UK is a market leading contracting group of five closely linked businesses. We provide integrated and ground-breaking solutions for the civil engineering and construction sectors, with specialisms in rail, highways, airports, marine, defence, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure. We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive. VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

VolkerWessels UK operate through five separate, but complementary businesses, working in collaboration and using our specialist skills to deliver an integrated service for our clients. At any one time, our people are working on our sites or in our offices, for around 250 projects across the UK. Everyday we overcome challenges, fulfilling our commitments, no matter what. That\'s what our business is about, that\'s how our people find satisfaction in their jobs. We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service