Senior Project Manager - Submarines Proposals

You'll be one of our Senior Project Managers, leading a team to scope, build and deliver high value proposals (bids) to support the growth of our UK Submarines Portfolio. You'll play a key role in growing our contracts and building strong customer relationships, implementing our ambitious strategy.

The role:

Responsibilities will include:
• Providing overall operational and strategic management of bids within your project team.
• Project management of complex design and manufacture bids ensuring that the delivery teams understand cost, time and quality requirements and remain coordinated in their approach to delivering the proposal
• Operating throughout the project lifecycle, you’ll also be responsible for supporting with requirement capture, scoping, technical and commercial solutions and the generation of pricing models and proposal documents.
• Providing effective risk management to ensure that the business’ risk exposure is kept to a minimum and is effectively managed throughout the project.
• Ensuring that effective change management is applied to projects, balancing flexibility to changing customer requirements with the need for robust commercial agreements.
• Defining acceptance criteria for contracted deliverables and production of professional handover documentation to ensure timely close-out of milestones and projects as well as technical handover to our operational teams.

Location: Bristol, UK – Hybrid – working from home options available, though required in the office as and when business requires.

Duration: 6 months plus

Rate: £80 per hour

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Agile Campaigns Project Manager – Hybrid

Contract Role – Inside IR35

3 days a week – Bristol - – Hybrid – working from home options available, though required in the office as and when business requires.

UK - Security Check : SC – Must be a UK National to receive this.

Rate: £40 - £55 per hour

Duration: 24 weeks

We’re looking for a dynamic and ambitious Agile Campaigns & Project Manager with strong experience and a proven track record in Campaign management and award through to the Agile delivery of successful Programs/Projects. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Professional to join our team and to be part of a first in class innovative programme.
At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you’ll continually develop your knowledge and expertise.
We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.

Experience in large campaigns (vital)
CEMA Background/Understanding (preferred)

Experience:

Applicants are reviewed on a case-by-case basis but below are attributes which may benefit your application:
• PMQ or PPQ (desirable) or equivalent
• It is essential that you will have a proven record of Campaigns delivery form an AGILE persepctive
• You will be responsible for creating the road map to delivery and providing advice and guidance to the Project teams on the best practice for campaign set up and mobilisation into delivery.
• Upholding of the Babcock principles and a role model
• Knowledge of project controls tools and how these tools operate to provide key information for decision making
• Commercially and financially astute, with a challenging mind-set
• Excellent interpersonal skills – communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels and with external bodies

Calling for a German speaking Project Manager to join our mobility client’s team for a 6 months contract opportunity!

This is a hybrid role -  location: Düsseldorf area

The selected Project Manager will lead a cross-functional team responsible for data migration activities.

As a Project Manager, your role will include the following deliverables:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive project plan for data migration, considering timelines, resources, and dependencies.
• Define project objectives, scope, deliverables, and success criteria.
• Identify risks, issues, and challenges associated with data migration and develop mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align project goals with organizational objectives.
• Collaborate with technical teams to define data migration requirements, processes, and methodologies.
• Develop and implement data mapping, extraction, transformation, and loading strategies.
• Ensure data integrity, quality, and security during the migration process.
• Monitor and validate data migration activities to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Develop and execute data migration test plans and perform data reconciliation.

Send us your CV or get in touch for more info ASAP!

Endeavour Recruitment have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Ecommerce Project Manager to join our global digital commerce consultancy client. This is a permanent opportunity based in our clients offices in London.
This is an opportunity to work in a busy agency environment on some really exciting large scale ecommerce accounts. The ideal candidate must have agency experience as well as a strong Project Management background leading large scale eCommerce projects. The role is highly client facing and we will expect the candidate to demonstrate their business acumen and have excellent presentation skills.
The role:
• Managing the client relationship as part of effective project delivery
• Creating and maintaining quality project documentation, such as timelines, risk logs, project reports and change controls
• Use of project management tools such as Gantt charts and Jira/Atlassian tools
• Closely managing scope and project budget, measuring and reporting on delivery performance and profitability
• Working closely with clients and project teams to capture functional and non-functional requirements
• Provide leadership to cross-functional project teams and proactively contribute to PMO excellence
• Proactively identifying, communicating, and addressing risks throughout the delivery process and managing scope and stakeholder expectations
• Managing 3rd party relationships and identify and mitigate associated risks accordingly
• Leading and participating in client meetings and workshops

Essential skills & experience:
• Experience in delivery of a range of medium to large scale digital project using a variety of methodologies (agile and/or waterfall)
• Previous experience of working in e-commerce and liaising with industry 3rd parties. Magento experience is desirable
• Previous experience of working in a fast-paced agency environment
• Confident in leading client-facing meetings and managing stakeholder expectations
• Competence to manage multiple project streams at once and across different cross-functional project teams and stakeholders
• Ability to prioritise effectively and remain composed under pressure
• Ability to understand complex project requirements and relay (technical) information to the team and client stakeholders
• Demonstrate keen attention to detail alongside excellent presentation and communication skills and good understanding of commercial requirements and project budgets

If you would like to join an global organisation where you can bring real value please apply ASAP to be shortlisted.

Project Manager             

Our client, a prestigious company and brand requires a Project Manager to join the team.

The Project Management role involves launching customer-facing digital products, internal systems implementations, website development, and business integrations. The role holder is responsible for ensuring projects are scoped and delivered to time, budget and quality constraints. The role requires establishing good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and ensuring effective communication is achieved.

Responsibilities:

Manage software / systems development or implementation projects

Manage other projects as required

The role:

Scope and manage the end-to-end delivery of new projects to time, scope and budget and within agreed quality parameters 

Apply project management principles to projects, eg Develop full scale project plans; Create and maintain risk logs, issue logs and change request documentation; Lead status meetings; Provide status reports for projects etc

Proactively manage tasks, ensuring resources are deployed and deadlines are met

Ensure prompt escalation to senior management when project deliverables are at risk

Manage stakeholders across the business to ensure effective requirements gathering and ongoing communication throughout the project lifecycle

Own, manage and maintain key supplier relationships and act as a point of reference/project planning advice for internal teams

Support the Project Office with lessons learned, best practices, and standardised methodologies

Technical:

Project manage all elements of the software development lifecycle (e.g. requirements, development, testing, rollout) working with internal stakeholders and external suppliers

Use JIRA for above tasks

Use Confluence for key project documents

Financial Responsibility/Authority:

Establish, monitor and report on budgets, escalating to relevant project team members if appropriate

Suggest ways of reducing costs whilst maintaining quality

Project mentoring and support:

Provide informal mentoring and support on projects (possibly also participate in training workshops) for staff who need to develop their technical skills/understanding relating to projects

For further details, please don’t hesitate to apply.

Endeavour Recruitment have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Ecommerce Project Manager to join our global digital commerce consultancy client.  This is a permanent opportunity based in our clients offices in London.  

This is an opportunity to work in a busy agency environment on some really exciting large scale ecommerce accounts.  The ideal candidate must have agency experience as well as a strong Project Management background leading large scale eCommerce projects. The role is highly client facing and we will expect the candidate to demonstrate their business acumen and have excellent presentation skills.

The role:

• Managing the client relationship as part of effective project delivery
• Creating and maintaining quality project documentation, such as timelines, risk logs, project reports and change controls
• Use of project management tools such as Gantt charts and Jira/Atlassian tools
• Closely managing scope and project budget, measuring and reporting on delivery performance and profitability
• Working closely with clients and project teams to capture functional and non-functional requirements
• Provide leadership to cross-functional project teams and proactively contribute to PMO excellence
• Proactively identifying, communicating, and addressing risks throughout the delivery process and managing scope and stakeholder expectations
• Managing 3rd party relationships and identify and mitigate associated risks accordingly
• Leading and participating in client meetings and workshops

Essential skills & experience:

• Experience in delivery of a range of medium to large scale digital project using a variety of methodologies (agile and/or waterfall)
• Previous experience of working in e-commerce and liaising with industry 3rd parties. Magento experience is desirable
• Previous experience of working in a fast-paced agency environment
• Confident in leading client-facing meetings and managing stakeholder expectations
• Competence to manage multiple project streams at once and across different cross-functional project teams and stakeholders
• Ability to prioritise effectively and remain composed under pressure
• Ability to understand complex project requirements and relay (technical) information to the team and client stakeholders
• Demonstrate keen attention to detail alongside excellent presentation and communication skills and good understanding of commercial requirements and project budgets

If you would like to join an global organisation where you can bring real value please apply ASAP to be shortlisted.

Project Manager             

Our client, a globally recognized company and brand requires a Project Manager to join the team.

The Project Management role involves launching customer-facing digital products, internal systems implementations, website development, and business integrations. The role holder is responsible for ensuring projects are scoped and delivered to time, budget and quality constraints. The role requires establishing good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and ensuring effective communication is achieved.

Responsibilities:

Manage software / systems development or implementation projects

Manage other projects as required

Scope and manage the end-to-end delivery of new projects to time, scope and budget and within agreed quality parameters 

Apply project management principles to projects, eg Develop full scale project plans; Create and maintain risk logs, issue logs and change request documentation; Lead status meetings; Provide status reports for projects etc

Proactively manage tasks, ensuring resources are deployed and deadlines are met

Ensure prompt escalation to senior management when project deliverables are at risk

Manage stakeholders across the business to ensure effective requirements gathering and ongoing communication throughout the project lifecycle

Own, manage and maintain key supplier relationships and act as a point of reference/project planning advice for internal teams

Support the Project Office with lessons learned, best practices, and standardised methodologies

Technical:

Project manage all elements of the software development lifecycle (e.g. requirements, development, testing, rollout) working with internal stakeholders and external suppliers

Use JIRA for above tasks

Use Confluence for key project documents

Required Experience:

Experience of managing software development or systems implementation projects

Knowledge of and experience using project management methodology: Prince2 or PMI or Agile

Experience of managing testing

Familiarity with MS Project, JIRA and Confluence

Excellent stakeholder management skills

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

Problem solving and analytical mind

Proactive, "can-do" attitude

Be an innovative self-starter

Have an excellent eye for detail

Ability to meet deadlines and juggle workloads

Desirable

Experience in a web-related role in Academic or Professional Publishing and understanding of this sector

Experience in project managing content-rich digital products

Good working knowledge of XML

Understanding of eCommerce website development

Knowledge of and experience using business analysis techniques, eg understanding of ETL and data modelling

High-level knowledge of financial concepts

For further details, Please don’t hesitate to apply

Software Technical Lead – Product Owner – Project Manager

We have an exciting opportunity with our Defence client based in Bristol for a Technical Lead – Product Owner – Project Manager to Project Lead, look after the team, the budget, stakeholders, review documents and Software Design Authority.

Our client works in the defence sector and you need to be able to be Security Cleared. The role is Hybrid with 2 days working from home. An understanding of Software Lifecyle is essential.

If this sounds of interest, please read on:

The role:

• Manage customers both internally in Software Engineering (SE) UK and across the wider project, including the Software Requirements Authority and the Head of Weapon System Sub-System.
• Be responsible for managing allocated project budgets and ensuring they are used efficiently
• Maintain and communicate the current project schedule, coordinating with the team to meet delivery milestones
• Work with members of the Group to identify potential improvement opportunities and support their implementation.
• Act as Software Design Authority by ensuring quality standards are met, leading the formal software release process and continuously looking for ways to increase quality, safety and security.
• Collaborate with partners to guide future product line roadmaps
• Control and prioritise project backlogs
• Support the creation of project and release documentation

The person:

While the experience listed below will be helpful, if you do not have some of them don't let that stop you from applying!

• A leader who can support and draw the best from their team
• Effective communication, persuasion and conflict resolutions skills
• An organised yet adaptable attitude with a love of problem solving
• Experience of Agile practices such as scrum
• Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle
• An open minded yet realistic approach to change and improvement

Desirables:

• C++ / C#
• HMI / UI design
• Mission Planning software
• Windows / Linux OS lockdown
• Automated Testing
• Lean Six Sigma

What's in it for you

• You will get to join a passionate, innovative and friendly team who are always looking to improve both themselves and the software they create.
• Both the team and the department as a whole have a strong focus on career development. You will be supported and guided in choosing, and progressing, your chosen career path.
• Opportunities to get involved in improvement initiates including become a Lean Six Sigma Yellowbelt or Greenbelt

If this is of interest, please don’t hesitate to apply.

Office 365 implementation Project Manager with NHS Experience

Endeavour Recruitment has a urgent contract requirement for an Office 365 implementation Project Manager with NHS Experience.

This Project has an ASAP Start. We are looking for a Project manager that has implement Office 365 and would consider themselves an expert in this are with a very strong technical understanding. You will also be responsible for the migration from the exchange servers to the cloud.

You must be able to deal with all levels of the business and to also advise and make recommendations to ensure the project’s success.

Experience:

•             Experience of migrating from legacy on Premise to O365, ideally within the Healthcare sphere.

•             Experience of SharePoint and OneDrive Migration – from on Premise Files hares to O365 Cloud.

•             Experience of Exchange Online - from on Prem.

•             Business Change experience – due to changes to the way people will be working (e.g. Office 2010 to O365 online or Apps for Enterprise).

•             Experience of embedding new processes and procedures to identify the BAU roles and responsibilities and to ensure a robust plan for longevity of the product and information governance around this.

•             Experience with Comms and getting organisational level buy in to changes.

•             Experience of speaking at director level due to the need for buy in at that level – To get buy in from Chief Exec as a sponsor for the Trust wide changes that will need to happen.

•             Utilisation of extra features within the new license model.

•             Demonstratable experience of putting together complex and robust project plans as well as managing the governance and escalation of issues.

For further information regarding this opportunity, please don’t hesitate to apply.

Calling for a Project Manager who wants to make a difference in a Global Publishing Organisation and improve their Business Analysis and Project Management skills.

The role is perfect for someone who likes to take initiative and believes technology can be an enabler for the business.

The successful candidate will provide both Project Management and Business Analysis expertise to support the development of key global systems.

They will report to the Head of Project Office and work with Finance, Sales and other internal teams in order to realise the development of new, business-critical systems. The role will also include line management of 2-3 business analysts.

Responsibilities include:

• Initiate, Plan, and Manage projects from initiation to implementation
  • Develop full scale project plans
  • Use Agile and Prince 2 inspired methodologies as appropriate
  • Create and maintain risk logs, issue logs and change request documentation
  • Manage budget and monitor spend on your projects
• Ensure that development(s) fit with the company’s strategy and best practice
• Work with the business to define requirements
• Analyse data sources and outputs to contribute to logical and physical modelling and to prepare detailed specifications
• Line management of business analysts in your team
• Work with the Head of Project Office to ensure continuous improvement of Business Analysis processes and technology usage, remaining abreast of best practice and guidance
• Champion the Business Analysis function across the company, including coaching and mentoring to ensure a consistent approach across all projects
• Manage testing (write test plans, manage testers)
• Manage stakeholders across the business
• Manage vendors (within projects) to ensure they are delivering business value
• Support the Project Office with lessons learned, best practices, and standardised methodologies

Competencies:

• Knowledge of and experience using project management methodology: Prince2 or PMI
• Knowledge of and experience using business analysis techniques
• Ability to elicit and capture requirements
• Line management experience
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Tenacity, the love of investigating data problems right to the very end
• Exposure to writing and managing testing
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Attention to detail
• Self-motivated, team-player

Desirable:

• High-level knowledge of financial concepts a plus
• Good Knowledge of SQL a plus
• Understanding of ETL and data modelling a plus

As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, they offer competitive benefits, and flexible working arrangements.

If you are looking for a role where you can make a change and bring value, please apply.