Project Manager: eDV clearance only

IBM; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working approaches

Sabbatical programs

Paternity leave

Maternity leave and maternity returner

25 days holiday

Private medical cover

Dental & optical cover

Online shopping discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Life assurance

Group pension via salary sacrifice

Résumé du poste

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead medium to large-scale initiatives across public and private sectors. You will govern scope, schedule, budget and quality, and manage cross-functional teams to deliver value.

The role emphasizes strong communication, governance and the ability to operate in environments of ambiguity, with Hybrid delivery experience and collaboration with suppliers and partners.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering medium to large-scale projects.
• Strong stakeholder management with senior business and tech stakeholders.
• Experience across Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Excellent governance, planning and organisational skills.

Responsabilités

• Lead projects from initiation and planning through to implementation and closure.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines and success criteria.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules and milestones.
• Manage budgets, resources and forecasts with financial control.
• Identify, assess and manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.
• Establish governance, reporting and controls for projects.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure clear ownership of activities.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders and provide progress updates.
• Facilitate project meetings, workshops and governance forums as required.
• Monitor progress against milestones, scope, budget and quality.
• Handle changes through change-control processes.
• Ensure project documentation is maintained accurately.
• Collaborate with suppliers/partners on deliverables and performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve delivery processes and ways of working.
• Ensure testing, implementation and transition activities are completed.
• Lead project closure activities and lessons learned.

Connaissances

Project management

Stakeholder management

Hybrid delivery

Budget management

Risk management

Leadership

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's Degree

Description du poste

Introduction

At IBM Consulting UK FutureNow, you’ll build a career at the forefront of hybrid cloud and AI, working with leading clients across the public and private sectors.

Introduction

At IBM Consulting UK FutureNow, you’ll build a career at the forefront of hybrid cloud and AI, working with leading clients across the public and private sectors.

We Offer

• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice.

Your Role And Responsibilities

• Lead projects from initiation and planning through to implementation and closure.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines and success criteria.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules and milestones.
• Manage project budgets, resources and forecasts to ensure effective financial control.
• Identify, assess and manage project risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.
• Establish effective project governance, reporting and controls.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure clear ownership of project activities and deliverables.
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders, providing regular updates on progress, risks and issues.
• Facilitate project meetings, workshops and governance forums as required.
• Monitor project progress against agreed milestones, scope, budget and quality requirements.
• Manage changes to project scope through an appropriate change-control process.
• Ensure project documentation is maintained accurately and effectively.
• Work with suppliers and third-party partners where required, managing deliverables and performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery processes and ways of working.
• Ensure appropriate testing, implementation and transition activities are completed.
• Lead project closure activities, including lessons learned and handover to operational teams.
• Ensure projects comply with relevant organisational policies, standards and governance requirements.

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Proven experience delivering medium to large-scale projects within a complex organisation or client environment.
• Strong experience across the full project lifecycle, from initiation through to implementation and closure.
• Demonstrable experience managing project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Strong stakeholder management experience, including engagement with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary and/or geographically distributed teams.
• Strong communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in environments with ambiguity, competing priorities and changing requirements.
• Experience working within Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Strong understanding of project governance and delivery controls.
• Excellent problem-solving, planning and organisational skills.

At IBM Consulting UK FutureNow, you’ll build a career at the forefront of hybrid cloud and AI, working with leading clients across the public and private sectors.

You’ll collaborate with top industry professionals, gain hands on experience with cutting edge technologies, and deliver solutions that create real business impact. This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personal Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NVS) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).