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Project Manager

McGregor Boyall
Posted a day ago, valid for 4 days
Location

London, Greater London EC2V7NQ, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • My client, a leading logistics firm, is seeking skilled Project Managers for a complex technology transformation project.
  • Candidates should have proven experience in project management, specifically in technology projects, with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
  • The role involves responsibilities such as project and financial management, status reporting, and risk management.
  • Key skills required include tenacity, proactive initiative, effective communication, and strong stakeholder management abilities.
  • The salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience.

My client are a leading logistics ffirm who are embarking on a key, complex, and strategic project that requires skilled Project Managers to lead the technology transformation.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Project Management: Monitor and control the current phase, including defining, owning, and managing the overall plan.
  • Financial Management: Manage finances, including forecasting and actuals, risks & issues, and resources.
  • Status Reporting: Provide regular updates on project status.
  • Technology Delivery: Define and own the Technology Delivery model and plan for subsequent phases (design, build, test, deploy).
  • Delivery Planning: Develop detailed delivery project plans, including activities, schedules, effort, and resources.
  • Cost Management: Create and manage the cost model, ensuring supplier proposals cover all aspects of delivery.
  • Risk Management: Identify and manage assumptions, dependencies, and risks.
  • Business Case Input: Provide high-level inputs into the Business Case.
  • Project Execution: Manage the Technology Delivery model and plan following Business Case approval.

Key Skills & Attributes:

  • Tenacity: Demonstrates persistence and determination.
  • Proactive: Takes initiative and drives project forward.
  • Ownership: Takes responsibility and works independently with limited supervision.
  • Communication: Effective written and verbal communication skills, up to Director level.
  • Stakeholder Management: Ability to manage relationships with various stakeholders, both inside and outside the project team.

Qualifications:

  • Proven experience in project management, particularly in technology projects within central functions/group functions.
  • Strong financial management skills.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
  • Ability to work independently and drive projects to completion.

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.