Technical Project Manager - Newcastle

Accenture; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm is seeking a Technical Project Manager in Newcastle to manage critical client projects and deliver innovative solutions. The role demands strong organizational skills, an understanding of Agile methodologies, and the ability to navigate stakeholders. Candidates should have experience in a service-oriented environment and demonstrate the capacity to improve delivery processes. Join a company that prioritizes mental health and diversity while collaborating on complex projects in an innovative culture.

Qualifications

• Competently manage critical client projects.
• Adaptable across various delivery-oriented tasks.
• Deep understanding of delivery approaches and best practices.
• Translate technical information into business-focused information.
• Highly organized for short, medium, and long-term objectives.
• Design and implement delivery improvement metrics.
• Identify software delivery improvement opportunities.
• Strong service-oriented attitude and mature client cooperation.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience in agile delivery and managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Help transform organizations and communities globally.
• Ensure delivery in a 'Truly Human' environment prioritizing mental health.
• Collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders.

Skills

Client project management

Stakeholder management

Delivery-oriented tasks

Service and Transition management

Technical understanding

Organization and planning

Delivery improvement metrics

Service orientation

Agile delivery at scale

Modern delivery Operating models

Agile delivery tools

Education

ITIL Service Management or Project Management certifications

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

JIRA

Job description

Job Title

Technical Project Manager - Newcastle

Location

Newcastle Upon Tyne

Salary

Competitive + package (dependent on experience)

Hybrid Working

Please note - This role will require you to work from our Newcastle, Cobalt Business Park office for a minimum of 3 days per week.

Note

The above information relates to a specific client requirement

Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history (typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK) at the point of application.

As a team

Join Accenture and help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance.

Accenture Technology powers our clients to achieve high performance. We combine business and industry insights with innovative technology to drive growth for our clients. We extend our technology and business capabilities through a powerful alliance ecosystem of market leaders and innovators to provide our clients the best specialised skills and tailored solutions.

You’ll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways.

In our team you will learn

• Our Advanced Technology Centre is a thriving technology and innovation hub from where we deliver high quality services to a number of private and public sector clients.
• You’ll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways.

As a Project Manager, you will

• Help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance.
• Be part of a 'Truly Human' environment Accenture provides an extensive network of over 1,300 trained mental health allies and prioritises mental health at the top of our UKI Inclusion & Diversity Agenda.

We are looking for experience in the following skills

• The ability to successfully and competently manage a number of critical client projects - Navigating complex stakeholder landscapes.
• A adaptable approach to work, with an ability to turn your hand to a number of Delivery orientated tasks.
• A deep, broad understanding of Delivery approaches and best practice - You may have a mix of Service, Transition or Programme Management experience.
• Understand technical information and concepts and translate them into business/operational-focused information with the instinct to question things.
• Are highly organised and able to plan for short, medium and long-term objectives and have experience of guiding a team to meeting those objectives
• Are able to design and implement the measurement and reporting of metrics which help to inform delivery improvement activities.
• Are able to identify ways to improve a software delivery and will own the implementation of improvement activities.
• Have a strong service-orientated attitude and have a co-operative and mature approach to working with a client, in a team and as an individual.
• Excellent communications skills
• Experienced in delivering Agile at scale and managing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Aware of modern delivery Operating models (Dev Ops).
• Familiar with Agile delivery tools to provide our clients with clear, concise and dynamic communications.

Set yourself apart

• Have additional ITIL Service Management, Project Management, or Agile certifications.
• Have strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and the other suite of Microsoft Office products.
• Have experience working with Agile Delivery tools (e.g. JIRA).
• Experienced in identifying opportunities for automation and implementing them. familiarity.
• Have experience working within the Health & Public Sector, with familiarity with GDS principles.