UK Senior Project Manager - Strategic Delivery

Rackspace Technology; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Rackspace Technology in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Project Manager to deliver large, complex projects to the required standard of quality within time and cost constraints. You will lead a team of 8+ resources and often report to a Programme Manager or Senior Programme Manager.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across geographic markets, with a range from £61,388.00/year up to £79,619.00/year.

Responsibilities

• Defines project scope, goals and deliverables in accordance with Statement of Work and in collaboration with senior Project member and stakeholders.
• Manages and leads key resources in the delivery of project in partnership with the customer to ensure acceptance, closedown and handover to service.
• Creates simple requirements documentation under supervision of senior Project member. Work with technical resources on Rackspace and customer side to gain clear requirements.
• Produces and coordinates materials and baselines during all phases of the work package or project stage by careful planning and produces key documentation.
• Adhere to the Change Control and Configuration Management process for the deliverables of their project against agreed plans.
• Manages work package or project stage risks and produces an effective plan and risk assessment.
• Builds and manages the relationship with key stakeholders (customer, subcontractors and Rackspace).
• Create project budget and gain approval. Track the project costs and support team in meeting payment milestones.
• Accurately plans and updates resource utilization for projects. Escalates any conflicting resource requirements that may affect the delivery outcome.
• Utilizes Rackspace recommended vendors and partners where appropriate for the project.
• Adheres to project governance structure. Accurately produces project highlight reports.
• Communicates risks and issues to the customer where appropriate
• Escalates issues to management where appropriate.
• Executes on RACI model.
• Effectively computes customer requirements and relays to project team.
• Identifies customer conflict and escalates to Project Manager, Senior Project Manager or Programme Manager as appropriate.
• Builds relationships with new and existing staff members to ensure a smooth workflow and project completion.
• Focuses on customer wants and needs pertaining to the project
• Demonstrates clear understanding of customer requirements and willingness to fill in knowledge gaps.
• Prioritizes outcomes for the customer based on their requirements.

Job description

Rackspace Technology in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Project Manager to deliver large, complex projects to the required standard of quality within time and cost constraints. You will lead a team of 8+ resources and often report to a Programme Manager or Senior Programme Manager.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across geographic markets, with a range from £61,388.00/year up to £79,619.00/year.