Project Manager - 12 Month FTC

Project Manager – 12 month FTC

Luton/Hybrid

JOB PURPOSE

The Project manager role has accountability for driving the delivery of strategic projects and benefits within the aligned business domain. Responsible for ensuring projects outcomes and agreed measures are achieved (time, cost, quality, value) the role will work with senior stakeholders to improve overall business performance.

The Project Manager will have responsibility for both standalone projects within the easyJet enterprise portfolio and for specific work-streams/projects within larger programmes that impact their domain. Demand management, recruitment and resource planning will be part of the role, along with ensuring best practice Project Management standards are upheld.

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

· Deliver integrated change projects (people, process, technology) with a relentless focus on delivering the business outcomes and defined benefits in line with the business case

· Work closely with the Business Lead to achieve appropriate project business sponsorship, stakeholder support and engagement.

· Work closely with the technology domain leads and technology suppliers to develop end to end delivery plans

· Decompose the project into deliverables and work-streams with a focus on efficient time to value

· Carve out critical path to ensure timely delivery.

· Define and manage the project resource requirements working with resource owners in both driving and enabling business functions

· Ensure a robust control environment is established and managed for the project

· Mobilise and manage the project team to achieve the project goals and objectives

· Manage risks, issues and dependencies; proactively stage interventions to maintain course on the project

· Contribute to a change delivery centre of excellence and focus on continuous improvement

· Manage internal stakeholders and third party suppliers effectively; ability to adapt style appropriate to the context

· Problem solve when faced with obstacles and enable effective decision making with impacted stakeholders

· Identifies learnings and root causes, and supports their use to drive effective and efficient delivery of future initiatives

· Performs project & workstream peer reviews to provide assurance in all delivery & benefit areas

KEY SKILLS REQUIRED

· Ability to focus on and achieve required outcomes

· Knowledge of both waterfall and agile methodologies is preferred

· Has good understanding of the software delivery life cycle.

· Trained in project management techniques and processes such as Prince2 Practitioner level

· Experience of applying methods and frameworks using a risk based approach

· Demonstrable capability of leading integrated change (people, process, technology) and delivering cross-functional projects and workstreams

· Has successfully delivered projects to agreed cost, time and quality ensuring full benefit enablement

· Experience of implementing change projects which align both the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ elements of the organisation e.g. strategy, processes, systems, structure, values, behaviour, skills, engagement and communication

· Ability to lead and successfully engage up to and including board level

· Proven ability to work as one team to support project delivery; managed project teams of 20+ people (including third party suppliers)

· Strong communication skills

· Ability to cut through complexities and present clear options for resolution

· Resilient and able to work under pressure

· Financial understanding and appreciation (budgeting, reporting, interpretation); managed budgets up to £5m

· Is not phased by complex problems or conflicting priorities; can cut through complexity and enable quality decision making

· Recognises limitations and requests support to resolve issues that go beyond current capability

What you’ll get in return

· Competitive base salary

· Up to 20% bonus

· 25 days holiday

· BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes

· 7% pension

· Life Insurance

· Work Away Scheme

· Flexible benefits package

· Excellent staff travel benefits

About easyJet At easyJet our aim is to make low-cost travel easy – connecting people to what they value using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.

It takes a real team effort to carry over 90 million passengers a year across 35 countries. Whether you’re working as part of our front-line operations or in our corporate functions, you’ll find people that are positive, inclusive, ready to take on a challenge, and that have your back. We call that our ‘Orange Spirit’, and we hope you’ll share that too.

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Complete your application on our careers site.

We encourage individuality, empower our people to seize the initiative, and never stop learning. We see people first and foremost for their performance and potential and we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates.

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