Project Manager Resource Allocation

Location: Blackburn, with occasional (paid for) travel to nearby depots - 45p per mile
Salary: £59,000 - £67,000 per annum
Contract Type: Fixed-term contract (18 months) with potential to go permanent afterwards.
Start Date: September 2024
Working Hours: 9-5 Monday to Friday or similar, happy to flex this if needed. 37.5 hours per week.

Company Overview:
We are recruiting on behalf of an energy provider committed to delivering reliable and sustainable energy solutions across the UK.

Role Overview:
As a Project Manager – Resource Allocation, you will lead a strategic project, managing timeframes, driving change, and overseeing process, behavioural, IT, and engagement changes. You will engage with stakeholders, organize workshops, track project progress, and produce reports.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead project activities to meet goals within prescribed timeframes and budgets.
• Manage business case writing, planning, and directing project activities.
• Align project goals with business objectives and the project delivery lifecycle.
• Stakeholder mapping and management.
• Ensure project consistency and alignment with PMO requirements.
• Establish resourcing plans and coordinate project personnel.
• Proactively manage project risks, issues, and dependencies.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Proven experience in Business Change/IT project environments.
• PRINCE2, PMI, MSP, Agile, or similar qualification.
• Experience with agile and product line approaches.
• Ability to manage multi-skilled teams in a matrix environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong customer focus.

Behaviours:

• Forward thinking
• Customer understanding
• Analytical thinking
• Results focus
• Initiative
• Tenacity
• Flexibility

Application Instructions:

To apply, please submit your CV by the application deadline on 12th July 2024.