Technical Project Manager

Adecco are pleased to be recruiting for a Technical Project Manager to join Thames Valley Police at their Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, Winchester, Hampshire.

• Temporary until August 2025 initially
• Full Time, Monday - Friday
• Location: Hybrid working, must be within a reasonable commute of Fareham (Hants) and able to attend site regularly, along with attendance at other Hampshire sites as required
• 371.74 Umbrella per day, outside IR35

The overall purpose of the role is to: The professional management of ICT Projects including assets & resources within Project scope. To ensure that Projects are well managed and controlled to make most efficient use of allocated resources, and maximise delivery of business benefits within Projects, Programmes and/or wider Portfolio.

Key Accountabilties:

• Working with the Technical Programme Manager and other senior executives & business representatives, the job holder is responsible for the development and maintenance of the allocated Project (covering one or more Forces) to ensure the technical development/delivery, resourcing and vendor management planning is up to date and accurate.
• Line managed by the Technical Programme Management team leader, but is directly accountable to project executives for project deliverables. Also works closely with ICT Programme Managers.
• Work across ICT; Architecture, Service Delivery, Security, Dev/Ops to ensure that the project/projects fit with the approved architectures, are secure and can be operated managed and supported in a cost effective manner.
• Responsible for ensuring that the project, including in-house developments, within the overall ICT Portfolio (including the ICT elements of business programmes and projects) deliver the desired outcomes (timescales, costs, quality and benefits enablement).
• Manage allocated projects to deliver required business elements in addition to the technical aspects, including the development and implementation of new or revised business processes

Job Skills:

• Experience in ICT Project Management, having managed ICT projects in a similarly complex environment using an industry-recognised approach such as PRINCE 2.
• Knowledge in principles, methods, techniques and tools for the preparation and monitoring of budgets to minimise costs and ensure cost-effectiveness.
• Expertise in methods, techniques and tools for the effective management of projects and related activities through to the successful achievement of planned business benefits.
• Experience in effective and efficient deployment of resources, including reassessment and reallocation in a dynamic multi-project environment, to achieve optimum results.
• Knowledge in Project Risk Management with the ability to effectively and efficiently manage risk within the project.
• An industry wide understanding of IT Architecture, Networks, Cloud Technologies & Infrastructure.
• Expertise in Project Planning and Control Techniques Methods and techniques associated with planning and monitoring progress of projects e.g. product / work breakdown structures, baselining, critical path analysis, earned value, resource analysis, conflict resolution.
• Good written and oral communication skills with the ability to work in a customer focused environment and part of a team. Must be flexible, adaptable, and able to solve problems while working systematically with little direct supervision.
• Experience of developing and delivering projects in similar sized & complex organisations.
• Experience of delivering the ICT components related to: varying sizes of office moves; building re-stacks; new building fit-outs and deployments; building exits.
• Act as the ICT delivery lead for all ICT aspects of the Hampshire Estates related programme. Must have excellent client facing and stakeholder management skills (up to senior level), and sub-contractor management experience.
• Must be able to work independently with minimum supervision but still deliver results in line with expectation, following prescribed process, methodology, tools and techniques.

Please note, due to Police Criteria you must have lived in the UK for at least the last 5 years continuously. Anything less will not be considered

Any job offer is subject to Police Vetting checks.

If you have the skills for this role, please apply and if your CV is shortlisted, an Adecco Consultant will be in touch.

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