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This local authority in Essex has a newly created role for a Project Manager to join their team to lead the delivery of a number of critical projects, supporting the councils' transformation agenda. This is NOT an IT Project Manager role, they are looking for a wider skill set to transform delivery of services.

Your new role

• Manage and successfully deliver projects from start up through to closure, in accordance with agreed standards, providing fit for purpose solutions within time, quality and budget constraints
• Successfully managing project stakeholders, developing strong relations with the key stakeholders and project board members
• Demonstrate strong control of the project delivery, agreeing and managing project tolerances, utilising project standards and tools to ensure clear governance
• Manage projects for a variety of service areas and often a range of projects concurrently
• Co-ordinate project resources, including internal and 3rd party in the successful delivery of projects
• Identify and manage any project risks, providing appropriate controls and escalation
• Deliver project documentation and communications to a high standard
• Develop and own detailed project plans to monitor and track progress
• Lead all stages of the project, development plans (overall project plan, test plan, implementation plan)
• Monitor project progress, taking corrective action where necessary to keep them in plan
• Organise and run routine project meetings
• Provide regular project reporting and updates, as required
• Manage project budgets
• Work with project managers, technical leaders and key stakeholders to ensure dependencies on other projects are identified and managed
• Manage smooth transition of projects into operational business as usual, including handover of documentation
• Ensure projects reflect corporate strategic aims and priorities, deliver benefits and identify potential impacts on the council
• Provide quality assurance, project health checks and monitor performance of projects, providing reports to senior management/members as required

What you'll need to succeed

You must be an experienced Project Manager in Local Authorities, with experience of leading multi-multidisciplinary teams across a range of services.

THIS IS NOT AN IT PROJECT MANAGER ROLE

What you'll get in return

The role is paying up to £500 a day in-scope of IR3 and will require some presence on site with the client (possibly weekly) and it will last from 6 to 12 months.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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