Project Manager

Our client is currently recruiting for a Project Manager to join their team based in Gatwick. The Project Manager will be responsible to plan and manage strategic, companywide projects, ensuring goals and objectives have been clearly defined, each project has a plan for delivery, and they are completed in a timely fashion.,

• To assist in running and maintaining strategic projects within the Programmes Office.
• Facilitate and support programmes planning, including development of robust project plans, identification of key milestones, timeframes, dependencies, critical paths, assumptions, ensuring planning standards are followed.
• Use a methodology for project management which serves the purpose of the company and encourages the buy in of senior stakeholders.
• Help the PMO team identify, assess and monitor risks to mitigate impacts to the delivery plan.
• Support junior project managers in delivering and managing projects as is required, ultimately assisting team members in developing their own project management skillset in order to build a stronger and more effective PMO function for the company.
• Being responsible for the overall integrity and coherence of the Programmes Management Office, to continue to develop and maintain the programmes environment in order to support each individual programme run within it.
• Maintain professional relationships with all stakeholders, and clearly articulate what tasks are required of them and how their objectives impact a delivery programme.
  
  Consistently professional, confident, and calm even in challenging situations.
• Good interpersonal and rapport-building abilities.
• Precise and appropriate written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Keep up to date with advances in business area, new methods and ways of working.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Intermediate knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook
• Confident and accurate use of departmental computer systems/databases.