DAY RATE Project Manager

Engage People Recruitment; South Dublin; On-site; EUR 111,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Engage People Recruitment is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex technology and business change initiatives from scoping through to implementation and post-go-live support. The role is a 12-month day-rate contract based onsite in South Dublin, requiring 2-3 days on site weekly with senior stakeholders, vendors and business users.

You will manage scope, budget, timelines, quality and risk while delivering agreed business outcomes in a matrix environment, balancing priorities

Qualifications

• 5+ years' Project Management experience, ideally across large, complex or multi-location projects.
• Strong experience delivering projects within Agile environments.
• Proven experience delivering complex technology solutions, particularly within legacy IT environments.
• Experience managing system integration and technology transformation projects.
• Good understanding of product development and design, with experience working alongside product or design teams.
• Strong customer, vendor and stakeholder management experience within matrix organisations.
• Scrum Master experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects through the full delivery lifecycle, including scoping, business case development, requirements, design, build, testing, business readiness, deployment and service transition.
• Develop detailed project plans, establish key milestones and track delivery against agreed objectives.
• Select and adapt appropriate delivery methodologies, including Agile, Scrum and Waterfall, depending on the project environment.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies and change, escalating where appropriate.
• Provide clear and accurate project reporting to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Facilitate decision-making and ensure the right stakeholders are engaged at critical stages.
• Manage relationships across business, technology, customer and vendor teams within a matrix environment.
• Balance competing priorities across scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality and risk.
• Ensure appropriate business readiness and support successful transition into live operations.
• Maintain compliance with relevant project management methodologies, governance and organisational standards.
• Support the development and refinement of business cases and preferred technology solutions where required.

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex technology and business change projects from initial scoping through to implementation and post-go-live support. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering agreed business outcomes within defined scope, budget, timelines, quality and risk parameters, while working closely with senior stakeholders, technology teams, vendors and business users.

THIS IS A 12 MONTH DAY RATE CONTRACT ROLE BASED IN SOUTH DUBLIN / ONSITE 2-3 DAYS A WEEK

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead projects through the full delivery lifecycle, including scoping, business case development, requirements, design, build, testing, business readiness, deployment and service transition.
• Develop detailed project plans, establish key milestones and track delivery against agreed objectives.
• Select and adapt appropriate delivery methodologies, including Agile, Scrum and Waterfall, depending on the project environment.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies and change, escalating where appropriate.
• Provide clear and accurate project reporting to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Facilitate decision-making and ensure the right stakeholders are engaged at critical stages.
• Manage relationships across business, technology, customer and vendor teams within a matrix environment.
• Balance competing priorities across scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality and risk.
• Ensure appropriate business readiness and support successful transition into live operations.
• Maintain compliance with relevant project management methodologies, governance and organisational standards.
• Support the development and refinement of business cases and preferred technology solutions where required.

Experience & Technical Skills:

• 5+ years' Project Management experience, ideally across large, complex or multi-location projects.
• Strong experience delivering projects within Agile environments.
• Proven experience delivering complex technology solutions, particularly within legacy IT environments.
• Experience managing system integration and technology transformation projects.
• Good understanding of product development and design, with experience working alongside product or design teams.
• Strong customer, vendor and stakeholder management experience within matrix organisations.
• Scrum Master experience would be advantageous.