Portfolio Projects Manager

MMP Consultancy; Sevenoaks; Hybrid; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy seeks a Portfolio Projects Manager for a fixed-term role in Kent. You will lead the Excellent Services Programme, managing multiple projects to deliver technology solutions that address business challenges. This hybrid working position requires proven project management expertise and strong stakeholder engagement skills, ensuring successful adoption and performance of new systems.

Qualifications

• Proven record leading projects and portfolios.
• Experience of delivering new ways of working and systems.
• Expert knowledge of portfolio and project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Excellent Services Programme delivery.
• Define and manage the portfolio of projects.
• Ensure successful adoption of new technology solutions.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication Skills

Business Analysis

Tools

Project Management Tools

Job description

MMP Consultancy are working with a fantastic organisation to Portfolio Projects Manager to join them on a Fixed Term Basis, based in Kent.

Salary: 60,000 Per Annum

Please note this position offers Hybrid Working.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of the Excellent Services Programme, including new technologies and changes to working practices, to time and budget
• Define and manage the portfolio of projects that deliver new solutions to agreed scopes, quality criteria, timetable and budgets
• Deliver new technology solutions within scope, time and budget that deliver business value, address business challenges, are 'fit for purpose', contribute to the resolution and avoidance of potential issues and problems that might affect the performance of business functions whilst ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of business applications and data
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to facilitate successful delivery of portfolios and projects within the agreed parameters and ensure they are aligned with other organisational programmes and business priorities
• Procure technology solutions, holding suppliers to account for the successful implementation of projects to agreed scope, quality, and timetable.
• Rigorously manage third party suppliers' performance and dependencies to ensure best value and the appropriate performance standards
• Ensure new technology solutions are successfully adopted by the business taking responsibility for end-to-end delivery from designing business requirements through to embedding with end users.
• Proactively manage scope, resources, quality, timetabling, cost, risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, configurations, tests, integrations, defects and releases with appropriate controls, mitigations, tolerances and escalations
• Produce and update detailed programme and project documentation including charters, initiation documents, plans, backlogs, status reports, DRAID logs and trackers

Requirements:

• Proven record leading projects and project portfolios to successfully deliver change and improvements through different approaches
• Experience of delivering new ways of working and new systems
• Knowledge and experience of portfolio and project management methodologies and tailoring these to organisational context
• Expert knowledge of project management tools
• Experience of project management tasks; particularly identifying technical requirements and designing solutions
• History in business engagement, business analysis and planning, design, sourcing, transition and delivery of new technology and data capabilities
• Ability to deliver quality results on scope, time, and budget
• Ability to constructively challenge colleagues and partners to get the right outcome
• Ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholder groups and third-party suppliers and build strong, effective and productive relationships
• Competent at managing own learning and self-development and modelling this for others with a willingness to support the learning and development of colleagues
• Excellent communication skills across the full breadth of written, verbal, presentation, and digital media with the ability to communicate complex technical information to a variety of audiences
• Ability to be an ambassador and role model.