Centrica are going through a fascinating period of change. We're evolving to become a truly purpose-led organisation, helping millions of customers to live more sustainably, simply, and affordably. We truly believe that we have a huge role to play in helping the nation to cut carbon emissions and prepare for a net zero future, and it's a role we are immensely proud of.

An opportunity to play your part

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior IT Project Manager in Service Change Delivery Team to manage the delivery of projects that may have multiple workstreams which all contribute to a single, interrelated set of outcomes for the business.

You will work with all areas of the business including supporting functions to develop a project vision, business case, scope, impact, budget, plan, and organisation to achieve the project vision and business outcomes and benefits. You will own and develop key business and DTS relationships necessary to ensure the business outcomes required from the project, leading a team of people typically in a matrix organization.

Accountabilities

• Assume overall ownership of the project plan, budget, and scope, taking accountability for delivery of the required business outcomes and benefits to time, cost and quality requirements.
• Ensure the project supports key business objectives and is aligned to the DTS and Business Unit strategy
• Support the Change Plan quarterly, annual, and 3-year strategy planning cycle, and to identify any strategic dependencies for resolution
• Establish and run effective project governance to drive decision making, identifying, and removing obstacles to progress, resolving any conflicting stakeholder issues, supported by comprehensive reporting
• Manage the project risks, issues, and dependencies across the workstreams within the project and the wider DTS change agenda, devising mitigating actions where required.
• Direct senior stakeholder communications and change management activity to ensure changes embed within the business organisation to drive benefit realisation in line with the business case
• Manage the delivery and relationships with internal functions (e.g. DTS) and the contractual relationship with third party suppliers
• Lead, coach and motivate the project team, across business functions and the DTS organization to deliver successful project outcomes
• Undertake structured quality assurance and health check reviews of projects as required

Skills and experience

• Experience of developing effective working relationships at all levels across the business, partnered with strong business and change acumen
• Experience with complex project integrations
• Experience within Utilities / Telco
• Experience of developing effective working relationships at all levels across the business, partnered with strong business and change acumen
• Proven experience in governance, prioritisation, project management, and assurance
• Experience delivering projects in an environment where both waterfall and agile methodologies co-exist
• IT control frameworks e.g. COBIT, ITIL, and methodologies / standards CMMI, PRINCE program and project management etc

Education: Ideally Educated to Degree 1st / 2nd class honours or equivalent experience

Location : We have a flex first policy that allows you to work from home, but you will be expected to work from the Windsor office as required

We are proud to be recognised as a disability-confident employer. Our customers come from a variety of different backgrounds, and so do we. We hire great people from all walks of life, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. We will continue championing inclusivity while investing in our local communities to create a better, more sustainable world for everyone. We are incredibly proud to have been recognised by The Times for being one of the Top 50 Employers for Women.

Our people are the beating heart of our business. We are incredibly proud of our commitment to being FlexFirst. From childcare to furry friends, we listened to our people and understood that they work best when they are comfortable and have a flexible working model that suits their individual needs.

We have tailored our well-being & benefits package around our employees as follows:

• Competitive salary and bonus potential
• Car allowance
• Employee Energy Allowance at 15% of the government price cap
• Pension scheme
• Electric car lease scheme
• 25 days holiday allowance, public holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 additional days
• Excellent range of flexible benefits, including technology vouchers & travel insurance

We are committed to creating a cleaner and greener future. And we're making big changes to help us get there. That means cutting customers' emissions and our own to reach net zero. And because our people are the beating heart of our business, we will continue to champion inclusivity, develop future skills, and invest in our local communities to create a better world for everyone. As part of our reforestation project with WeForest , for every new employee that joins our family, we plant trees in underprivileged areas in Tanzania to offer farming and wildlife economy opportunities for locals.

At Centrica we embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. To build a more sustainable future, we need the best team - a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed. We are dedicated in helping to close the diversity gap and would love to see more females, people of colour and LGBTQ+ employees, as well as those from a variety of cultures and ethnicity to veterans and the differently abled. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a big part of who we are, we are not looking for people to fit into our culture but to add to it!

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This role is being handled by the Centrica recruitment team and NO agency contact is required.