Description
IT Project Manager
A leading housing association based in North London, currently requires an IT Project Manager for an initial 3-month contract, paying up to £450 per day via Umbrella (Inside IR35).
You will be tasked with delivering a Civica CX Housing management system project, so the successful candidate will need to have experience of this.
Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business
- Liaise with IT Management to project manage IT Technical Services projects, including the formation and management of project teams (including 3rd parties and contractors where necessary), assembly and management of project budgets and overall project management to deliver systems solutions.
- Manage project and program issues and risks to mitigate impact to baseline
- Provide weekly progress reports to the Project Board and other senior stakeholders
- Manage all other project communications and reporting
- Create and manage the implementation plan
- Manage and coordinate all activities by the business including finance, communications, key revenue making teams and IT teams as well as external suppliers/consultants
Experience Required
- Extensive understanding of project and program management principles, methods and techniques
- Civica CX Implementation experience is a must
- Previous experience of implementing both Infrastructure (20%) and Software (80%) projects
- Able to conform to quality criteria set by the PMO (Project Management Office) with respect to documentation standards and project management best practice
- Results-focused: able to set high work standards for self and demonstrate drive to meet targets.
- Customer-orientated: desire and willingness to address the needs of residents and project team members, continually seeking to improve quality and standards of excellence
- Solid track record of successful IT implementation project delivery within cost, time, quality, scope, risk and benefit constraints
- Ability to create simple Project Management documentation and reports; such as PIDs, Dashboard reports and RAID logs
- Continue professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods and best practices
- Previous experience of IT implementations involving integrations with multiple systems
Please do apply using your most up to date CV in the first instance. If you do not hear back on your application within 48 hours, then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.