Project Manager

Opplæringskontoret for Offshore fag; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

• Defining project requirements
• Delivered various types of projects through the full project lifecycle, specifically in ICT infrastructure, application development, testing, and release.
• Familiar with different methodologies, including Prince2, Agile, and Safe.
• Managed the agreement process of project requirements and objectives with the Project Board or appointed project assurance role.
• Managed the delivery of projects in partnership with the customer and business line to ensure acceptance, close-down, and handover to service.
• Operated within defined working practices, ensuring compliance with local project management policy, procedure, and methodology.
• Gathered status reports from team members across their projects and addressed issues as appropriate.
• Established reporting project Key Performance Indicators to the Senior Project Manager or Project Board through Highlight Reports and stage assessments.
• Managed project risks and produced effective plans and risk assessments to ensure timescales and project costs are understood and underwritten by all parties.
• Ensured that formal review procedures are utilized.
• Managed risks associated with the deliverables of the project.
• Integrated financial data for multiple projects.
• Ensured that the impact on the Business Line Profit & Loss due to project activities within the scope of the project is clearly visible, and that all contingency usage is signed-off by the appropriate governance authority, e.g., Project Board.
• Accountable for tracking project costs and supporting Business Units in meeting payment milestones.
• Ensured that milestone achievements are signed by the customer and relevant invoices are raised.

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment, which can take a minimum of 10 weeks.

LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work. For security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcomes applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company, and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.