Senior Project Manager Job Description And Person Specification
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Q10283
30 April 2015
Closing date
Job Description and Person Specification
This job description lists the general tasks, functions and responsibilities of the role below, including the
specifications and skills required.
Job title*
Band
Senior Project Manager
A2
Number of posts
Directorate
1
Programmes
Contract type
Duration if fixed term
Until 31 March 2016 with the possibility of
Fixed
extension or permanency
Management responsibility
There may be management responsibility for Project Staff (e.g. Project Managers, Business Analysts,
Support Officers) depending on the resourcing within the Project and Programme.
Reports to
Programme and Relationship Manager
Standard duties
To be added by recruiting manager
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Manage the delivery of a number of projects within a portfolio or programme, including a
number of major and/or complex projects.
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Manage the budget, interdependencies and control the projects.
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Implement standard Parliamentary Digital Service and IT industry standard processes and
methods to enable effective delivery of the projects.
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Mentor project staff and provide an environment for knowledge transfer
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Contribute to the development of the Parliamentary Digital Service Projects and Programme
Team
Main tasks / areas of responsibility
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Manage a variety of IT projects from bespoke development to procurement and
implementation of a COTS solution through all the phases of the project life cycle.
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Actively manage issues and risks
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Estimate and effectively control the costs, timescales and resources required to deliver the
project.
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Ensure that all documentation and deliverables are completed at the appropriate stage of
the project to the required standard
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Track activity against plan and provide regular reports to key stakeholders as required
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Ensure that any variance against the plan is agreed using a change control procedure.
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Provide leadership to the project team to ensure that team members are motivated and
developed, within the context of a matrix management environment.
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Effectively manage relationships with internal customers (the business and the
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