Senior Technical Project Manager

Contract: Up to 12 months maternity cover, 35 hours per week
Location: Kings Hill-based (Kent) with hybrid working (Average 2 days per week in the Kings Hill office)
Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum

As our Senior Technical Project Manager you will:

* Be accountable for ensuring the effective delivery of projects in line with our change framework.
* Act as first escalation point for the Project Management Team, mentoring the team, assisting with issues, conflicts and challenges, alongside ensuring appropriate processes and governance are being adhered to and overseeing continuous service improvement.
* Act as the project process champion, working with the Project Management Team to ensure consistent understanding, adoption and quality.
* Lead Project initiation and scoping, producing a Project Initiation/Feasibility Document to confirm project scope, producing and maintaining a project plan and accurate reporting on project status.
* Facilitate risk workshops and managing risk through the project lifecycle
* Manage project financial tracking and purchasing. Manage changes in project scope, producing documented change control, managing and facilitating steering group governance meetings
* Plan, organise and manage technical change implementations
* Support and coach Delivery Teams in self-organization and cross-functionality encouraging them to operate on a self-managed basis and in project practices to ensure full and consistent understanding and appreciation.

Who you'll be

This role is for you if you have experience of working in diverse, fast paced Project Management and are keen to make a difference to society.

We are looking for:
- In depth Project and Program Management experience (ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously)
- Experience in coaching individuals and teams, promoting continuous improvement and quality outputs.
- Experience in managing third parties
- Indepth knowledge of project management methodologies and processes (DSDM, Prince, Agile)
- Ability to produce high quality, accurate project documentation, plans and progress reports.
- Ability to manage stakeholders and run meetings effectively
- Excellent collaborative working style
- Strong relationship builder