Project Manager (Contract)
Posted 6 days ago by Codec
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Summary: The Project Manager role is a hybrid position based in Belfast or Dublin, requiring an experienced professional to manage all aspects of projects from pre-sales to operational support. The successful candidate will work closely with the PMO team, Codec team, and clients, ensuring project delivery aligns with scope, budget, and schedule. Responsibilities include managing complex projects, maintaining project data, and addressing client engagement considerations. The role demands strong communication skills and the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage all aspects of the projects from pre-sales through implementation and handover to operational support.
- Provide a single point of accountability as the primary point of contact for the projects.
- Manage larger and more complex projects and may be responsible for multiple projects with several customers in parallel.
- Maintain project data, planning and forecasting in Codec’s PM tool Projector.
- Manage projects to agreed scope, budget & schedule, applying the defined change management processes when required.
- Identify and manage inter-dependencies with other projects.
- Work with the internal Codec Governance structures, including the PMO, Resource Management Office (RMO) and Senior Leadership Team in addressing client engagement considerations in a respectful and timely manner, and ensuring that the organisation maintains a positive image and provides high-quality services.
- Formulate and update project plans and maintain project schedules.
- Identify, document and manage project risks, assumptions, issues & dependencies (RAID) implementing mitigating actions to address same.
- Report project progress in line with organisation policies and procedures.
- Estimate project costs as required.
- Achieve PMO project quality gates.
- Manage project milestones and deliverables.
- Manage project resources.
Key Skills:
- Minimum of 3 years relevant experience.
- Experience working with large public/private organisations, delivering custom enterprise business applications projects and understanding the needs of these customers.
- Experience of working with Microsoft Azure Cloud, Dynamics and data based projects.
- Good technical understanding of the Microsoft technology stack.
- Experience of project delivery in the government, higher education or financial services sectors.
- Experience of managing client facing engagements and controlling projects higher than €1M + in value (advantageous).
- Certification in Prince II, PMI, or equivalent project management methodology (advantageous).
- Degree level qualification, preferably in IT, Computer Science, or related field (advantageous).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Results focused; competitive drive and ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work on own initiative in a fast-paced environment.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Ability to prioritise and multi-task within the role.
- Excellent business and financial acumen with strong analytical ability.
- Good judgement and decision-making skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
We are currently recruiting a Project Manager. This role is a hybrid role, based in Belfast or Dublin. As an experienced and seasoned project manager, you’ll join the PMO team and work with us, the wider Codec team, and our customers closely. This role is a hybrid, meaning the location of the work will be a combination of remote working, onsite with the client and working from the Codec office.
Key Responsibilites: Manage all aspects of the projects from pre-sales through implementation and handover to operational support. Provide a single point of accountability as the primary point of contact for the projects. Manage larger and more complex projects and may be responsible for multiple projects with several customers in parallel. Maintain project data, planning and forecasting in Codec’s PM tool Projector. Manage projects to agreed scope, budget & schedule, applying the defined change management processes when required. Identify and manage inter-dependencies with other projects. Work with the internal Codec Governance structures, including the PMO, Resource Management Office (RMO) and Senior Leadership Team in addressing client engagement considerations in a respectful and timely manner, and ensuring that the organisation maintains a positive image and provides high-quality services Formulate and update project plans and maintain project schedules. Identify, document and manage project risks, assumptions, issues & dependencies (RAID) implementing mitigating actions to address same. Report project progress in line with organisation policies and procedures. Estimate project costs as required. Achieve PMO project quality gates. Manage project milestones and deliverables. Manage project resources.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise: Required Skills: Minimum of 3 years relevant experience. Experience working with large public/private organisation’s, delivering custom enterprise business applications projects and understanding the needs of these customers. Experience of working with Microsoft Azure Cloud, Dynamics and data based projects. Good technical understanding of the Microsoft technology stack. Experience of project delivery in the government, higher education or financial services sectors. Advantageous: Experience of managing client facing engagements and controlling projects higher than €1M + in value. Certification in Prince II, PMI, or equivalent project management methodology. Degree level qualification, preferably in IT, Computer Science, or related field. Skills/Behavioural Competencies: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Results focused; competitive drive and ability to work under pressure. Ability to work on own initiative in a fast-paced environment. Keen attention to detail. Ability to prioritise and multi-task within the role. Excellent business and financial acumen with strong analytical ability. Good judgement and decision-making skills.