Senior Project Manager

The role?

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading and managing the day to day activities Capita’s projects through to delivery of the new capabilities, realisation of benefits and project closure.
The SPM with ensure the project brief, including the project product description, benefits management approach, PID, and its components, stage/exception plans and their product delivery.
Managing the information flows between the directing and delivering levels of the project.
Managing the production of the required products, taking responsibility for overall progress and use of resources and initiating corrective action where necessary.
Establising and manage the project’s procedures: risk management, issue management, change control and communication.

Who we are looking for?

Effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to command respect and to create a sense of community amongst the members of the project teams
• Knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling programmes
• Business case development and approvals skills
• Understanding of the procurement process including negotiation with third parties
• Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures
• Sufficient seniority and credibility to advise project teams on their projects in relation to the programme
• Ability to find ways of solving or pre-empting problems
• Knowledge of programme and project management methods including MSP, PRINCE2 and Agile

What’s in it for you?

• A Competitive base salary

• 25 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave

• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice

• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks

• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology

• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform