Project Manager - 2 Year Fixed Term Contract

DP World Southampton Southampton United Kingdom Community Network Services
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Company Description

CNS is a leading Port Community System provider and a wholly owned subsidiary of DP World, our systems enable the movement of cargo through many of the UK’s ports and airports. CNS’s customers, including many household names of the freight and logistics industry, rely 24/7 on CNS’s systems to manage their operational and customs processes. We provide the platforms that “keep the information flowing” and enable the UK to trade.


This is an exciting time of modernisation and growth for CNS. With an ambitious digital transformation strategy, we can provide individuals with a challenging and varied role, getting involved in implementing new technologies and infrastructure, to prepare CNS for the future of supply chain management.

Position

JOB PURPOSE

The Project Manager is responsible for the planning, management, monitoring, coordination, and financial control of an individual project or multiple concurrent projects.


The Project Manager is tasked to ensure that project(s) are completed on time and within budget, that the project’s objectives are met, project resources are utilised and optimised accordingly, and the different interests involved are satisfied with the delivery outcomes.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Responsible for end to end IT project delivery, from discovery, initiation and planning through to execution, monitoring, controlling, rollout, and post implementation support
  • Prepare detailed project plans for all phases of the project and program, including Business Case, Project Brief, Impact analysis, Risk Assessment, PID, Test Strategy, Communication Plan, Implementation Plan, and Benefit Realisation Plan
  • Ensure project delivery approach, technical design and solution, testing strategy, and implementation planning meeting project objectives
  • Responsible for internal and external stakeholder management, often involving cross functional business units, senior management, and 3rd party suppliers
  • Engage and work with project stakeholders to confirm project delivery requirements, providing project reporting, support decision making, develop effective working relationship, influence and negotiate delivery approach where appropriate
  • Manage change to project scope and schedule, maintain and communicate project risk and issues, and provide recommendation on mitigation, solution or workaround
  • Use risk management and contingency planning to ensure project remain on track
  • Manage and control business analysis and system testing functions, ensuring project documentations are fully signed off and appropriately stored, and testing is completed with zero defects before release
  • Provide project reporting, facilitate analysis workshops, checkpoint meetings, and direct software release/deployment effort
  • Manage demo and system/process change training to end users, manage UAT, release readiness and sign off process
  • Responsible for post implementation support and ongoing project related technical queries management
  • Lead, participate, and drive technical review session, supplier selection and request for proposal process; manage and work with 3rd party solution provider to deliver software solutions
  • Participate actively at Scrum Development ceremonies – Sprint Planning, Refinement, and Retrospective meetings. Work with Scrum Team on time-boxed sprints deliveries

Requirements

Essential

  • Knowledge of JIRA and Confluence tool
  • Diploma/ Degree in a business or technology discipline
  • Prince 2 / Agile PM/ PMP Practitioner or equivalent
  • Minimum of 2 year project management experience, ideally in technology setting
  • Solid experience across the full project management and software development life cycle
  • Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
  • Proven experience of working in a delivery-focus business analysis role
  • Proven experience in overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software and hardware solutions, systems, or products.
  • Strong customer service orientation
  • Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
  • Solid experience of delivery using Waterfall and Agile (or Hybrid) project management methodology and Scrum development approach
  • Experience in direct manage and motivate project team
  • Experience and confident working with senior stakeholders
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
  • Strategic influencing and negotiation skills
  • Good judgment skills
  • Excellent client-facing and internal stakeholders communication skills
  • The ability to work in a team and as an individual
  • The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
  • Self-motivated and be able to manage their own work

Desirable

  • Experience in logistics, supply chain, and customs industries

Other information

HOURS OF WORK: 37.5 hours


SALARY: Competitive, depending upon experience.


BENEFITS:

  • Opportunity to earn an annual bonus of up to 13% of annual salary (60% financial performance, 40% achievement of personal objectives)
  • 28 days holiday
  • Pension scheme – contributions matched up to 6%
  • Life assurance
  • Option to join the company BUPA private medical scheme
  • Medicash
  • Dental cover
  • Flexible benefits platform with a wide range of offers to choose from
  • Free parking
  • Remote working available

TO APPLY:

Please submit your CV and a covering letter to [email protected].


CLOSING DATE: 14 July 2021