Project Manager

Project Managers within the CDW Project Management team are responsible for delivering a quality and professional project delivery service to internal and external clients in order to support the winning of new business and the delivery of work packages / small projects.

Responsible for ensuring that assigned projects or activities are executed and completed adhering agreed time, quality, scope and costs parameters and that an appropriate level of governance is applied to maintain and manage risks, changes and issues.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Planning the project and actively managing its progress, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action (seeking advice or guidance as appropriate).
• Working with the Resource team to satisfy the project roles and schedule.
• Ensuring the delivery of new products or services from projects is to the appropriate level of quality, on time and within budget, in accordance with the project plan and project governance arrangements
• Managing communications with project stakeholders (internally and externally), reporting the progress of the project at regular intervals
• Managing Risks, Assumptions, Issues & Dependencies to a successful outcome
• Managing the project scope, through effective change management throughout the project lifecycle, escalating and highlighting to relevant parties for resolution as necessary.
• Financial control of all project work. Pro-active management of project budgets, tracking of forecast, actuals for cost and revenue. Timely invoicing of completed effort.
• Engage with Account/Sales Managers & Directors and Consultants to support in the planning of the implementation and delivery of client projects and proposals.
• Ability to present business, technical and implementation solutions to internal and external clients (if required)
• Adhering to CDW’s delivery framework

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE

• Prince 2 & AGILE Practitioner or equivalent (e.g., APMQ, PMP, SCRUM Master)
• Experience of working in a professional and structured manner in a commercial environment
• A demonstrable track record of leading individuals within their area of responsibility.
• A demonstrable track record of managing and delivering medium-large (potentially complex) projects within a commercial environment.
• Experience of leading effective cross-functional teams.
• Skilled at building relationships with internal and external stakeholders to respond effectively to business opportunities.
• Client facing, with demonstrable commercial experience.
• Experience of working with sales and technical resources to capture requirements.
• Experience of delivering IT transformational projects.
• Experience of managing 3rd party providers and sub-contractors.

ESSENTIAL ATTRIBUTES

• Highly ambitious, credible, motivated, and accountable individual with an appreciation for building meaningful and lasting relationships, combined with a desire and ability to "win hearts and minds" - Confident yet humble in their approach
• Detail-oriented with strong time management skills combined with the capacity to work on multiple initiatives, as well as dynamically prioritise and pivot based on changing business needs
• Outstanding communications skills, with the ability to clearly and concisely present concepts and recommendations in verbal, written, and presentation formats to senior leaders, and cross-functional audiences
• Ability to allocate time to undertake personal development activities such as attending training, achieving certifications, and focusing on soft-skill development - always seeking to personally develop as an individual