Project Lead
Job introduction
Project Lead (Junior Project Manager)
Hours of work: 37 hours per week
Working pattern: Full-time
Closing date: Sunday 29 November 2020
Interview date: TBC
For an informal discussion, please contact Andrew Wroblewski - IT&D Project Consultant on 01273 482244.
About the role
About the Role
Are you looking for an opportunity to build on your IT project management career?
East Sussex County Council, IT & Digital Project Delivery Team are looking for a IT Junior Project Manager.
As a junior project manager, you will deliver several concurrent IT projects to support IT-related change initiatives across the Authority. These will be delivered using internal staff, contractors and third-party suppliers.
The Project Delivery Team is part of the Projects and Innovation Group responsible for delivering major IT-business solutions across all services of the Authority and several external partners. The team comprises several Project Managers, supported by a Technical Delivery Team.
Our project managers are at the centre of a major transformation programme to deliver IT solutions that make the Authority’s staff more mobile, flexible and responsive, providing them with ability to work in partnership with colleagues, other public bodies, agencies and residents, using a variety of IT devices, tools and applications.
Working with Heads of Services, Business Partners and other key stakeholders, you will develop and agree projects briefs, PIDs, and project and resource plans, and be responsible for the day to day management of projects, whilst ensuring completion to agreed cost, time and quality criteria. This will often involve working and negotiating with external suppliers, as well as management of a virtual project team.
Experience of MSP / PRINCE 2 and managing budgets would be an advantage. As a junior project manager you will develop good project management expertise and enhance project management processes in the organisation. Ideally you will also have had exposure to AGILE project delivery.
You will be required to manage virtual project teams and will therefore have good communication, engagement and organisation skills together with credibility in the role.
The post requires influencing skills and the ability to bring together project sponsors (usually senior managers), expert advisers, external consultants, contractors and end users together to form an effective team focussed on delivery of the programme.
East Sussex County Council, Brighton & Hove City Council, and Surrey County Council collaborate on a number of business services and therefore the successful post-holder needs to be flexible in terms of working across these organisations as project demands arise.
Interview Date
TBC
Contact Information
Interested in finding out more? Please feel free to contact Andrew Wroblewski (Project Delivery Consultant) on 01273 482244 or email Andrew.Wroblewski@eastsussex.gov.uk
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.
Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System.
From 6 April 2011 the Home Office has placed a permanent restriction on the number of migrant workers that all Tier 2 (General) Sponsors can recruit. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.
Company information
East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit.
