Professional Services Senior Project Manager

Professional Services Senior Project Manager - UK

locations

UK-Cardiff

UK-Hayes-Hyde Park Hayes

time type

Full time

posted on

Posted Today

job requisition id

R-23683

The Senior Project Manager’s prime responsibility is to deliver large, complex projects that produce the required products, to the required standard of quality within the specified constraints of time and cost. There is a high degree of risk and complexity with likely varying scope change. Project objectives address complex business opportunities. The role holder will manage a team of resources (8+ people) and they are also responsible for the project producing a result which is capable of achieving the benefits defined in the Business Case. Often they will be reporting to a Programme Manager or Senior Programme Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Defines project scope, goals and deliverables in accordance with Statement of Work and in collaboration with senior Project member and stakeholders.

• Manages and leads key resources in the delivery of project in partnership with the customer to ensure acceptance, closedown and handover to service. Defines the project requirements and manages the agreement process with the appointed project authority. Define the project from a business need, and creates and tracks the schedule until project acceptance. Updates the project schedule and communicates changes in baseline to required parties using appropriate tools and templates. Ensures no scope creep without appropriate change control. Advanced knowledge of project planning and support tools. Successfully plots and manages critical path. Creates detailed test and communications plans.

• Creates simple requirements documentation under supervision of senior Project member. Work with technical resources on Rackspace and customer side to gain clear requirements. Maintains Requirements documentation in the project Configuration database. Writes basic Project Initiation Document.

• Produces and coordinates materials and baselines during all phases of the work package or project stage by careful planning and produces key documentation. Reports to the project authority, project manager and PMO manager through Highlight Reports and stage assessments. Works with Project Coordinator to ensure project assets are maintained appropriately.

• Adhere to the Change Control (CC) and Configuration Management process for the deliverables of their project against agreed plans. Assess and manage project variances (e.g. schedule variance); evaluate impacts to overall project commitment.

• Manages work package or project stage risks and produces an effective plan and risk assessment so that timescales and costs are understood and underwritten by all by the parties. Ensures that formal review procedures are used. Manages the risks associated with the deliverables, evaluate and present options, and implement ap