Project Manager

Expleo; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Project Manager to oversee and deliver large-scale projects. The role involves developing detailed project plans, managing risks, and ensuring quality standards are met while working closely with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management skills, certifications such as PMP or Prince2, and a keen ability to lead teams in a hybrid environment. With a commitment to inclusivity, the company seeks individuals who can contribute actively to dynamic projects, providing competitive benefits and ongoing opportunities for training through Expleo Academy.

Benefits

Competitive company benefits

Accredited training courses through ExpleoAcademy

Collaborative working environment

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of systems development lifecycle.
• Experience in data migration from legacy systems.
• Fluency in English is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies.
• Ensure all deliverables meet required quality standards.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Data Migration

Change Management

Waterfall Methodologies

Agile (Kanban & Scrum)

People Management

Communication Skills

Education

MAPM

PMP

Prince2

Scrum Master

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

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• Planning: Develop and maintain detailed project plans, ensuring alignment with overall programme objectives.
• RAID Management: Identify, manage, and mitigate Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies.
• Reporting: Provide regular status updates to stakeholders, highlighting progress, risks, and issues.
• Quality Management: Ensure all deliverables meet the required quality standards

Qualifications

• Desirable Certifications: MAPM, Scrum Master, PMP, Prince2

Essential skills

• Strong understanding of the systems development lifecycle.
• The ability to understand and lead the construction of system & data integrations
• Ability to think logically and use own initiative as well as mine in-house and supplier IP to build on your knowledge base with regards to the industry and the project/programme.
• Able to apply project management disciplines such as stakeholder identification and management, supplier management, risk and issue logs, decision logs
• Strong understanding of Waterfall methodologies
• Strong understanding of Agile (Kanban & Scrum)
• Experience of working with Programme and Project managers in large deployments
• People management skills – the ability to lead and focus teams in complex projects
• Strong self-management – continuous performance is both an objective and a mind-set
• Desire to continue to build IT domain knowledge– tools, applications, platforms
• Desire to embrace and work within new industries
• An analytical mindset to ensure details are not overlooked and that the critical path is managed throughout the project
• Strong communication skills in English are essential for effectively interacting with clients
• Microsoft Project

Experience

• Experience in data migration from legacy systems to new, including culling of non-essential data and consideration of parallel runs (test environment/production) and multi-wave implementation to production.
• Experience of leading large-scale projects with multiple sub-projects and inter-dependencies.
• Supplier Management – managing external suppliers to ensure that the scope of work is delivered within time, cost and quality constraints.
• Change Management in terms of processes and procedures, organisational change, training and documentation.
• Comfortable working within a hybrid Waterfall/Agile framework

What do I need before I apply

• The expectation is that you will be able to work on client site in Buckinghamshire 1-2 days per week or as the programme requires.
• Fluency in English is required to effectively communicate with clients.
• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and ourpeers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• ExpleoAcademy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive