Technical Project Manager

Location: Hybrid with travel to either Kidlington or Southampton

Day rate: £550 per day outside of IR35

12 month contract

A public sector organisation based in Kidlington or Southampton are looking for a Technical Project Manager for the professional management of ICT Projects including assets & resources within Project scope. To ensure that Projects are well managed and controlled to make most efficient use of allocated resources, and maximise delivery of business benefits within Projects, Programmes and/or wider Portfolio.

Working with the Technical Programme Manager and other senior executives & business representatives, you would be responsible for the development and maintenance of the allocated Project to ensure the technical development/delivery, resourcing and vendor management planning is up to date and accurate.

The knowledge or skills required in the role are as follows:

Subject matter expert in the management of ICT Projects.

Experienced ICT Project Manager having managed ICT projects in a similarly complex environment using an industry recognised approach such as PRINCE 2, including the following range of knowledge and skills:

Proficient in Budgets - Principles, methods, techniques and tools for the preparation and monitoring of budgets to minimise costs and ensure cost effectiveness.

Proficient in Project Management - Principles, methods, techniques and tools for the effective management of a programme of projects and related activities through to the successful achievement of planned business benefits.

Proficient in Resource Allocation - The effective and efficient deployment of resources, including reassessment and reallocation in a dynamic multi-project environment, to achieve optimum results.

Project Risk Management - The effective and efficient management of risk within the project.

Has an industry wide understanding of IT Architecture, Networks, Cloud Technologies & Infrastructure.

Expert in Project Planning and Control Techniques Methods and techniques associated with planning and monitoring progress of projects e.g. product / work breakdown structures, baselining, critical path analysis, earned value, resource analysis, conflict resolution.

Expert in Project Management Tools to assist in the project management process by automating mechanical tasks such as scheduling, resource balancing, and time recording. Tools and techniques for risk management e.g. Project Workbench, Microsoft Project.

Good communication skills - written and oral, customer focussed, team-worker, who is a flexible, adaptable, problem solver and able to work systematically and with little direct supervision.

Experience of developing and delivering projects in similar sized & complex organisations.

Proven experience of managing staff in a matrix structure during significant organisational and structural change.

A full UK driving licence is considered essential