Hybrid Project Manager

at Methods

• Job title: Project Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: SDLC
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Project Manager managing public sector projects to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions at Methods IT Services Consultancy. Leading delivery teams and ensuring successful project outcomes with client engagement.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects end-to-end, ensuring delivery to agreed parameters of quality, time and cost.
• Lead the development of the overall project approach, utilising project methodologies, techniques ensuring effective collaboration with all colleagues and teams.
• Understand high-level technical & digital design and be able to facilitate debate and drive decisions on appropriate solutions.
• Ensure relevant stakeholders and team members are engaged throughout, processes and timelines are agreed upon and communicated to ensure successful project delivery.
• Ensure the project is commercially viable and will deliver value, considering the impacts and opportunities for existing services.
• Manage stakeholders, maintain the pace for delivery and work with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Foster collaboration across project and internal boundaries.
• 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 project and programme governance.
• Track and manage project progress and budget, providing helpful and accurate reporting to more senior project managers and/or governance boards.
• Contribute to business development, i.e. extensions, further work opportunities
• Contribute to the development of new products and services and evolve existing products and services in line with market knowledge and company capability
• Contribute to and support internal change projects
• Actively participate in Communities of Practice

Requirements

• Previous experience of delivering projects within a complex and dynamic environment, supporting multiple projects such across multiple disciplines.
• Previous experience of a full project lifecycle and a track record of managing multiple initiatives concurrently.
• Strong knowledge in project Methodologies, Prince 2, Agile, SCRUM, SDLC / Waterfall
• Specialist knowledge of digital and technology project management methods and approaches in a large scale and complex environment
• Able to build successful delivery teams and understand team styles and how people work together
• Able to maintain, influence and motivate a team

Benefits

• 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
• Development – access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme, and training
• Wellness – 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme
• Flexible Working – including home working and part time
• Social – office parties, breakfast Tuesdays, monthly pizza Thursdays, Thirsty Thursdays, and commitment to charitable causes
• Time Off – 25 days of annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy 5 extra days each year
• Volunteering – 2 paid days per year to volunteer in our local communities or within a charity organisation
• 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 – which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
• Worldwide Travel Insurance – which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Travel – season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme