Project Manager

Project Manager – Greater Belfast –              

Client:

Abacus Careers are being retained by one of Northern Ireland’s leading utilities firms to recruit an experienced Project Manager.  The successful candidate will be 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. You will report to the Senior Project Manager of the Programme Management Office and will be responsible for delivering and implementing IT Projects.

 

Role & 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 (as needed) 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.

 

Requirements:

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.

Proven 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 & dependencies and producing project status reports and project board reports.

PRINCE2/PMP/Agile certification (or equivalent)

 

Salary:

Based upon experience but certainly in line with market range for a role of this nature.

Next Steps:
Please submit your application or speak to a specialist consultant from the Abacus team on 0044 (0) 28 9031 3157 for a confidential discussion. We aim to respond to all inquiries within 4 business hours.
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