Project Manager

Cobalt Recruitment

Job Description

Cobalt Recruitment are urgently recruiting for a Project Manager to join an exciting and dynamic London Borough Department and lead and ensure delivery of the Environment Service programmes.

This contract is for a 6 Month period and an immediate/quick start is preferred. The suitable candidate will be required:

To manage all elements of allocated projects from scoping through to implementation and review, including issues of change management.

To ensure that projects remain on course to deliver the planned aims and objectives

Through the Assistant Director Finance & Resources, DMT and Project Boards to ensure effective alignment with other key projects within the department’s programme.

Description of Duties:

In conjunction with the Assistant Director Finance & Resources to be responsible for ensuring that agreement is reached with the Project Sponsor and Programme Board in relation to the project requirements in the following areas :-

o Business case and Scope of the project
o Membership of the project team
o Resources required for effective delivery of the project
o Timescale tolerance
o Budget tolerance
o Objectives and deliverables of the project
o Success and quality assurance measures

To identify and develop options for re-modelling services provided by the department as part of the project business case

To be responsible for developing a detailed project plan and to ensure agreement is reached between partners, stakeholders and work stream managers as to outcomes, deliverables and content.

To identify and report on the impact of potential service changes on users of services.

To be responsible for ensuring that the plan is implemented within budget and timescale tolerances and where necessary to negotiate and agree any necessary changes

To be responsible for tracking progress of the project, raising and resolving matters of risk and conflict as they arise. To escalate these issues to the Assistant Director Finance & Resources as appropriate.

To co-ordinate and manage the project team and its resources, ensuring that skills and expertise are employed to maximise the success of the project.

To be responsible for keeping managers and stakeholders informed of progress and to submit routine and highlight reports to the programme manager and project board as appropriate.

To respond appropriately to problems encountered in the course of the project and to present options for solutions to the Assistant Director Finance & Resources and Project Sponsor.

To attend the Departmental Management Team to present issues relating to the projects as required

To be responsible for ensuring that at all project stages there is a process of agreement, acceptance and sign-off from the relevant operational and business communities and in particular to ensure that the quality measures in place are adhered to.

To be responsible for ensuring that an effective information and communication structure is in place and that key staff, managers, residents and elected members have the ability to engage and be informed at all stages of project implementation.

To apply existing knowledge and expertise (either professional or service orientated) to new service areas in order to identify risks and opportunities for improvements

Please apply now for more information.

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