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Job Title: Project Manager - 12 Month FTC
Location: Tipton, West Midlands - Hybrid work pattern of 2-3 days a week WFH
Salary: Up to £60,000
Hours: 35 hours a week
Benefits:
- 27 days' annual leave plus public bank holidays
- Staff annual discretionary bonus scheme
- Pension contribution
- Life assurance of 4 x basic salary
- Private Healthcare
- Permanent Health Insurance
- Health Cash Plan
- Access to internal Mental Health First Aiders
- Access to a Wellbeing hub and Employee assistance programme
- Celebration days
- Volunteering opportunities
- Benefit Hub subscription: giving access to a wide range of discounts across many different sectors
- Free parking
About our Client and the role of Project Manager:
Our client is a Building Society passionate about being a mutual, who takes great pride in serving the underserved areas of the mortgage market. They are seeking an outstanding individual to lead the planning, control, and delivery of a strategically important new system implementation. There may also be opportunities to get involved in additional, smaller project delivery during this fixed-term contract period.
The primary project that this role will manage will be controlled using Prince II methodology. However, the software delivery phase will be delivered by the supplier in sprints using an agile approach. Therefore, the successful candidate will need to work with both approaches.
Responsibilities for the role of Project Manager:
- Lead project delivery through the whole lifecycle.
- Manage the project budget.
- Lead the assessment, reporting, and control of project risks.
- Provide regular and on-demand reporting on project plans, progress, risks, and issues.
- Work with internal teams and third parties to deliver change efforts, including monitoring delivery quality.
- Run procurement exercises for new or replacement services.
Experience required for the role of Project Manager:
- Demonstrable proficiency in project delivery using Prince II, with a Prince II Practitioner qualification (essential).
- Educated to A Level at grades A to C in a relevant subject, or demonstrable relevant experience gained in a similar role.
- Familiarity with agile software delivery methods.
- Experience delivering strategic, technical, and complex change efforts.
- Ability to build professional relationships, lead people across the organisation, and influence without authority.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
- A positive attitude and professional demeanour.
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in relevant IT systems, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Project..
- Project management in a Financial Services environment.
- Managing delivery capabilities in small organisations.
For more information regarding the role of Project Manager please contact us.
Stellar Select is acting as an employment agency and is a corporate member of the REC.
Due to a high volume of applications, we will only contact you if your application has been successful. We aim to contact all successful contacts within two business days.
