Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving real transformation change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data and business applications. We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals.
About the role
We are seeking a Project Manager to oversee several projects stemming from recent mergers and acquisitions.
The Project Manager is accountable for achieving the overall project goals and specific deliverables from the team. This is accomplished by planning project activities and executing assigned tasks to meet the expected quality standards, thereby ensuring the success of the project. The role involves successfully managing the complete project delivery process and engaging in pre-sales activities. It is essential to maintain a professional demeanor in communications with customers to cultivate strong relationships with client contacts. Additionally, the Project Manager will be responsible for effectively managing project finances to ensure profitability and growth within the sector, as well as overseeing work in progress and aging debt.
Here’s what the role looks like:
- Manage a portfolio of projects ranging in size and complexity, and ensuring projects are delivered in scope, on time and within budget.
- Develop and manage detailed project schedule and work plans.
- Assemble, plan, and lead technical teams to deliver the project objectives.
- Track project progress and costs, and proactively manage any changes via a controlled Change management process.
- Create and maintain project documentation to track actions, risks, and issues.
- Provide project reporting, both internal and external.
- Transition and onboarding of customers into our managed services division
- Planning and managing service changes and service go-lives.
- Conducting regular reviews during project and service transition with customers and key stakeholders / senior management
- Continual service improvements on the services being provided
Requirements
- Strong experience of planning and managing multiple projects in an IT infrastructure or application environment
- Experience of delivering ServiceNow related projects.
- Supporting service desk manager and technical teams with consolidation planning
- Scheduling and sequencing of cutover activities from legacy to new system
- Leading 3rd party vendors to deliver scopes of work related to ServiceNow integration as required
- Working with Internal comms team to draft and release change communications to the business
- Updating senior stakeholders/sponsors on progress and go/no-go requirements
- Experience of working within the oil and gas industry
- Basic understanding of Project Online
- Good verbal and written communication skills, including the ability develop and explain the project goals and objectives to the project team and stakeholders
- Good business acumen, including industry and domain-specific knowledge of the organisation and its business units.
- Familiarity with industry trends and innovation, and how other organisations are using them to drive digital business
- Good project planning and execution skills
- Ability to develop projects and deliver them against financial and resource constraints
- Proven track record with the use of reporting tools to monitor project activities and analyse project performance
- Strong knowledge of project management principles including Waterfall or Agile
- Qualifications in one of the following project delivery methodology or frameworks and experience of others, such as:
PMI standards, PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
Benefits
At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development, and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success.
We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life. In addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package:
- Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.
- Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however, are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.
- A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more….
At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.
If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.