Technical Project Manager jobs in United Kingdom

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Project Manager

Mission: To support on the One Services Transformation Programme

Key responsibilities:

• Lead projects within the UK&I PMO Governance framework / One Services Transformation Programme against a given set of criteria
• Develop and implement the PMO project management suite of doc required, inc project set up.
• Lead and motivate the project team, managing the relationship with all stakeholders and ensuring the programme manager is kept up to date on progress.
• Manage the risks and associated mitigation plans, issues and changes on the project
• Monitor progress against plan, and take appropriate action if required
• Responsible for arranging all key project meetings and decision gate reviews in line with the project management framework
• Animate all project communications with the team, stakeholders, sponsor and project Steering Committee
• Manage the interface between Schneider Electric Services organisation, 3rd party developers and the project team
• Assumes ownership of the coordination of resources, both within the PMO and wider business to ensure a successful project deployment

Skills and attributes:

• Experienced and competent with project management and other software tools (MS Excel, MS Project, Teams)
• A project management related certification (Prince2, MSP, PMP, Lean, or other project management accreditation would be beneficial)
• You should have around 3 - 5 years of project management experience and be able to demonstrate a strong track record in delivering change management projects
• Comfortable and experienced of working within either waterfall, hybrid and/or agile project management framework
• You need to have excellent communication skills and be able to influence your key stakeholders
• The desire and drive to take the initiative and deliver against it
• A self-starter, able to hit the ground running

Education

• Degree or professional certification

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What we offer you:

Competitive salary & Bonus Scheme, 28 Days Annual Leave + Public Holidays, Holiday Buy & Sell programme, Pension Scheme, Employee Share Ownership Programme, Various Health & Wellbeing Support Options, Gym Flex, Open Talent Market (internal mobility opportunities + access to mentors & projects globally), Shopping & Dining Discounts, Learning Portal and much more.

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Why us?

Schneider Electric is leading the digital transformation of energy management and automation. Our technologies enable the world to use energy in a safe, efficient and sustainable manner. We strive to promote a global economy that is both ecologically viable and highly productive.

€25.7bn global revenue

137 000+ employees in 100+ countries

45% of revenue from IoT

5% of revenue devoted for R&D

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