Technical Project Manager

" Winners of Working Families’ ‘Best UK employer for Flexible Working Award 2020’, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life"
We at the Huntsman Group are now actively looking for someone to join our clients IT & Transformations growing team.
Technical Project Manager
Hours: 09:00 – 17:00, Monday to Friday (35 hours per week)
Department: IT PMO
Location: Liverpool
Salary Neg DOE - up to £50k
Benefits:
25 days’ annual leave
Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
Flexible, agile and home working
BUPA
Permanent health insurance
Flexible pension scheme
Medicash
EAP with access to counselling
Enhanced family leave policies
Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back-up care per year
Life assurance
Annual travel season ticket loan
Dress for your day policy
Bespoke training and development opportunities
Financial contribution towards home working equipment
Role overview
What we are looking for
Our project delivery team have been recognised as best in class with a firmly established PMO and this position provides an excellent opportunity for enthusiastic and motivated Project Managers with a minimum of two years’ experience of Technical Project delivery.
Experience within the Legal field is beneficial but by no means necessary. The role is best suited to those with a keen interest in working with technology, cyber security and / or managing change and reducing waste utilising the Lean Six Sigma methodology. 
Key candidates are individuals capable of running multiple projects simultaneously, keeping a firm grip on all activities, managing risks, issues, and budgets (project budgets can range from zero for internal delivery pieces up to £1m+ for major change pieces) and identifying and requesting the necessary resources to deliver the work.
Working with a wide range or stakeholders, often with differing objectives, you will need to demonstrate organisational, problem solving and negotiation skills.  You will need to be an effective leader able to set clear expectations whilst at the same time be persuasive and reassuring.  You will know when to escalate issues and be confident in doing so.
You must be capable of communicating effectively with all stakeholders within the business, establishing and running project board meetings with the Head of IT, IT & Operations Director, and our Chief Operating Officer along with other Directors, Partners, and senior stakeholders.
Introduction to the role:
Our client have embarked upon an ambitious consolidation and upgrade roadmap and current projects include the migration of our entire infrastructure into the Cloud, migrating their DMS (iManage) to a SAAS offering, upgrading their finance systems (Aderant) and replacing the business-wide HR platform with a new solution (Ceridian Day Force).  They are also working on several cyber security projects.
Along with the above, they have a portfolio of circa 25 further projects in the pipeline for kick off this financial year and are looking to extend  their project management team to help with the delivery of this challenging, complex, and interesting workload.
As a team, you will responsible for the full delivery lifecycle of their projects, from initial kick off meetings, requirements capture, testing, delivery, business readiness, rollout and finally, handover to BAU support.  Outside of the wider IT Change and Ops team, they work closely with others within the business including the legal business groups, Learning & Development, Internal Communications, Finance & Operations.
They have no in-house development, rather they focus on working with suppliers who provide them with specialist software services configured to meet their needs.  
Project Managers are responsible for the management of the suppliers along with ensuring that the defined solution meets the internal stakeholders needs.
The broad range of support they provide means that the role that of a Project Manager is a varied and challenging one.  Because of the variety of their work they do not adhere to a specific methodology – rather, they work to suit the needs of the project and the delivery team on a per project basis as they see fit. 
They do, however, follow a formal delivery process for documentation, reporting and governance.
Introduction to the team:
The IT Delivery, Change and Operations Teams are a group of more than fifty individuals covering multiple specialisms.  Based across Liverpool, Manchester, London and Singapore, the team are responsible for the strategy, planning, delivery, cyber security, service management and 24/7 support of all IT Services to almost 1,000 staff globally within their £100m+ turnover firm.
Sitting at the heart of this wider team, the PMO currently comprises six Project Managers, five business analysts, three QA analysts and a PMO analyst.  They are responsible for the planning and delivery of all IT projects across the board and our work touches every part of the business.  Alongside this, we also work with the business to deliver continuous improvement utilising Lean Six Sigma methodology to ensure that we are keeping internal processes lean and therefore providing best value for our clients.
A close-knit team who work exceptionally well together and we’re proud of the ethos they have developed.  They work hard and take delight in their achievements – however, they strive for continuous improvement and look to each other to share and learn as they go.
Key responsibilities:
Project Initiation:
Working with the PMO Analyst, ensure projects are set-up and initiated consistent with project governance
Working with Portfolio Team, facilitate the definition of high-level customer requirements to produce project initial project scope, goals, and deliverables
Along with our IT Business Co-Ordinator, develop a deep understanding of the necessary budget for the project for business approval
Develop the necessary Project Brief for review and approval with the key delivery team
Supplier Onboarding:
Work with Risk and Compliance, Cyber Security & Finance Teams to onboard suppliers
Carry out contractual reviews with in-house legal team and suppliers
Complete SOW reviews with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure all requirements are met and any variables are acceptable
Project Delivery:
Along with the Business Analysis & Quality Assurance Teams, work with internal stakeholders to capture detailed requirements and test cases
Work with suppliers to review requirements and understand & document and gaps / risks / required process changes etc.
Develop and agree initial project plans with all parties including external suppliers
Identify appropriate resources and assign responsibilities
Manage project tasks and resources to carry out the work and ensure quality of delivery
Host daily stand ups and weekly project review meetings with project delivery team (including external suppliers)
Manage project expenditure against budget
Manage fluctuations in project timescales – replanning where necessary
Manage scope creep with internal stakeholders and suppliers
Work with infrastructure team to prepare for rollout
Undertake lessons learnt sessions at necessary junctures within the project timeline and feedback to peers
Risk & Issue Management
Identify and track risks to the project and work to mitigate where possible
Identify early impending issues and escalate for assistance to the project board when necessary
Communication
Draw up weekly highlight reports to project board and stakeholders
Host and minute weekly steering groups for larger projects
Prepare and host monthly project boards for all projects
Business Readiness   
Work with fellow Project Managers, Infrastructure Managers and PMO Analyst to control the delivery of change into the business
Work with Internal Communications to prepare the business for upcoming change
Working with Learning and Development to develop relevant training packages
Support the team in delivering training where necessary
Work with IT Support Desk to ensure they’re onboard with changes to allow them to best support colleagues
Support the business post go live
Next Steps
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