Senior Project Manager
Posted 3 days ago by Hays
£57,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Senior Project Manager involves overseeing concurrent large and technically complex ICT projects within the Education sector. This fixed-term contract position requires a candidate with experience in managing multiple complex projects and developing strategies to mitigate risks. The successful applicant will lead a small team and engage with senior stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment and successful project delivery. The position is based in Southampton and offers flexible working arrangements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage multiple complex ICT projects and programmes.
- Develop strategies to identify and mitigate potential project risks.
- Oversee technical projects and ensure strategic alignment with stakeholders.
- Lead and manage an IT team while engaging senior business stakeholders.
- Present project outcomes and products at meetings.
- Ensure effective communication at all levels.
Key Skills:
- Experience in app development and software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Ability to deliver complex technical solutions.
- Hands-on experience in overseeing testing and project presentations.
- Strong team leadership and technical experience.
- Excellent communication skills.
Salary (Rate): £57,000.00 yearly
City: Southampton
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Project Management
We are working with an organisation, in the Education sector, who are looking for a Senior Project Manager to deliver on concurrent large/ technically complex ICT projects and programmes that deliver long term, strategy aligned outcomes. The role is a fixed term contract for 18 months.
Your Role
If you have experience of managing multiple complex projects, then this will be a great opportunity for you. You will need experience in developing strategies to identify potential risks in a project and develop plans to mitigate. The role will require involvement in technical projects, and you will gain strategic alignment from stakeholders to progress. You will understand the steps needed to fulfil a task and evaluate the outcome. A senior level opportunity whereby you will lead the delivery of exciting projects across an education environment, and work with a small team to complete this.
Role and responsibilities:
- Relevant experience - app development, SDLC (software development lifecycle)
- Experience delivering complex technical solutions
- Hands on - e.g. oversee testing, present about products at meetings
- Need to be able to lead and manage an IT team and engage senior business stakeholders.
- Need good technical experience, team leadership, can get stuck in.
- Good communicator at all levels.
- Not suitable for a director level person
Further details:
Salary between £45,000 - £57,000
Flexible working, 1 or 2 days on site in Southampton
18 month Fixed term contract
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