Project Manager - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Project Manager - 12 month Fixed Term Contract
Hybrid working
Remote contracts will be considered for candidates living 50+ miles from our offices in Preston, and occasional travel to Preston, Lancashire will be required.
A glance at the role and LPPA:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Manager to join our Business Change function to work alongside a passionate team of change professionals to help successfully deliver our Change Portfolio through a period of significant business transformation and Continuous Improvement.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our fast paced, collaborative and customer focused business. You will lead on managing multiple key projects and will be responsible for all aspects of project delivery including the management and documentation of requirements, delivery deadlines, effective communication with key stakeholders, project resources, and managing the project budget.
A key part of the role will be to capture the business requirements needed to deliver regulatory and strategic system changes, address business challenges, drive operational efficiencies, pro-actively manage risk and provide critical support to successfully implement change.
What we can offer you:
- Attractive salary of up to £50k DOE
- 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and additional concessionary days, with the ability to 'buy and sell leave.
- Access to an excellent pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme) with generous employer contributions.
Some of what you’ll be doing:

• Support the pensions administration change programme by producing clear business and system requirements, process maps, testing, training & implementation plans
• Identify, manage, and deliver process design changes by conducting business and systems process analysis and design, focusing on quality improvement and operational efficiency
• Provide and support the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying business needs; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; training to ensure maximum value is realised, recognising and capitalising on improvement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organisational changes, and new responsibilities
• Be the interface between the business and IT, translating business requirements into functional specifications. Collaborate closely with developers to implement the requirements, and work with IT and the business to ensure testing of solutions is robust and thorough prior to all system change releases
• Ability to analyse and produce system requirements, including recognising patterns in data and conceptualising processes
• Understand and negotiate needs and expectations of multiple stakeholders
• Prepare clear and timely management information reporting to relevant stakeholders as appropriate
• Develop project plans including agreeing the project scope and timescales with key stakeholders, and maintain all project documentation
• Take ownership of projects and communicate individual accountability to all project stakeholders

What we need from you:

• A proactive, self-motivated team player who can work independently with minimal supervision, manage a high personal workload with multiple deadlines and continually strive for system improvements in quality, efficiency, and presentation
• Proven project management experience and/or project management qualifications, with proven ability to successfully deliver multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, on-time, on-schedule and within budget
  
  • Must have experience in and the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels to understand and document requirements
  • The ability to problem-solve and be confident to present reasoned and convincing arguments to support and/or challenge a proposal
  • Proficiency in MS Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio & Dev Ops)
  • The ability to handle multiple demands in a fast-paced environment
  • Competent with various project management methodologies
  • Ideally a minimum of 5 Years Project Management Experience
  • Experience of managing customer relationships and resolving project risks and issues

• Experience leading, motivating and managing project teams, including internal and external resources, while holding team accountable for performance and deliverables

• Experience in monitoring budgets, project scope, and change control
• Proven delivery of large strategic projects, on time, on schedule and to budget, sometimes multiple projects simultaneously