Head of Project Management in Croydon

Here at Technimove we strongly believe in our core values of Purpose, People and Passion. As the market leader in Data Centre Transformations, our Purpose is to deliver our core transformational services to many of the world’s leading I.T. service providers worldwide. In the last 5 years we have further expanded our professional services offering, allowing us to continue to develop and maintain those long lasting client relationships. Our biggest asset is without a doubt our People, or TechniPeople as we like to say! We have grown the team dramatically within the last 18 months and have a mixture of new faces and long standing team members – some who have been here for 10+ years. We operate a fantastic internal development programme, including apprenticeships, to provide team members with the opportunity to really spread their wings and progress within the Company. We strive to create an environment where People thrive and are working to their strengths for maximum success. All of this of course could not be done with Passion. Everyone here at Technimove is on board for the journey, and in short we love what we do!

We are looking for a motivated Head of Projects, experienced within the IT Professional Services space who will come in and put their stamp on the team. Their responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:

• Responsible for a team of 8.
• Lead, manage and develop our team of Project Managers, Project Coordinators and Technical Engineers, ensuring skill development and succession for the business.
• Contributing to improving the department’s knowledge and use of methodologies.
• Define and execute best working practises and roll out Playbooks of defined and proven practises and workflows to ensure service excellence.
• Responsibility for driving continuous improvement of project management processes and practices.
• Hands on management and delivery of key customer projects.
• Ensuring excellent customer satisfaction through delivery of projects to the agreed cost, time, scope, quality and security constraints.
• Contributing to the creation and review of new project bids.
• Managing the portfolio of projects and consultancy assignments, including the delivery methodology, change process and risk management.
• Provide monthly project pipeline / utilisation data to support effective business decisions.
• Proactively manage customer relationships to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Provide regular, accurate and timely client reporting to meet and exceed customer’s expectations.
• Establish regular, clear and consistent channels of communication at all levels within the organisation.

Skills and experience needed for Head of Projects position:

• Experience of leading a projects team within the IT Services space is essential.
• Proven success in technical project delivery.
• An advanced level of technical experience, especially within the data centre space, surrounding Networking, Storage, Infrastructure and Architecture.
• Experience of leading multiple projects at the same time.
• Ability to build relationships with team members across the business.
• Strong sense of personal accountability regarding decision-making.
• Experience of strategic/operational leadership within a growing SME would be highly advantageous.
• Project management qualifications such as Prince2 are essential.

Salary: £80,000 - £85,000 gross per annum + eligibility for company bonus scheme.

Benefits:

• 25 days basic holiday, additional leave for mental health care.
• Private healthcare.
• Healthcare cash plan.
• Personalised career development plan.
• Season ticket loan.
• Company bonus scheme.
• Employee Assistance Program.

Working Hours: Monday – Friday 09:00 – 18:00 (40 hours per week).

Location: This role will be based from our Croydon HQ (CR0 4WD). Hybrid working will be available post successful probation period.