Hybrid Project Manager

at IAG Cargo

• Job title: Project Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Project Manager in the IAG Cargo Transformation Office, collaborating on transformational change programs. Focused on planning and delivering core projects in a hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities

• Focus on the planning and delivery of core transformational projects, in line with internal control and financial guidelines.
• Consistently deliver projects against prescribed criteria and standards, supporting an environment where all aspects of delivery (i.e. progress/issues/risks/resources) are effectively managed.
• Proactively identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies at a project level, leveraging project management and relationship-building skills to achieve this.
• Present an accurate view of transformation delivery at project level, ensuring change control is managed tightly.
• With support, identify and facilitate trade-offs within and outside areas of delivery responsibility as appropriate.
• Support effective resource planning at a project level, working closely with Transformation and wider business resource owners to support effective allocation of common resources and skills.
• Ensure effective communication to all project stakeholders and, with support, to other parts and levels of the organisation.
• Report project progress against change targets and identify effective mitigation to address gaps identified at a project level.
• Comply with standardised IAG Cargo project management principles, techniques, methods and tools.
• Support effective relationship and supplier management with external suppliers.
• Support embedding of change into the organisation at all levels through effective business change planning and implementation, at project level.
• Contribute to strong working relationships with project sponsors, accountable business owners and senior managers, within the agreed project delivery remit.
• Lead and deliver process improvement initiatives by analysing, redesigning, and implementing efficient, customer-focused business processes using Lean/Six Sigma methodologies across multiple projects, inc facilitation of workshops as required.

Requirements

• Proven project management and planning experience, demonstrated by a successful track record of managing change projects to cost, quality and time.
• Experience of planning and delivering business change activities at a project level.
• Experience of owning and driving effective identification and mitigation of risks, issues and dependencies on projects, with support from other colleagues.
• Solid stakeholder management skills, with a focus on immediate project-level colleagues, and with support to include senior management, operational staff, and external suppliers to achieve required outcomes.
• Experience of working within, or alongside, a Programme Management Office (PMO), support effective governance, planning and progress reporting.
• Exposure to and understanding of end-to-end business case development and approvals process for projects, in large, matrix-style organisations.
• Financially literate with understanding of core budget management principles; ability to apply on real-life projects and develop effective relationships with Finance and Reporting colleagues.
• A track record of effective knowledge management and learning at project level, to support continuous improvement.
• A developing understanding of how to manage external suppliers and end-to-end procurement processes.
• Experience of working in simple and more complex (e.g. hybrid) project teams of internal/contractor resources.
• Experience from the aviation and/or logistics sectors would be a bonus but is not essential; experience of working on complex IT projects and fast-paced, changeable environments with new technology/product highly desirable.
• Proficient in MS Office and comfort in using Excel, Powerpoint, MS Project to enable day-to-day project delivery requirements.

Benefits

• A hybrid environment with 3 days a week in the office and two from home.
• Access to brilliant staff travel benefits including unlimited basic and premium standby tickets on British Airways and group airlines.
• Up to 30 discounted ‘Hotline’ airfares per year for yourself, friends, and family.
• Flexible bank holiday policy- Individuals not on shift have the flexibility to swap the statutory public holidays, with the days you choose to take off instead.
• All our colleagues get access to LinkedIn learning and Rosetta Stone Language courses.
• Free onsite gym facility as well as access to the UNMIND app and a community of Mental Health First Aiders.
• Access to discounts on Apple, Cinema tickets and loads of other goodies through Perks at work.