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Project Manager

February 8, 2018 | Comments Off on Project Manager

Position: Project Manager Location: Bristol Kier Strategic Highways is looking to recruit a Project Manager. The main purpose of this role is to assist in the Project Management of the delivery of schemes in the South West Design Services. This includes day-to-day management of a portfolio of projects with respect to scope, schedule, finance, risk, quality and resources. Responsibilities:
  • Management of forecasts and accruals monthly on Kier systems.
  • Financial management of the programme.
  • Responsibly for ensuring accruals and forecasts are accurately reported.
  • Monthly project progress reports are produced in an accurate and timely manner.
  • Project programmes (Microsoft Project) are monitored.
  • Frequent and accurate reporting to line management on all aspects of a programme.
  • Attendance at monthly client design liaison and progress meetings.
  • Co-ordinate, manage and lead the successful day to day delivery of the projects.
  • Plan and define project steps, scope project risks and issues, establish programmes, review milestones and priorities.
  • Capturing project requirements, in terms of scope, programme, budget and risk
  • Developing and implementing a management plan for the project from handover to completion.
  • Maintaining communications with stakeholders and the project organisation: ensuring that relationships are developed and maintained, thus enabling productive, two-way communication with all key stakeholders.
  • Managing the risks, issues and changes on the project;
  • Recording and communicating decisions
  • Financial management including cost control, accruals and forecasting.
  • Prepare project and programme reporting information for all key stakeholder groups
  • With manager, maintain and improve programme information management system to enhance control and confidence in delivery of the programme and budget.
Essential Criteria:
  • A good level of numeracy
  • Good degree of computer literacy - Microsoft Office packages especially excel
  • Experience in the use of spreadsheets
  • Able to engage effectively with staff at all levels and with different technical understanding.
  • Ability to prioritise in order to meet tight deadline.Well-developed interpersonal skills such as leadership, communication and conflict management.
  • Strong change management ability to deliver successful outcomes for internal change projects.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
Desirable Criteria:
  • Experience in programme management
  • Use of Microsoft projects
  • Experience in lean techniques
  • Include Efficiencies at all stages in the development of a project and record the outcome
  • Willingness to learn

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