[ref. l49893521] Senior Project Manager
The Job You're Considering
To work as part of the Insights and Data (I&D) Delivery Management practice which specialize in data and information led projects and programmes. Your role will be to manage projects for clients that are contracted on a fixed price and time & materials basis.Clients will be in any sector and projects managed can be of different degrees of complexity or size. Typically technologies will be around bespoke and packaged based products and will cover a broad spectrum of the major technologies. Project management methodologies used will be structured or agile and experience of managing projects using either type of methodology is expected.
At Capgemini part of the Project Manager role includes commercial management so you will be expected to manage project financials both internally and externally with the client.
Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.
If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including: identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service)
Your Role
You will take ownership for delivering data projects for clients including all aspects of project management and be accountable for the budget and outcomes.- Define and manage a project plan acceptable to the client and within the constraints of the contract ensuring project activities that risks, issues and dependencies are recorded, escalated and reported as appropriate.
- Complete project status reports and present project status (including financials) at the monthly internal project reviews.
- Raise change requests to the contract as required, invoices are raised and cash collected in a timely manner.
- Build key client relationships and improve project profitability by selling additional work and/or resources into the client.
You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini equity, diversity and inclusion is part of everyday life, and will be part of your working reality. We have built an inclusive and welcoming environment, for everyone.
Your Skills and Experience
You will be an exemplary Project Manager:- You will have substantial experience of day-to-day management of technical project teams at multiple locations both on-shore and off-shore.
- Projects delivered will include any or all of the following: data warehouse, data analysis, master data management, data science, data migration, structured & self-service reporting.
- You will have experience in delivering projects based on both structured and agile methodologies. Experience of the role of a Scrum Master would be particularly valuable.
- You will be able to demonstrate that you have commercial experience that includes managing projects based on both fixed price and time & materials contracts.
- You are likely to have identified and taken the lead in major pursuits resulting in new or additional business.
- Comfortable within a consulting led sales model.
- Architect innovative solutions which delivers value to clients whilst handling internal risk.
- Able to lead and guide clients into thinking about the overall business change and deployment agenda.
- Evidence of the successful development of staff on engagements.
- Capable of acting as mentor and or reviewer; ensures staff have career and development plans and that these are achievable.
- Ability to motivate and lead sizable engagement teams of Capgemini and client staff.
- Flexible about work content and location and able to work independently on client site.
Your Security Clearance
To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.
Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.
Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.
What does ‘Get The Future You Want ‘ mean for you?
You will be encouraged to have a positive work-life balance. Our hybrid-first way of working means we embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.
You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard ManageMentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.
Why you should consider Capgemini
Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts.We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible. It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future.
By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.
About Capgemini
Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organisations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries.With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.
The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.