Project Manager

Bristol

Perm Opportunity - £35k - £43k

We have a new vacancy for a Project Manager to join our team in Bristol. The role will be to manage and deliver a project or a defined element of a programme in order to meet business objectives.

Your Responsibilities:

Responsibility for delivery of a project or a work stream within a programme, ensuring delivery is on time, within budget, to scope.
Ensures the application of the appropriate project management disciplines, i.e. planning, resourcing, scheduling, monitoring, reporting and risk, issue, lessons learned and dependency management, including escalation/resolution of issues and contingency planning for risks.
Establishes an effective project organisation structure and responsible for project team shaping, building, development, management and motivation including project resource planning, task allocation, prioritisation and monitoring.
Responsible for the budget reporting, forecasting and expenditure associated with projects.
Responsible for ensuring that the delivered project or work stream meets the needs of the business as specified in the original requirements.
Manages and contributes to the selection of supplier delivery relationships for technical partners, software vendors and contract agencies
Responsible for managing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders and key customers, ensuring delivery meets requirements

Your Competencies and Past Experience:

Educated to A level or equivalent experience and/ or relevant Industry qualification
Accredited at Project Management discipline (practitioner level) (e.g. Certified Project Manager, APMP, Prince2, ISEB)
Proven decision making ability
Ability to manage and develop people effectively
Good communication & influencing skills, at all levels and up to Head of level (G)
Proficient in planning and organising
Role model for Project manager behaviours, skills and disciplines
Previous project experience with proven track record of delivery in small - medium projects
Good awareness of Project Management disciplines
Experience of budget management
Knowledge of Life and Pensions
Good understanding of end to end FPLC life cycle

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