Project Manager

Employment International Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic project management firm based in Greater London is seeking an experienced Project Manager to ensure successful delivery of fixed-price projects. The ideal candidate should possess 1-4 years of project management experience and have excellent communication skills to manage disputes effectively. This role offers a competitive salary, generous annual leave, and a hybrid working model, with a vibrant office environment in Covent Garden.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

23 days annual leave (+ bank holiday)

Vitality healthcare cover

Cycle to work scheme

Hybrid working arrangement

Qualifications

• 1-4 years of full-time project management experience is required.
• Experience delivering projects on time, budget, and quality is essential.
• Strong communication skills to manage disputes and achieve positive outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure successful delivery of projects to time, specification, and budget.
• Inspire and motivate project team members.
• Manage all aspects of project delivery effectively.

Skills

Project management experience

Excellent communication skills

Ability to manage disputes

Familiarity with project planning tools

Team management willingness

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Job Description: Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the successful delivery of fixed priced end to end projects and implementations to time, specification and budget whilst maintaining that they are of the highest quality.
• Inspire, coach, and motivate all members of the project team.
• Responsible for managing all aspects of delivery, including managing scope, budget, and plan strictly against contract.
• Ensure that projects are managed in accordance with the Project Delivery Methodology.
• Highly hands‑on role, requiring Project Manager to manage projects and teams including business analysts, application configuration, product testing, software delivery, system installation and change management.
• Negotiate, manage and resolve technical scope items with customers.
• Identify and win potential incremental business with the client, by driving customer satisfaction quality levels and ensure best practice is achieved.
• Manage disputes with the client and internal teams / people and achieve win‑win outcomes.
• Manage a successful transition from delivery into support and be responsible for system stability for the first 3 months after go‑live.
• Build senior level client relationships across the client organisation.
• Lead business improvements initiatives within the services division to ensure customer retention.

What we provide

• Competitive Salary
• 23 days annual leave (+ bank holiday), increasing to 28 days after 5 years service.
• Vitality healthcare cover.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Hybrid working - As we return to the office, we will be 2 days from the office and 3 days at home (but negotiable)
• An office in the heart of Covent Garden, providing an excellent base for our team events and social functions.

What we are looking for in our next Project Manager

• 1-4 years full time project management.
• Preferred but not essential experience delivering BSS projects in the telecoms domain.
• Able to demonstrate experience delivering project on time, budget, and quality.
• Have excellent communication skills so that you can manage disputes and achieve positive outcome.
• Familiarity with project planning and tracking tools such as MS Project.
• Line Management experience would be desirable or the willingness to learn how to effectively manage a team.