Description
Candidates with previous Local Authority experience only please as is an essential requirement for this role!
Main Responsibilities:
Manage and successfully deliver projects, ensuring in line with agreed standards, providing fit for purpose solutions within time, quality and budget constraints.
Lead in the development of test plans and closely manage the testing phase of a project.
Manage projects for a variety of customers and partners and often a range of projects concurrently.
Identify any project risks that need escalating to IT Risk Board
Deliver project documentation and communications to a high standard
Provide expert information and advise on potential project approaches in response to customer/corporate requirements.
Work with programme and portfolio managers, other project managers, technical leads and customers to ensure dependencies on other projects are identified and managed.
Ensure projects reflect corporate strategic aims and priorities, deliver benefits and identify potential impact for the organisation.
Provide quality assurance and monitor performance of projects, providing reports to sensor management/members as required.
Carry out project reviews/health checks.
provide mentoring to less experienced staff.
Essential:
Degree and/or formal industry recognised qualifications.
Extensive experience within an IT environment.
Project Financial Management experience.
Experience of developing and managing test plans.
PRINCE 2 Qualified.