Project Manager (Remote)

Job description

Please note this position is open to UK based applicants only.

Purpose:

The Development Project Manager will lead and manage the end to end delivery of software development projects to customers, maintaining communication with all stakeholders to ensure lean and successful project delivery across the full client engagement lifecycle within scope, timeline and budget.

Key responsibilities:

Duties will include, but are not restricted to the following:

Successful project delivery

• Plan and direct the overall project of work through driving a clear vision and goals.
• Be the go-to lead for the project team, customer and Redcentric management owning the requirements and management process throughout the full project life-cycle, from initiation through to live operation.
• Successful commercial delivery of projects, within budget and agreed timescales.
• Effective management of issues and risks ensuring that options and solutions are validated and the impacts of decisions clearly articulated and understood.
• Ensuring deliverables are built to an agreed quality
• Conform to Redcentric project management standards, champion their use and contribute to their development.
• Ability to lead and deliver projects via various methodologies, AGILE / SCRUM, Waterfall, Hybrid.
• Contribute to and deliver relevant reporting across the Delivery and Cloud Services Group functions to internal and external parties.
• Ensure accurate and effective documentation during delivery and into service.

Stakeholder management

• Ensuring customer satisfaction and promotion of successful long-term customer relationship evidenced by successful on-boarding and customer retention.
• Creating and retaining customer engagement throughout the whole project/engagement lifecycle.
• Materially shaping the project to get the optimum outcome for all stakeholders.
• Using an understanding of the customers strategic importance to Redcentric and to actively contribute to account success.
• Demonstrable experience in managing 3rd parties within the engagement lifecycle.

Commercial activities

• Manage the capacity and forecasting of the project management team ensuring capability and numbers match the pipeline of approved projects.
• Key contributor to pre-sales activities of relevant projects and opportunities.
• Identifying and following up all new business opportunities with the customer.

People management

• Taking direction from colleagues to ensure the project is aligned with broader account strategies, however, for new customers the project manager may be the principle relationship owner with the customer.
• Ensure the allocation of relevant resources to ensure delivery success.
• Mentoring colleagues in project management best practice where required.
• Direct experience of building, managing and developing a team.

This list of responsibilities is not exhaustive, and the role holder is expected to reasonably take on any other responsibilities required to support business activities within the Redcentric Group.

Person specification

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

Essential

Skills

• Superior communication skills, with ability to articulate clearly and concisely.
• Ability to manage communication with stakeholders at a variety of levels and select the most appropriate method of communication.
• Confidence in leading presentations, and ability to present complex ideas to a non-technical audience.
• Ability to anticipate stakeholder and colleague needs and respond accordingly.
• Solid understanding of the software/application development processes/lifecycle and delivery of complex software solutions
• Expert experience and knowledge across various delivery and management methodologies.
• Experience of working in shared service environments.
• Ability to see the wider picture and consider consequences.
• Ability to estimate and forecast progress accurately.
• Ability to translate ideas and solutions into clear tasks and models.
• Experience in working across the full customer engagement lifecycle.
• Ability to identify and manage risk, dependencies and constraints.

Knowledge

• Working knowledge of design methods, models and techniques.
• Experience in Agile / DevOps, with knowledge of continuous Integration and Delivery techniques.
• Awareness of business process modelling.
• Experience of working on large scale projects.
• Experience of leading project teams to success.
• Good commercial awareness and understanding of the need for business value.
• Project Management qualification or equivalent experience.

Behaviours

• High level of self-awareness.
• Pragmatism and drive to resolve problems efficiently.
• Drive and determination.
• Collaborates well looking for a win-win solution wherever possible.
• Positive attitude and approachable nature.

Desirable

• Experience of Cloud technologies and associated services.
• Expert knowledge of Software development lifecycle.
• Proven experience of systems integration and implementation projects.
• Evidence of taking a pro-active approach in evolving process improvements.
• Knowledge and experience in working in a DevOps environment.
• Experience of account and service management.

Please note this position is open to UK based applicants only.