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Are you a Project Manager looking for your next challenge? Could you help drive us toward our centre of excellence?
The role of Project Manager will be to be the point of contact for multiple change projects across the business. Project management responsibilities include the coordination of projects on time and within scope of business ability and resource. You will oversee all aspects of dedicated projects, setting deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarise progress of projects when required. You will be required to support the Project and change team with project admin and create packs and templates for any book of work activities.
The successful candidate will report into the Change Lead to ensure deliverables fall within the applicable Book of Work activities against the company strategy. You will coordinate with all departments to ensure all aspects of projects are achievable against the current work in flight and support with planning and scheduling of projects to achieve success.
Responsibilities
The Role:
Qualifications
Desirable qualifications and experience:
Who are Solus and what can they do for you?
Solus is one of the largest body repair groups in the country, wholly owned by Aviva employing over 1000 expert people across 25 UK locations and have repaired over 700,000 vehicles in the last 15 years.
Excited but not sure you tick every box? We are inclusive - we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are looking for individuals who can grow and support our business and we expect to do the same for you.
We recognise that we can only achieve our vision with the dedication and collaboration of our specialists.This is an excellent time to join a rapidly growing business and help us to shape the future.
What next?
Please apply online and our recruitment team will be in contact within 7 days
Are you a Project Manager looking for your next challenge? Could you help drive us toward our centre of excellence?
The role of Project Manager will be to be the point of contact for multiple change projects across the business. Project management responsibilities include the coordination of projects on time and within scope of business ability and resource. You will oversee all aspects of dedicated projects, setting deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarise progress of projects when required. You will be required to support the Project and change team with project admin and create packs and templates for any book of work activities.
The successful candidate will report into the Change Lead to ensure deliverables fall within the applicable Book of Work activities against the company strategy. You will coordinate with all departments to ensure all aspects of projects are achievable against the current work in flight and support with planning and scheduling of projects to achieve success.
Responsibilities
The Role:
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of multiple projects.
- Support the Change lead to ensure that projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
- Use your skills to develop colleagues into performance driven mindset to ensure projects land well and are embedded into the business operation.
- Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant internal stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
- Ensure resource availability and allocation.
- Develop a detailed project plans to monitor and track progress.
- Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using an agile technique to enhance results on a progressive scale.
- Manage a relationship between relevant stakeholders on behalf of the business area.
- Manage and eliminate risk.
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
- Track project performance, specifically to analyse the successful completion of short and long-term goals.
- Use and continually develop leadership skills.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Develop delivery data on spreadsheets, diagrams and process maps to document needs.
Qualifications
Desirable qualifications and experience:
- Experience with project activity and managing multiple work streams
- Excellent stakeholder management and internal communication skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organisational skills including attention to detail
- Willing to learn and develop new skills in a fast-paced environment
- Prince 2 qualification (preferred but not required)
- Process Improvement
- Planning
- Performance Management
- Verbal Communication
- Written Communication
- Leadership
- Detail-Oriented
- Risk Management
- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Analytical Skills
Who are Solus and what can they do for you?
Solus is one of the largest body repair groups in the country, wholly owned by Aviva employing over 1000 expert people across 25 UK locations and have repaired over 700,000 vehicles in the last 15 years.
- A competitive bonus scheme
- Group income protection with access to a GP and medical advice 24 hours per day for yourself and your family
- Our excellent benefits and rewards packages
- Competitive employer matched pension contributions
- Discounts on Aviva products and services
- Savings and benefits schemes
- Discounts and schemes for electric vehicle purchase for all employees
- Holding several main manufacturer approvals - Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Mini, and Volkswagen
- Well known for prestigious award winning in the industry, customer service, apprenticeships, and IT systems fields
- Links with Thatcham to get the best products and training here in the UK
- We have a variety of locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you.
- We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job.
Excited but not sure you tick every box? We are inclusive - we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are looking for individuals who can grow and support our business and we expect to do the same for you.
We recognise that we can only achieve our vision with the dedication and collaboration of our specialists.This is an excellent time to join a rapidly growing business and help us to shape the future.
What next?
Please apply online and our recruitment team will be in contact within 7 days
