Key Responsibilities:
Project & Programme Delivery
- Manage and deliver multiple software development projects simultaneously, ensuring alignment to timelines, scope, and budget.
- Oversee end-to-end project lifecycle (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure).
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and delivery roadmaps.
- Ensure delivery is aligned to Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.
Modernisation & Innovation
- Lead delivery of system modernisation initiatives, including legacy transformation and digital platform enhancements.
- Drive innovation initiatives by enabling adoption of modern tools, frameworks, and methodologies.
- Identify opportunities for process optimisation, automation, and improved delivery efficiency.
- Support the transition to modern, scalable, and cloud-aligned solutions.
Stakeholder Management
- Engage with senior business stakeholders, executives, and technical teams to ensure alignment and delivery success.
- Manage expectations across multiple stakeholder groups.
- Facilitate governance forums, steering committees, and project status meetings.
- Ensure effective communication across all levels of the organisation.
Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Lead and coordinate delivery across cross-functional teams, including:
o Development (Java, .NET)
o QA & Testing
o Business Analysis
o Architecture
o DevOps / Infrastructure
- Ensure collaboration and alignment across all delivery streams.
Governance, Risk & Compliance
- Ensure adherence to project governance frameworks and organisational standards.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Maintain accurate reporting on project performance, progress, and risks.
- Ensure compliance with audit and delivery standards (especially in regulated environments).
Process & Delivery Excellence
- Maintain a strong process-driven approach to delivery.
- Drive continuous improvement of project management practices.
- Ensure consistent use of project management methodologies, tools, and standards.
- Promote high-quality delivery practices across all projects.
Closing date: 03rd of July 2026
Contract end date: 31st of March 2027
Hybrid and open to people with disabilities.
Qualifications & Experience:
Qualifications:
- Relevant Degree in Information Technology, Business, Computer Science, or related field; or relevant Diploma with extensive experience.
- Recognised Project Management certifications, such as:
o PMP
o PRINCE2*-
o Agile / Scrum certifications (e.g., SAFe, Scrum Master)
Experience
- Minimum 10+ years’ experience as a Project Manager
- Proven experience within the Software Development industry
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
- Extensive experience delivering complex, enterprise-scale projects
- Proven experience in modernisation and transformation initiatives
Required Skills & Competencies
. Core Project Management Skills
- Strong project planning and execution capability
- Budget, resource, and schedule management
- Risk, issue, and dependency management
- Strong understanding of SDLC methodologies
Technical & Delivery Understanding
o Software development lifecycle (SDLC)
o Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies
o Enterprise application delivery environments
- Familiarity with modern application environments (cloud, microservices, DevOps) advantageous
Stakeholder & Leadership Skills
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management
- Ability to influence and operate at executive level
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills
- Strong leadership across diverse cross-functional teams
Behavioural Competencies
- Highly organised and process-driven
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making ability
- Ability to manage pressure and competing priorities
- Results-oriented with strong accountability
- Collaborative and adaptable
Key Deliverables
- Project plans, schedules, and delivery roadmaps
- Governance reports and stakeholder updates
- Delivery status reports across multiple projects
- Successful delivery of innovation and modernisation initiatives
- Alignment with organisational delivery standards.
