Project Manager - Contract

EMEA
International Operations
Birmingham
Contractor

Eversheds Sutherland are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to join our existing Project delivery team. You will be reporting to the Programme Manager for Finance & HR systems and responsible for the day to day delivery of a number of high profile/critical projects.

Key Responsibilities:

·       Responsible for the full project lifecycle through design, planning, build, deployment and lessons learned.

·       Responsible for the day to day management of 3rd parties and internal team members working on the delivery of the project.

·       Creation and ownership of MS project plans, identify and understand dependencies and ensure realistic delivery dates. Report progress against baseline for key milestones.

·       Creation and ownership of the project RAID log, responsible for the ensuring the resolution of all issues and the identification of mitigations for risks.

·       Responsible for ensuring engagement of key stakeholders and keeping them engaged and up to date with project progress.

·       Understand and communicate technical solutions and designs to both technical and non-technical audiences.

·       Working closely with IT, business and 3rd party vendors to understand requirements and deliver effective designs.

·       Responsible for reporting of the project status, planning and budget management.

·       Manage, motivate and monitor cross functional teams.

·       Responsible of handover of solutions to support teams (internal and external) as part of service introduction along with production of relevant handover documentation.

This opportunity is closed to applications.