Senior Project Manager

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

·       Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline

·       5+ years of experience in  Project management of acquisition and / or capability development projects for a large organization

·       Proven experience working with technical teams across multiple technical domains, including applications, infrastructure, networking and cyber security

·       Demonstrated experience managing dependencies, risks and issues

·       Experience operating in structured, policy-driven environments with defined governance and security requirements

·       Formal training or demonstrable experience in complex project management

·       Familiarity with transition to service

·       Familiarity with NATO and C4ISR environment

·       Strong experience using Project Management tools, estimating, planning and managing cost and labour

·       Relevant experience in leading a cross functional team, preferably in international environment

·       Relevant experience in project control (quality, resource management, scope and budget)

·       Experience in training, education or mission-support environments involving CIS systems

·       Has a recognized formal Project Management qualification, such as PRINCE2 or PMP

DUTIES/ROLE:

·       Adopts appropriate project management methods and tools

·       Takes full responsibility for the definition, approach, management, control and satisfactory completion of medium-scale projects

·       Provides effective leadership to the project team

·       Works effectively with cross functional teams

·       Manages the change process and assesses and manages risks, issues and lesson learned

·       Ensures that realistic project plans are maintained and delivers regular and accurate communication and / or reports to stakeholders

·       Ensures project and product quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure

·       Ensures that project deliverables are completed within agreed cost, time and scope, and are formally accepted, by appropriate stakeholders

·       Monitors costs, time, quality and scope and takes action where performance deviates or is predicted to deviate from agreed tolerances