Senior Project Manager (Agile / SCRUM, SDLC / Waterfall)
Methods are recruiting for a Senior Project Managerto join on a permanent basis.
The post holder will be Home-based (this role will require regular UK travel and at times need you to stay away from home).
Methods:
Since our establishment in 1990, Methods has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK.
Our mission is to improve and safeguard public-facing services. We apply digital thinking to ensure the future of our public services is centred around our citizens.
Our human touch sets us apart from other consultancies, system integrators and software houses - we have a customer-centric value system whereby we focus on delivering what is right for our clients.
We passionately support our clients in the success of their projects while working collaboratively to share skill sets and solve problems. At Methods we have fun while working hard; we are not afraid of making mistakes and learning from them.
Requirements
The Senior Project Manager will:
- The Project Manager will manage the end-to-end delivery of projects assuring the successful delivery across multiple disciplines.
- Leading the development of the overall project approach.
- Collaborate in the planning of projects/programs ensuring effective collaboration with all colleagues and teams.
- Understand high-level technical design and be able to facilitate debate and drive decisions on appropriate solutions.
- To ensure relevant stakeholders and team members are engaged throughout, processes and timelines are agreed upon and communicated to ensure successful project delivery.
- They will ensure the project is commercially viable and will deliver value, considering the impacts and opportunities for existing services.
- They will manage stakeholders, maintain the pace for delivery and work with multi-disciplinary teams.
- They will foster collaboration across internal boundaries.
- Manage projects end-to-end, ensuring delivery to agreed parameters of quality, time and cost.
- Manage plans, risks, issues, and dependencies with effective escalation where necessary, owning them until they are resolved.
- Manage team dynamics, encouraging collaboration and shared ownership throughout the team. Deal with conflict and help establish a positive team culture.
- Actively manage change and governance for their projects, taking all cross-project impacts into account.
- Manage integration and co-ordination with other delivery teams and departmental governance.
- Track and manage project progress and budget, providing helpful and accurate reporting to more senior project managers and/or governance boards.
Ideal candidates will demonstrate:
- Previous experience of delivering projects within a complex and dynamic environment, supporting multiple projects such across multiple disciplines.
- Able to build successful delivery teams and understand team styles and how people work together
- Able to maintain, influence and motivate a team
- Able to create an open and collaborative environment to work in, be flexible, adaptable
- Previous experience of a full project lifecycle and a track record of managing multiple initiatives concurrently.
- Strong knowledge in SDLC Methodologies, Agile, SCRUM, SDLC / Waterfall
- Specialist knowledge of project management methods and approaches in a large scale and complex environment
Benefits
Methods is passionate about its people; we want our colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy.
By joining us you can expect
- Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
- Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society
- Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership
- A supportive and collaborative environment
As well as this, we offer:
Development access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme and training
Wellness 24/7 Confidential employee assistance programme
Social - office parties, pizza Friday and commitment to charitable causes
Time off 25 days a year
Pension Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
Discretionary Company Bonus based on company and individual performance
Life Assurance of 4 times base salary
Private Medical Insurance