DV Project Manager - Cheltenham

Currently seeking a DV cleared Project Manager, to be based on a client site in Cheltenham, South West on a 9 month contract to be confirmed by the client.

Due to the nature of the role and the time scale and requirements issued by the client, candidates have been asked to hold current DV (Developed Vetting) level security clearance, for this role.

Please find full details in relation to this role, as provided by the client:

ROLE OVERVIEW

- Plans, schedules, monitors, and reports on activities related to the project, including sub-contractor monitoring.
- Determines, monitors, and reviews all project economics to include costs, operational budgets, staffing requirements, resources, and risk.
- Works with management on project proposals, bids, contracts, estimates, and schedules.

DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Under general direction, applies Project Management principles, theories, and concepts as well as knowledge of related disciplines to work activities and projects. 
- Exercises judgement within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining effective solutions.   
- Demonstrates analytical and systematic approach to problem solving.   
- Demonstrates effective communication skills. 
- Can plan, schedule, and monitor own work (and that of others where applicable) competently within limited time horizons. 
- Appreciates wider field of Project Management, how own role relates to other IS/IT roles, and to the business and the client. 
- Coaches, counsels, leads, improves, initiates, proposes, presents, delivers, represents, and collaborates.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

- Must have a depth or breadth of knowledge and experience in five of the nine knowledge areas of Project Management as specialities. 
- Must also possess the necessary skills, behaviours, and traits to be successful as a project leader or project/Program office manager or change initiative manager.
- Working toward professional Project Management certification recommended.

DESIRABLE SKILLS

- Broad range of work, sometimes complex and non-routine, in a variety of project environments; manages teams that are not necessarily direct reports.

PERSONAL COMPETENCIES

- Emphasis is tactical; influence within local team, project/Program and client. 
- Interacts with and influences department/project team members. 
- Frequent external contact with customers and suppliers. 
- In predictable and structured areas, supervises others and allocates resources. 
- Decisions may impact work assigned to individual phases of project. 
- Represents Project Management disciplines in internal and external activities.