Project Manager - DCM

Overview:

The role is consultancy based for customers on behalf of Bell Integration.

This is a hybrid role - 1 day a week onsite in London.

Contract position - initial 6 months.

Data Centre migration experience is essential for this role.

Responsibilities:

• Drive customer and Bell teams to deliver projects within the agreed time, cost and quality parameters, dealing with any issues or conflicts
• Ensure regular communications of progress to stakeholders throughout project delivery and strive to achieve full customer satisfaction, thereby achieving positive customer endorsements.
• Ensure that the project (and project team members) follow the standard processes and procedures as applicable
• Ensure that the project governance is set up, is transparent and effective
• Communicate effectively, to represent Bell positively within senior levels of the customer’s organisation, including key business stakeholders
• Promote the vision of the project and drive the project team to achieve the project objectives & goals
• Report project status back to Bell on a regular basis, including escalating early within Bell management any project issues to ensure awareness and management action
• Manage and direct work of a multi-functional, multi-location team, including any sub-contractors and 3rd parties where required.
• Pro-actively manage project finances and budgets, including raising and managing any scope changes as required
• Identification and proactive management of project risks, issues and dependencies, including mitigation management
• Monitor and report back to Bell of potential additional project customer opportunities
• Set reasonable, challenging and clear expectations for team members and hold them accountable for meeting the expectations.
• Mentor and develop junior members of staff in a nurturing manner.
• Additional responsibilities for a portfolio of projects which are not necessarily connected but will have their own individual goals.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Project Manager, in particular types of projects; e.g. DC migration
• Demonstrable experience of Project Management of IT Infrastructure Projects: Data Centre Migrations/ Migrations of Apps or Infrastructure to Cloud/ Desktop or Workspace transformation/ Deployment or Roll outs/ Virtualisation/ Network Projects
• Project Management in complex and large corporate organisations, in the Financial Services or Telco sectors
• Customer Facing Project Management experience is essential
• Strong stakeholder communication skills with a clear and diligent project reporting and administration approach
• Prince2 Practitioner Certified
• Able to develop trust in others and build teams
• Current driving licence
• Ability to travel regularly in UK Desirable Skills, Experience & Qualifications
• Demonstrated strong leadership, negotiation, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Understanding of the characteristics of delivering projects in a consultancy organisation
• Demonstrable senior stakeholder management
• Strong written and verbal communication skills – ability to deliver effective and persuasive presentations to customers
• Must have good, organisational, interpersonal and administrative skills.
• Must be capable of handling numerous projects simultaneously.
• Professional Services business acumen and commercial acumen.
• Understanding of markets, opportunities and competitors as well as business issues and challenges.
• Understanding of the sales and delivery process. · Software – MS office, MS Project.