Project Manager

About the Opportunity

As a Project Manager, you are responsible for planning, managing, and delivering projects that contribute to organisational growth and client satisfaction. This role focuses on executing strategic initiatives that deliver measurable outcomes, while reflecting our GOLD values: fostering Growth, delivering Outcome-driven results, embracing Lean methodologies, and making Data-informed decisions. You will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery, maintaining a strong focus on cost, quality, and timelines. This position requires a proactive, solution-oriented mindset, ensuring alignment between day-to-day execution and organisational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project plans that address immediate priorities and align with strategic goals.
• Track project progress, ensuring timely delivery while addressing dependencies and potential risks.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure clarity of roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.
• Foster a collaborative team environment, encouraging accountability and innovation.
• Act as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, maintaining transparent and regular communication.
• Ensure effective cost control by tracking budgets, forecasting monthly, and implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Proactively address project challenges to ensure delivery on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve project workflows using Lean principles.

About You

Key Skills:

• Project Management Expertise: Demonstrated success in managing complex, large-scale, multi-year projects with budgets exceeding £1 million.
• Exceptional Communication And Interpersonal Skills: Adept at engaging with diverse stakeholders across technical and business domains.
• Proactive Problem-Solving And Risk Management: Ability to anticipate challenges, assess risks, and develop proactive mitigation strategies.
• Strong Analytical And Data-Driven Decision-Making: Expertise in monitoring performance metrics and leveraging data insights for continuous improvement.
• Balancing Technical And Business Considerations: Experienced in aligning technical delivery with business objectives to ensure cohesive project outcomes.
• Lean And Six Sigma Methodologies: Ability to embed Lean principles and Six Sigma methodologies into project workflows for improved efficiency and reduced waste.
• Strategic And Commercial Acumen: Strong understanding of financial management, including cost control, P&L ownership, and maintaining a PS ratio of at least 2.0.
• Industry Knowledge And Contextual Awareness: A solid working knowledge of the public transportation environment, including challenges, opportunities, and key industry drivers.
• Leadership And Mentorship: Proven ability to lead and mentor cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration, accountability, and professional growth.

Eligibility

Qualifications:

• Ideally, a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or Business Administration.
• Certifications in Agile, PMP, PRINCE2, ITIL, and Lean Six Sigma are highly desirable.
• Demonstrated success in managing enterprise-level projects with budgets exceeding £1 million.

Benefits

Worker Type: Temporary (Fixed Term)

Number Of Openings Available: 1

About Company

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