Senior Project Manager

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An opportunity to play your part –. In your capacity as a Senior Programme/Project Manager within the British Gas Business – Change & Delivery Programme & Project Management division, you will oversee, orchestrate, and ensure the successful execution of intricate, diverse, and significant projects or programmes. Your role involves employing a mix of agile, waterfall, and hybrid approaches to drive initiatives that collectively advance a unified series of objectives and advantages for the company.

Location: UK (talk to us about flexible working)

The day to day :

• Take complete control of the project/programme’s plan, budget, and scope, ensuring responsibility for the delivery of the necessary business outcomes and benefits, adhering to time, cost, and quality standards.
• Collaborate with every sector of the company, including auxiliary services, to formulate a project vision, business case, scope, impact, budget, plan, and structure that will fulfill the project’s vision and the anticipated business outcomes and benefits.
• Implement and maintain robust project governance to facilitate decision-making, eliminate barriers to advancement, and settle any disputes among stakeholders, all while providing thorough reporting.
• Oversee the project’s risks, issues, and interdependencies within the various workstreams of the project or programme, as well as the broader CBS portfolio, and develop countermeasures as necessary.
• Guarantee the maximization of return on investment by evaluating all possibilities and alternatives throughout the project’s duration.
• Guide communications with high-level stakeholders and oversee change management processes to ensure that changes are integrated into the business structure, thereby achieving the benefits as projected in the business case.

About You :

• In-depth experience in executing IT projects, ideally within settings that accommodate both waterfall and agile frameworks.
• Established background in program and project management, with a focus on governance, strategic prioritisation, and assurance processes.
• Competency in navigating vendor and third-party partnerships.
• Proven ability to forge productive relationships at various tiers of the organization, bolstered by robust business insight and adaptability to change.
• Comprehensive involvement in project, program, and portfolio management.
• Expertise in managing interactions with high-level stakeholders.
• Full-spectrum proficiency in the end-to-end management of projects and programs, encompassing technical delivery.

What’s In It For You :

• Competitive salary and bonus potential.
• Company car allowance.
• Employee Energy Allowance at 15% of the government price cap.
• Pension scheme.
• Company Funded Healthcare Plan.
• 25 days holiday allowance, plus public holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 additional days.
• Excellent range of flexible benefits, including technology vouchers, electric car lease scheme & travel insurance.