Project Manager

MAZARS UK; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvis Mazars is seeking a Project Manager to oversee large-scale projects and contribute to strategic initiatives. You will manage project scope, planning, execution, and reporting while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates will hold a recognized project management qualification and possess strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in project management.
• Experience delivering projects on time and within budget.
• Knowledge of agile and waterfall methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver large scale projects concurrently.
• Define project scope and communicate effectively.
• Day-to-day management of project time, cost, and quality.

Skills

Communication

Planning

Risk Management

Organizational Skills

IT Literacy

Education

APM Project Management Qualification PMQ

Prince2

PMP

Tools

Microsoft Office

MS Project

Job description

Project Manager (4833)

Forvis Mazars cares about your career progression, offering individually designed career paths that help you pursue your interests, match your changing needs, and explore your true potential. We work with diverse, prestigious clients across a range of sectors and geographies, giving you the opportunity to constantly update and grow your skills for lifelong professional development.

About the team

Our Business Services team is a collective of creative, strategic, forward-thinking business enablers. Together the People & Culture, Marketing & Communications, IT, Operations, Finance and Quality & Risk Management teams make it their mission to ensure Forvis Mazars has the right tools, technology, strategies, and services in place to deliver exceptional client service and future-proof our growing business.

About the role

• In your role you'll be responsible for managing and delivering large scale projects concurrently/management of mid-complexity projects as allocated in the strategic project portfolio.
• Scoping & approval - define and clearly document this and communicate clearly to all portfolio resources an understanding of the scope as well as how it will affect other projects within the portfolio. This scope should have clear benefits capture so there is a definitive value proposition in the project.
• Planning - facilitating cross-functional planning workshops or information capture involving stakeholders, delivery resources and third parties as appropriate to create a valid and accurate plan.
• Control & execution -
• Day-to-day management and reporting of the project (s) time, cost, and quality activities, in line with the project framework.
• Thorough risk and issue management across the project(s), instigate mitigation actions, identify contingency plans, and manage items through to conclusion.
• Ensure effective communication to the project teams, internal and external stakeholders, partners, suppliers, and customers.
• Manage proposed changes to project parameters – e.g., scope, budget, schedules as well as quality of project deliverables and ensure project objectives are met.
• Regularly updated project control documents, and delivery of reports in line with the reporting requirements of the programme and portfolio.

What are we looking for?

• A professional qualification in project management, such as APM Project Management Qualification PMQ or another recognised qualification (e.g., Prince2 or PMP)
• Experience delivering projects to time, cost and quality including exemplary project control documents
• Awareness of different project management approaches e.g., agile and waterfall.
• Well-developed planning and organisational skills including scope and schedule management, Risk and Issue Management, Finance and cost control management experience and Resource and people management experience
• Knowledge of benefits management, including producing business cases with measurable benefits
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• High-level of IT literacy, proficient user of Microsoft Office tools and relevant software such as MS Project

About Forvis Mazars

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network. The network operates under a single brand worldwide, with just two members: Forvis Mazars LLP in the United States and Forvis Mazars Group SC, an internationally integrated partnership operating in over 100 countries and territories.

Both member firms share a commitment to providing an unmatched client experience, delivering audit & assurance, tax and advisory services around the world. Together, our strategic vision strives to move our clients, people, industry and communities forward.Through our reach and areas of expertise, we help organisations respond to emerging sustainability issues in the global marketplace including human rights, climate change, environmental impacts and culture.

We are one diverse, multicultural, multi-generational team with a huge sense of connection and belonging. This is a place where you can take ownership of your career, get involved, believe in yourself and put your ideas into action.

At Forvis Mazars, we empower our people and celebrate individuality. We thrive on teamwork and are agile. We have bold foresight and give people the freedom to make a personal contribution to our shared purpose. We support one another to deliver quality, create change and have a deeper understanding, to help make an impact so that everyone can reach their full potential.

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Forvis Mazars; we want to ensure everyone, whether in the recruitment process or beyond is fully supported to be their unique self. To read more about our approach click here

Our aim is to make the recruitment process as accessible and inclusive as possible - please contact us to discuss any changes you may require so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.

Visit forvismazars.com/uk to learn more.