This role will be responsible for the end-to-end project management of new service requests and change orders, ranging from small enhancements on existing services to the large-scale deployment of new services and onboarding of new clients. The Project Manager will be working across divisions managing the delivery of various projects for the business including but not limited to, linear broadcast and OTT/OU services.
Principle Responsibilities:
- Managing multiple projects across clients, disciplines and locations.
- Owning the project plan and ensuring consistent communication of status
- Documenting the project timeline and scope
- Managing defined project budgets, ensuring the correct allocation of spend
- Forecasting capital spend of active projects across fiscal year
- Define stakeholder groups, ensure level of communication is agreed and maintain consistent internal and external communication
- Escalation Processes and management
- Work with Solutions Architect and Engineering Leads to ensure the translation of high-level design to low level design through to execution
- By working with Solutions team and Product Management, ensure the delivery is in alignment with the Encompass global technical strategy
- Excellent client relations management – relied upon to communicate status of a portfolio of projects for multiple clients
- Work collaboratively with Project Management Office to ensure correct allocation of resource and learnings are applied
- Lead Project Team to ensure:
- definition of customer requirements
- documentation of detailed design and planning
- procurement of resources and equipment
- communication of project plan, scope and timeline for execution
- good workload management, time management and transparent task prioritisation
- rigorous change control
- monitoring and reporting in place
- creation and execution of test plans in conjunction with operations and engineering support department
- regular status reports for management, charting progress to plan
- single point of ownership for issues impacting project
Educational Level/Qualifications desired:
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience
- Recognised professional project management certification (APM/Prince or PMP) advantageous
Experience/Knowledge:
- Demonstrate at least 3 years project management experience within a broadcast/technology environment
- Good understanding of PMO frameworks (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid)
- Experience using and administering Atlassian tools (Confluence and Jira) would be advantageous
- Experience using Smartsheets would be advantageous
Personal Skills required:
- Team player
- Proactive approach – ‘can do’ attitude
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Accomplished stakeholder management
- Ability to think laterally and holistically for the business
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Strong personal integrity
- Highly disciplined with good personal organisation and time management
- Being technically astute and inquisitive may be beneficial
- Self-motivated and able to deliver without supervision
Broadcast Project Manager in London employer: Encompass Digital Media
Encompass Digital Media is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration in the fast-paced media sector. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, the company provides ample opportunities for professional development and travel across Europe, allowing you to engage with key industry players while driving meaningful business success.
