Project Manager
Hybrid
- Full time
Closing date
13/11/2024
About the job
We are looking for a highly experienced Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering IT and business projects.
Working within Admiral’s IT department, the role holder will be responsible for managing projects from inception, through to delivery whilst ensuring that they are kept within the agreed tolerances. Projects must be fully documented and maintained, including risk/issues logs, communication logs, change control and any other controls as defined in the Project Framework.
The successful candidate will be required to manage projects in the following areas;
- Software delivery
- Network & Infrastructure delivery
- Data
- Security (Cyber)
Other duties include:
- Agreeing project objectives
- Managing and organising resources working on a project
- Carrying out project risk assessments
- Ensuring that the critical success factors of the project are met
- Guaranteeing that project quality standards are met
- using IT or other systems to keep track of people and progress
- Overseeing and owning financial management and budgets
- Reporting to Steering Committees, Programme and Portfolio checkpoints
- Evaluating the success of the project against benchmarks
- Developing and maintaining a close relationship with Business Stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient implementation of projects
- To provide high level, realistic and detailed projects plans
- Ensure resource requirements and any changes to project resources are communicated to the resource manager
- Manage change effectively, utilising the correct communication channels
- To plan and participate in the project ‘Lessons Learned’ meetings and post implementation reviews. These must be completed in a timely fashion
- Sharing lessons or best practice with other project managers
- All projects must be fully documented and regular reports providing details of progress must be produced and distributed to relevant parties
- Manage projects in a best practice fashion whilst using the required methodology
This is not a full definition of the role but covers the main aspects and drivers for success.
Experience and Qualifications Required
Essential:
- Proven and demonstrable record of successful project management
- Excellent multi-tasking skills
- Ability to prioritise and manage work in line with
- Workstream planning and Critical path analysis
- Budget Management experience
- Stakeholder Management and Matrix management experience
- Demonstrable communication skills
- Strong understanding of delivery methodologies (Waterfall & Agile preferred)
- Commercially aware
- Relevant project management qualifications; PRINCE2, APM
Desirable:
- Technical knowledge of relevant IT systems
- Understanding of Insurance and Financial Services
- Understanding of the regulatory landscape (FCA, PRA etc.)
Salary, Benefits, and Work-Life Balance
We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.
At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.
All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.
You can also view some of our other key benefits here.
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