ICT Project Manager

Description

• Ensure delivery complies with the appropriate governance and architectural principles.
• Matrix management of resources in various geographic locations across technical work-streams to ensure that solutions are delivered in accordance with agreed KPIs.
• Develop effective working relationships with ICT teams, the business, suppliers to gain commitment, support and resource to deliver technical streams of work.
• Prepare and deliver project management deliverables, such as meeting minutes and reports to the appropriate project steering committees.
• Manage and report on project issues and risks to the relevant stakeholders and employ countermeasures to mitigate / minimise risks.
• Lead and manage cross-functional project teams and manage stakeholder engagement to successfully deliver within agreed business outcomes, from post concept through to closure.
• Participate in tender process including design, submission and review as required.
• Create plans for work packages including scope, schedule, resources, technology deliverables, costs and implementation of systems into the business in-line with the ICT strategy and methodology.
• Assist to define, and then lead the planning, implementation, and handover of approved solutions for Inland Rail business areas.
• Provide technical input when negotiating and administering supplier contracts and service agreements.

Requirements

• Experience with systems and tools such as Microsoft Project, ServiceNow, MS Teams, DevOps, MS Excel and Word.
• Procurement and/or contract management experience with various suppliers.
• Experience in managing stakeholder relationships within complex projects with the ability to manage and resolve conflict, meeting challenging deadlines and delivering under pressure.
• Ability to lead a team of business and technical consultants, to work with senior ICT stakeholders and to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience in developing capabilities of ICT to meet business needs, including ICT systems requirements specification and the authoring of Business Cases.
• Understanding of risk identification, mitigation, and management.
• Knowledge of key program and project/change methodologies, including either AGILE/PRINCE2, PMBOK methodologies, with a working knowledge of the project development lifecycle in ICT environments.
• Experience managing information management related projects, including experience with Microsoft 365 implementation and or change management of M365 would be advantageous.
• Experience in a similar role, managing application related projects following a methodology, and facilitating activity across the project lifecycle, including the initiatives conceptual phase.

Benefits

• Inland Rail is an Agile working environment in our State-of-the Art office embracing flexible working conditions.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance