UC & Enterprise Networks Project Manager

Hawk Brown Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a UC & Enterprise Networks Project Manager in the City Of London. This role requires a minimum of 3 years of project management experience in IT, with a focus on Unified Communications and Networks. You'll manage multiple contractors, ensure timely and successful project completions, and maintain communication with clients and internal teams. Benefits include a fantastic working environment, company laptop, and health support programs.

Benefits

Company laptop

Company phone

Employee assistance programme

Increasing holiday days after 3 years

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years as a project manager in the IT field.
• Consistent management of projects over 100k in value.
• Experience managing multiple contractors across technical projects.
• Excellent communication with customers and colleagues.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Produce and update project documentation during the project life cycle.
• Complete monthly project reports and attend project board meetings.
• Coordinate all technical works for projects as requested.
• Monitor commercial aspects of assigned projects.
• Assist in resolving client and project management issues.

Skills

Project management

Coordination skills

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Technical understanding

Microsoft Office productivity

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Job description

UC & Enterprise Networks Project Manager

Remote - Occasional client visits – 55K - 60K plus overtime

Our client is seeking an experienced UC & Networks Project Manager to join their team. You will be working closely with both clients and internal teams to ensure a smooth completion of new and ongoing projects. You will:

• Produce and update project documentation to the highest standard during the full life cycle of the project as required.
• Monthly completion of project reports and attendance at monthly project board meetings.
• Work with the client to ensure all pre-requisites are adhered to.
• Complete responsibility and ownership for coordinating all technical works required for an individual project, group of projects, or proposals as requested by the client
• Ensure preparation, planning and design tasks are assigned to the relevant people working on your project and that progress is monitored and tracked and recorded before and during
• works on-site.
• Ensure the commercial and financial aspect of any assigned project is monitored and if necessary, escalated for management review
• Follow up and manage the post project actions and snagging process alongside relevant technical engineers, ensuring all actions are logged, actioned and closed
• Provide project reports, resource forecasts & variation claims
• Complete regular project status reports for both internal and external use
• Assist with Bid responses (project response)
• Provide regular updates on task progress.
• Participate in client / contractor meetings.
• Assist where required in resolving client, technical, and project management issues
• Demonstrate a commitment to cover training deemed relevant for your role
• Responsible for the professionalism, safety and well-being of colleagues working on assigned project sites and the work they deliver

The ideal candidate will:

• Have a minimum 3 years as a project manager in the IT field (UC & Networks preferred)
• Be consistent in successful management of projects over 100k in value
• Have experience managing multiple contractors across complex technical projects
• Have experience of managing multiple projects
• Excellent co-ordination skills and the ability to communicate effectively with customers and colleagues
• Have experience in successful completion and submission of highly detailed project plans using Microsoft Project - having the ability to baseline, use dependencies, develop a WBS structure and level
• resources
• Have high level of understanding of technical documentation provided as part of a project works package
• Maintain a professional approach to client / customer interaction at all times
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude
• Have an excellent level of commercial awareness
• Have a flexible approach to working hours
• Have excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office products (specifically MS Project & MS Excel

Working hours are Monday to Friday 08:30hrs to 17:30hrs.

Benefits include fantastic working environment, company laptop, company phone, employee assistance programme, 22 days holiday which increases to 25 days after 3 years of employment.