Technical Project Manager

Paragon are recruiting for an experienced Technical Project Manager to manage Technology Project delivery to time, quality and cost following set governance and adhering to required standards.

Responsibilities

• Takes responsibility for the definition, governance and control of Technology projects, using the agreed formal Project Management methodology.
• Creates, maintains and manages necessary project documentation including PID, Project Plan, RAID, Budget Summary and Project Change Tracker.
• Manages the Project Plan and adherence to committed dates and deliverables.
• Takes responsibility for delivery of agreed milestones, escalating when appropriate.
• Manages actual and forecasted budget and tracks benefits realisation throughout the project.
• Identifies, quantifies and manages risks to the success of the project, and reports against these in a RAID log.
• Coordinates the development of countermeasures and contingency plans for risks and issues.
• Creates appropriate project schedule and resource allocation plans using Microsoft Project.
• Ensures that Project Plans and Project Status Reports are prepared and maintained and provides regular and accurate reports to stakeholders as required.
• Manages the Project Change Request procedure and ensures that project deliverables are completed within planned cost, timescale and quality metrics.
• Ensures Service Acceptance Criteria are set and adhered to for project deployment.
• Provides effective leadership to the project team and takes appropriate action where performance deviates from agreed tolerances.
• Creates business go live readiness plan and gains necessary buy-in from required approvers.
• Effective communication with all project stakeholders – internal and external (customer).
• Ensures all project stakeholders are aware of progress, issues/risks and dependencies.
• Provides weekly Project Status reports and communications to Sponsor and stakeholders.
• Chairs Monthly Steering Board for project delivery as required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years experience of Project Managing in a technology delivery environment.
• Prince 2 Practitioner/APM Practitioner.

Required Skills

• Able to understand and deliver Technology Application and Infrastructure project portfolio.
• Able to review & understand technical documentation, identify delivery tasks and create project delivery plan.
• Experience of deploying/migration to Cloud infrastructure – Azure, AWS, OCI (Oracle).
• Experience of on-premise infrastructure deployment/refresh – Networks (Firewall, switches), Server hosting hardware.
• Experience of IT change and migration projects.
• Experience of managing infrastructure upgrade projects, OS upgrades across windows and unix estate.
• Knowledge of deploying to regulated environments – PCI/CDE.
• Able to manage change effectively, articulates justification and impact of change and can develop a communication plan to build buy-in.
• Able to negotiate agreements with clients or internal stakeholders.
• Has a broad understanding of the Technologies PCC deploy and the markets in which we operate.
• Able to present technical information in a user friendly format.
• Builds strong relationships with team members, ensuring the team understand the goal and benefits of the work they are delivering.
• Able to facilitate problem solving sessions and manage to conclusion.

Preferred Skills

• Full project budget management ability.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.

Job Location: Remote, with site/office visits when necessary.

The job holder will be expected to display the following competencies which are essential to the role:

• Continuous Improvement: Develops solutions to deliver great results; tries new and different ways to address work problems; identifies opportunities to optimize resources, reduce expenses and/or increase revenues.
• Inspire Trust: Demonstrates behaviours of honest, courage, integrity and respect; behaves in ways that build a "Speak Up" culture where individuals are encouraged to safely raise, discuss and address ethical concerns.
• Teamwork: Works cooperatively with others, inside and outside the organization, to accomplish objectives and achieve goals.
• Accountability: Accepts responsibility; takes pride in personal contribution toward the company's goals and successes; delivers on commitments.
• Customer Focus: Collaborates and behaves in ways that delivers an exceptional customer experience with high quality products and services; focuses energy on discovering, understanding and meeting the needs of the customer; develops and sustains productive relationships that are built on trust and fosters customer loyalty.
• Developing Self: Committed to learning by identifying personal strengths and development needs; proactively seeks opportunities to reach personal potential and continually enhance contribution.

Paragon is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and able to thrive. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. All qualified applicants will be considered fairly and without discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support during the application process, please let us know and we will be happy to assist.