Senior Project Manager

Are you able to connect people, technologies and processes to create customer value and support Fujitsu’s customers on their digital journey? Then we are looking for you to join our team as an IT Project Manager! 

In this exciting role you are responsible for managing complex IT Infrastructure Projects within our Defence And National Security Business Unit. You ensure projects are successfully executed and all requirements regarding time, quality and budget are met.
The projects you will be working on are high/medium in complexity and risk, and managed in line with our standard Project- and Program approach. In this role you will be reporting to a Programme Manager.

With your rich experience in managing projects – preferably within the Defence & National Security sector you know how to stand your ground dealing with complex environments and challenging stakeholders. You have a great way of bringing people and responsibilities together and are fully aware of the impact of these projects on the Fujitsu services organization. You will ensure that your financial management is in order, your scope management is adequate and all stakeholders as well as project related risks are also managed effectively by you.

You will have solid experience of delivering Transition and Transformation projects. 

You will be part a team of around 1800 people whose main aim is to deliver a range of Services brilliantly to our customers and in so doing contributing to the realisation of business objectives for both Fujitsu and our Defence and National Security Customers. The Fujitsu DNS Team deliver a range of Programmes, Projects and Services to the Ministry of Defence and other customers and one of our key goals is to deliver consistent high quality with passion. This level of quality give us license to share our points of view and provide thought leadership, which influences our customers.

Your transferable skills and experience:

• Defining project requirements, 
• Managed the agreement process of the project requirements and objectives with the Project Board or appointed project assurance role. 
• Managed the delivery of projects in partnership with the customer and business line to ensure acceptance, closedown and handover to service 
• Operated within defined working practices, ensuring compliance with local project management policy, procedure and methodology where this is in place 
• Gathered status reports of team members across their project and address issues as appropriate 
• Established reporting project Key Performance Indicators to the Project Board through Highlight Reports and stage assessments
• Managed business and project risks and produces an effective plan and risk assessment so that timescales and project costs are understood and underwritten by all by the parties 
• Ensured that formal review procedures are used 
• Managed risks associated with the deliverables of the project 
• Integrated financial data for multiple projects 
• Ensured that the impact on the Business Line Profit & Loss due to project activities within the scope of the project is clearly visible and that all contingency usage is signed-off by the appropriate governance authority e.g. Project Board 
• Accountable for tracking the project costs and supporting Business Units in meeting payment milestones 
• Ensured that the milestone achievements are signed by the customer and relevant invoices are raised 
• The role will ensures that all development teams are conforming to the Engineering Process (following a Scaled Agile Framework), identifying and implementing improvements to this process through CSI and ensuring testing is performed as per the process.  
• More a people role than technical requiring a more social and outgoing role as it requires the individual to inspire the teams
• They role is customer focused as the Engineering Process underpins our development activity. Management of teams ensuring conformance to across all teams to the Engineering Process (end-to-end delivery approach) and enhancing the approach via Continual Service Improvements (CSI). SAFe Program Consultant would be beneficial.

Your benefits:

• 25 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)
• Pension – Double matching contributions of up to 10%
• Life assurance
• Companywide incentive plans
• Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays / travel / dental critical illness and more)
• Perks at work – employee discounts
• Employee assistance programme / virtual GP

Recruitment process

The recruitment process consists of one/two stages of interviews.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Email EMEIArecruitment@fujitsu.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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We are recognised as a responsible and inclusive employer: Not only are we a certified Disability Confident Leader, a Times Top 50 employer for Gender Equality, a Top 75 employer for Social Mobility, accredited with the Living Wage Foundation and a signatory for the Race at Work Charter, but we are also committed to the United Nations standards for LGBTI+ and a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.

We are people centric: Our hybrid work environments enable you to Be Completely You. Our active people-led Inclusive Community networks are representative of all aspects of diversity and are instrumental in enabling and supporting our innovative approach to inclusion.