Project Manager

Overview

Lead digital & IT projects, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and aligned to strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• scope definition
• project planning
• risk management
• reporting
• resource allocation
• stakeholder management

Tasks

-Conduct project closure activities, capturing lessons learned and ensuring benefits realisation is measured. -Monitor project progress, proactively managing risks, issues, dependencies, and changes to ensure successful delivery. -Establish and maintain appropriate project governance, documentation, and reporting standards. -Support project teams by providing guidance, removing obstacles, and ensuring resources are efficiently allocated. -Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. -Develop project plans, budgets, and schedules, securing buy-in from technical teams and resource managers. -Identify, engage, and manage stakeholders across business, technical, and strategic teams to ensure effective communication and collaboration.

Requirements

• pmp
• ms project
• azure devops
• 3+ years
• communication
• interpersonal

What You Bring

-Project Management qualification (APM PMQ, APM PPQ, PRINCE2 Practitioner and/or PMI PMP) -At least 3 years working in a project management role -Excellent written and verbal communication skills -Expert user of MS Project -Strong interpersonal, persuasion, influencing and team engagement skills -Experience using Azure DevOps or similar (i.e. Jira or Confluence) -Proven track record of multiple successful deliveries of complex/cross-functional projects, using different methodologies -Able to demonstrate a strong understanding of Project Management practices including project planning, risk and issue management, stakeholder management, change management, different methodologies, and project budget management processes

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Benefits

-Exceptional Reward and Recognition events -Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%) -25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days -Staff Discount -Employee Assistance Programme -Competitive salary and annual company bonus

About Howdens

-Designs, manufactures, and stocks kitchen cabinets, joinery items, flooring, appliances, and hardware from UK sites for in-stock reliability. -Supports professional builders with locally empowered service across the UK and Europe. -Typical projects include full kitchen fits for homeowners and supplying cabinetry and hardware for builders and developers. -Expanded by launching 11 new kitchen ranges and increasing in-house production of fronts and panels in 2024. -Distinctive for its trade-only, in-stock model and large-scale manufacturing of components in Yorkshire and Cheshire. -Lamona, an integrated kitchen appliance brand launched in 2007, marks expansion into appliances. -Holds a Royal Warrant as supplier of fitted kitchens to the Queen since 2015, highlighting its reputation for quality.

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