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Job description

The successful candidate will be a highly self-motivated, results driven IT Professional with a proven track record in delivering IT projects to meet business needs and has a solid IT technical background. The successful candidate will report to the Programme Management Office (PMO) Senior Project Manager and will be responsible for delivering and implementing IT Projects for the Energia Group. .

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple project deliveries from initiation through to implementation and project closure.
• Management of third-party vendors against agreed work packages.
• Represent the projects / programmes and their objectives in all governance / compliance / regulatory forums.
• Assess and report status of all projects in an objective manner, maintaining project transparency and accurate status; keeping the PMO and stakeholders informed.
• Proactively identify, resolve, and escalate projects/ programme risks / issues to the PMO and stakeholders as needed.
• Proactively plan staffing and make dynamic adjustments to maximise resource efficiencies and achieve project results.
• Meet financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analysing variances and initiating corrective actions.
• Accountable for understanding business objectives and how the project delivers them; driving adjustments in the project to achieve desired business results more effectively.
• Be able to adapt and respond to changes both inside and outside the project.
• Be able to predict risk areas, design mitigation / contingency strategies and execute on these strategies to avoid issues.
• Be able to lead across a wide variety of project types.
• Liaise with internal customers to design functional enhancements and identify gaps.
• Manage and report project costs to the PMO and stakeholders as needed.
• Carry out any other duties that may reasonably be required from time to time.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Experience in delivery of IT software and infrastructure projects with the ability to work on complex, multiple work streams or projects simultaneously.
• Experience in all phases of Software Development Lifecycle.
• Ability to coordinate and motivate project team members to deliver based on agreed milestones.
• Experience of preparing and submitting budget proposals, monitoring and reporting of financial information.
• Experience of managing third party suppliers.
• Experience of managing risks, actions, issues and dependencies and producing project status reports and project board reports.
• PRINCE2 / PMP / Agile certification (or equivalent).

Desirable Skills

• Experience of delivering projects to, or supporting systems for, the Energy and Utility sectors.
• Experience of delivering projects in an Agile or matrix environment.
• Knowledge of Oracle CC&B system.
• Highly computer literate with a strong understanding of Microsoft Office applications and experience of Microsoft Project.
• Commercial experience.
• Current driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use.