Technical Project Manager

Main purpose of job:

To work in close partnership with colleagues across the organisation to manage technical project delivery The project manager is required to deliver a variety of IT projects making improvements across the technical estate The project manager needs to be able to manage multiple project deliverables and communicate the status of IT projects in a clear and timely way.

Responsible to: Project Delivery Manager

Budgetary responsibilities:

No direct department budget responsibilities. The project manager will be responsible for the management and control of the project budget on behalf of the project sponsor.

Responsible for:

This role has no direct reports or line management responsibilities. The project manager will have responsibility for managing the day-to-day activities of resources across IT and 3rd parties for project delivery

Key Job Responsibilities:

The project manager is required to deliver project that are signed off at the business case review board.

The Project Manager is responsible for:

Project Delivery

• Producing a Project Initiation/Feasibility Document to confirm project scope
• Producing and maintaining a project plan and required documentation throughout the lifecycle stages
• Facilitating risk workshops and managing risk through the project lifecycle
• Managing project financial tracking and purchasing
• Managing changes in project scope, producing documented change control impact assessments
• Reporting project status to the steering group
• Arranging and facilitating steering group meetings, chaired by the project sponsor
• Planning, organising and managing technical change implementations
• Producing transition documentation to hand over projects to the IT service team (BAU)
• Requesting and organising project resources and team members to deliver project tasks and activities

• Coaching team members in project practices and processes to ensure full and consistent understanding and appreciation.
• Facilitating conflict resolution and decision making.
• Coach the Team in self-organization and cross-functionality encouraging them to operate on a selfmanaged basis.
• Facilitating resolution of the general conflict of goals between development team (high technical quality) and product owner / project manage (more scope)
• Reminding the team of their commitment to the project goal
• Helping the team to identify and resolve impediments.
• Provide feedback to the team, helping them to continually improve. Resolve blockers that stop the team progressing