Project Management Specialist Jobs

The Project Manager is responsible for delivering the project, with authority and responsibility from the Project Board to run the project on a day-to-day basis.

Responsibilities

The project manager, operating within agreed reporting structures, is responsible for:

• Liaison with appointed project assurance representatives to assure the overall direction and integrity of the project
• Adopting and applying appropriate technical and qualitystrategies and standards
• Monitoring overall progress and use of resources, initiating corrective action where necessary
• Managing the production of the required deliverables
• Preparing any follow-on action recommendations
• Reporting through agreed lines on project progress throughhighlight reports and end-stage assessments
• Managing project risks, including the development of contingency plans
• Maintaining an awareness of potential interdependencies with other projects and their impact
• Preparing and maintaining project, stage and exception plans as required
• Managing project administration
• Conducting a project evaluation review to assess how well the project was managed
• Liaison with program related projects to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated
• Adopting any delegation and use of project assurance roles within agreed reporting structures
• Planning and monitoring the project
• Applying change control andconfiguration management processes
• Identifying and obtaining support and advice required for the management, planning and control of the project

Qualifications

• Establish a good working relationship with the Senior Responsible Owner
• Direct, manage and motivate the project team
• Tailor expert knowledge to meet specific circumstances
• Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the project
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Develop and maintain an agreed project plan and detailed stage plans
• Understand and apply business case and risk management processes
• Apply quality management principles and processes
• Plan and manage deployment of physical and financial resources to meet project milestones