Project Manager - Derby

Currently seeking a Project Manager based on a site in Derby, on a 5 month contract until 02/2014. The client is ideally looking for a candidate who has had previous experience working on application delivery projects, as well as working on previous Identity and Access Management projects. A good knowledge of Oracle IDM product is also beneficial for this role.

Please find full job description below:

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

- Plans, directs, and co-ordinates a cross-functional team's activities to manage and implement project and/or interrelated work packages from contract/proposal initiation to final operational stage.
- Determines, monitors, and reviews all project economics to include costs, operational budgets, staffing requirements, sub-contractors, resources, and risk.
- Identifies and assembles the appropriate blend of resources to meet project needs and requirements, including sub-contractor selection.
- Plans, schedules, monitors, and reports on activities related to the project/program.
- Leads the project team(s) in determining client requirements and translating requirements into operational plans.
- Ensures adherence to legally binding requirements and client's long-term goals.
- Facilitates status review meetings among project team members and clients.
- Works with Programme Manager,and senior management on project/program proposals, bids, contracts, estimates, and schedules.
- Proposes and develops add-on project opportunities.
- Controls project requirements, scope, and change management issues.
- Coaches and counsels members of cross-functional teams to accomplish project goals, to meet established schedules, and resolve technical/operational issues.
- Establishes appropriate metrics for measuring key project criteria.
- Determines and installs appropriate automated and mandated systems and processes for management of projects.
- Facilitates the creation of communication plans, ensuring that appropriate information is exchanged among key stakeholders.
- Identifies and recommends contingency measures.
- Maintains awareness of emerging technologies and project/programme management techniques.
- Proposes and takes ownership for project improvement for the programme.
- Manages relationships with 3rd parties

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

PRIMARY SKILL: Minimum of 5 years Project Management using corporate methodologies. Successful implementation of projects (TCV £100k to £3m)

OTHER ESSENTIAL SKILLS: 

- Experience of working successfully within groups/teams.
- Experience of Applications Delivery.
- Experience in transition of services from project to live operation.
- Experience of Application implementation and rollout.
- Track record of Service Management with proven experience in delivery and experience of HP Service Management Processes and toolsets.
- Ability to deliver to tight timescales.
- Microsoft Office Tools.
- Good organisational skills.
- Analytical skills.
- Customer facing skills.
- Effectively work with people in at various organisational levels.
- Experience of working successfully under tight time constraints and/or to changing work requirements and/or priorities.
- Project Management and organisational skills.
- Communication skills.
- Good reporting skills.
- Hands on approach with knowledge of the complete delivery life cycle.
- Understanding of the need to build in quality from the outset.
- Experience and understanding of the HP delivery Towers approach.
- Enthusiastic and a desire to succeed.

DESIRABLE SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

- Knowledge of the Oracle IDM product.
- Broad knowledge of technologies and their intergration.
- PMI certified
- Desire to introduce process improvement activities.

PERSONAL COMPETENCIES:

- Proactive approach, dedicated and committed.
- Able to work in a fast moving environment.
- Calm, confident, logical, analytical.
- An energetic yet structured approach, with a willingness to get involved with other team members in any way necessary to contribute to the success of the Programme.
- A problem solver.