Senior Technology Project Manager
Location: UK Flexible
Permanent Contract
Hours per week: 35 (typically Mon – Fri)
Salary Range: £52,191 - £67,081 (plus £3,344 Inner London Weighting, if applicable) per annum
The British Red Cross are looking for a Senior Technology Project Manager in our Technology Department. Can you successfully advance the delivery of ambitious multi-disciplinary design projects? We’re looking for an experienced project expert to actively improve our processes and approach, driving both delivery excellence and efficiency in our business. Does this sound like you? If so, then please read on…
A day in the life of our Senior Technology Project Manager
The Senior Technology Project Manager role is crucial for improving the capability of delivering project and programmes in the Delivery Team of the Technology Department.
Expertise in project delivery is key. You’ll be responsible (and accountable) for overseeing, planning, executing, and completing various concurrent projects within the Technology Portfolio Delivery Plan. Your goal will be to meet all project objectives within scope, time, quality, and cost.
You’ll confidently engage with stakeholders along the project journey. You’ll manage expectations at each stage of the process of analysis and delivery. Overcoming resistance when you meet it, you’ll ensure stakeholders are proactively managed and engaged with. This will enable the successful delivery of project outputs. You’ll role model the spirit of collaboration and build constructive, aligned and mutually beneficial relationships.
Part of the role is to coach and mentor Project Managers or Specialists within the Delivery Team. You’ll regularly engage with team members to discuss ideas and keep them informed of organisational plans and developments. You’ll ensure all team members appreciate their responsibilities and objectives. You’ll ensure they have the skills and knowledge they need to meet their objectives and arrange training / up-skilling as needed.
You’ll be instrumental in managing organisational change and transformation. You’ll drive efficiencies and provide analysis of the impact of proposed business changes. You’ll ensure training needs, and a communication plan are incorporated into projects.
This role might be for you if…
- Qualifications: Current project management certification (Agile, Prince2, APMG, PMP or equivalent).
- You have significant and up-to-date technical knowledge and skills in project and programme management techniques, processes, and controls.
- You can work with both agile and traditional project management principles and practices. You can adopt them together to fit a project and business environment.
- You thrive when managing fast-paced, dynamic and/or ambiguous projects, programmes or portfolios, often with competing priorities, multiple interdependencies and stakeholders.
- You have experience of business change management and delivering positive change through critical thinking and problem solving, including user communications.
- You have line management experience supporting small teams.
- You have experience of producing detailed project documents including project plans, schedules, end of project and lessons learnt documents.
Interested? Closing date for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 20th October 2024 with interviews to be held soon after. Early submission of completed applications is advised as we may close the advert early if there is a sufficient volume of strong applications.
In return for your dedication and expertise, you’ll get:
- Holidays: 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + option to buy 5 extra days (per annum)
- Pension scheme: Up to 6% contributory pension
- Flexible working: We do our best to accommodate your preferred work style
- Learning & Development: Wide range of career opportunities + comprehensive learning
- Discounts: Access to Blue Light Discount Card and employee benefits platform
- Wellbeing Assistance: Access to mental health and wellbeing assistance
- Team Working: Champion our mission in a collaborative team
- Cycle2Work: Lease a bicycle through the scheme
- Season ticket loan: Interest-free loan for commuting expenses
At The British Red Cross, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff and volunteers. We remain dedicated to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination. We do this through regular data reporting, and the assistance of our internal Race and Equality Network (REEN), LGBT+ Network, our Disability and Wellness Network (DAWN), Gender Network, Carers Network and Youth Network.
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