Senior Project Manager - 6 Months Contract

About The Role
Team – Project Services
Working Pattern - Hybrid – 2 days per week in the Vitality Bournemouth Office. Full time, 35 hours per week. 
Top 3 skills needed for this role:

• Stakeholder management
• Risk management
• Good communication and planning skills

What this role is all about:
As Senior Project Manager (SPM) you will be dependable for executing change within the time, budget and scope for high value or complex project deliveries. You will also provide creative solutions to manage ongoing change requirements through the life of the project.  
Key Actions:
Project Management

• Proactively engage with key stakeholders to baseline budget, time and scope for projects under management
• Effective management of Change requests to budget, time and or scope
• Management of multiple initiatives simultaneously if required
• Agree and define roles and responsibilities for key stakeholders and resources under management
• Establish the project governance model, team structures and practices, and working relationships, and work with the PMO to improve and enhance the wider Change management framework
• Establish milestones, activities and plans, and manage performance against them
• Produce and manage budget and resource plans for the project and continually update these through the duration of the project
• Manage, document and escalate cost, risk and scope issues with the Head of Portfolio or Sponsor
• Follow the project methodology, practices and procedures appropriate for the particular project but still in line with PMO guiding principles
• Work with external vendors and outsourced providers
• Provide effective status updates to key stakeholders
• Identify, evaluate and document ‘lessons learned’ during the project. Communicate best practices and lessons learned to project team members and other teams as appropriate

Essential Skills needed to fulfil this role:

• IT or Business-related qualifications or equivalent professional experience
• Has a close link to wider industry practices & the Project Management profession
• Experience line managing or coaching Project Managers at different levels
• Significant experience working with stakeholders at all levels within an organisation
• Experience working within a complex matrix management environment
• Has coached others in the proficient use of Project Management artefacts and effective delivery of planning outcomes
• Has led on large and complex programmes of work
• Experience working in Agile, Waterfall, and Strategic Project environments
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to multitask in an effective and organised manner
• Excellent knowledge of Project Management approaches and methodologies

So, what’s in it for you?

• Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
• A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
• Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
• Life Assurance – Four times annual salary

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. 
Who We Are
At Vitality, everything we do is driven by our core purpose. To make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives through our market-leading health and life insurance and the Vitality Programme. We empower our members to take control of their wellness and develop long-term healthy habits.
Diversity & Inclusion
We’re committed to diversity and inclusion because it’s good for our employees, for our business, and for society. To learn more please visit our Careers page.
Vitality’s approach to sustainability
Vitality is a business that drives positive change. We reward people for making and sustaining healthier choices. But healthy people also need a healthy environment. To learn more please visit our Careers page.
About The Company
Vitality is a multi award-winning UK insurance brand, here to make the world a healthier, happier place.
As a brand with a challenger mindset, anyone who can show us a better way to do things is someone we want to work with. So when you join us, expect a positive environment and plenty of opportunities to grow your career. You’ll also have some brilliant teammates to support you and a dynamic work schedule to build your skills.
Hybrid and flexible working is also a key part of our organisational setup. So there’s no need to ask. Let’s talk about it at interview stage, so we can make your role work for your lifestyle. 
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. If you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible.