Project Manager

Pre- sales support

• Engage early with relevant stakeholders to develop projects from concept to implementation.
• Engage with the pre-sales and sales teams to cost and scope project solutions, using relevant tools and methods as required.
• Complete a fully costed proposal including task schedule, resource allocation and cost breakdown with support from the PMO Manager
• Engage early with relevant stakeholders to develop projects from concept to implementation. Delivery
• Ensure new customers projects are delivered to time, task and budget, providing accountability.
• Monitor project financials (costs, cashflow, profitability, invoicing etc) taking action to resolve issues as they arise.
• Monitor project quality and technical performance, understand project level technical performance and quality and how it contributes to the whole.
• Where working in partnership coordinate change control as relevant to the project.
• Take ownership of project completion and transition to other operations as required.
• Manage overall delivery of the project according to required knowledge areas and in line with WWT SE& I methodology Quality
• Ensure the agreed solution is delivered to the required quality standards. Relationships and Communication
• Ensure clients are appraised of project progress and engaged with the project, tailoring the approach to client preferences and needs.
• Act as the single point of contact between WWT and the client.
• Communicate effectively with all key stakeholders on project status and progress.
• Effectively manage all vendors, resources and relevant operations.
• Act as the single point of contact for all projects you are leading.
• Communicate effectively with senior staff on project issues, identifying emerging patterns.
• Engage effectively with all stakeholders at the project level ?

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Financial

• Ensure projects are delivered to agreed baseline budgets, monitoring expenditure throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure projects are accurately costs and resources are used efficiently.
• Maintain a strong financial awareness including. cost control, profitability and estimation.
• Ensure projects are closed and invoicing triggered within agreed deadlines. Problem solving
• Take accountability for appropriate level of escalations solving these where possible, referring these upwards where this is not possible. Teamwork
• Demonstrate confidence and competence working collaboratively in a remote environment, working across internal and external teams in a range of locations Compliance and documentation
• Assist in developing and maintaining organisational process assets including, but not limited to, tools, templates, checklists and playbooks.
• Keep accurate records across agreed project management platforms. Leadership and line management
• This is a technical track post, so there are no formal leadership and management responsibilities. The postholder should, however, provide high quality advice and informal technical mentoring to colleagues as required. Administration

Manage own schedule and administrative requirements.

Person Specification

Knowledge of PM methodology and approaches

• Significant knowledge of core PM methodology, or multiple methodologies. Ability to use these practically and effectively, recognising strengths and weaknesses of the approaches(s). Financial knowledge
• Good knowledge of financial aspects of project management including setting and working to budgets; interpreting financial information; tracking and reporting.