Senior Project Manager Level 3

Description & Requirements

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Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year.

Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people's lives.

From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.

Home based role.

Benefits include:



* 25 days annual leave


* 9% combined pension


* Flexible benefits package


* Holiday trade scheme

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for establishing and leading delivery of organisation-wide and cross-functional projects, business change and transformation, of varying size, scale and complexity.

Demonstrating a combination of technical, leadership and commercial expertise that contributes to the delivery of commercial values and benefits, and the longer-term strategic objectives of stakeholder teams and MAXIMUS UK.
The role holder will coordinate and manage assigned projects, support UK and divisional change and transformation.

This will include leading a variety of different types of projects and providing project assurance and governance on the delivery portfolio.

1.

Project Management
• Directs projects of varying size, ranging from large-scale, complex projects often involving multiple internal and external components and matrix partners, to smaller tactical deliveries
• Ensures all projects are clearly defined with an appropriate level of governance in order that end results meet business requirements that can be measured against a clearly articulated scope, agreed deliverables, project budgets and quantifiable business benefit
• Supports the definition, planning, orchestrating, and delivery of approved strategic initiatives
• Responsible for one or more initiatives including business, operational, and IT deliverables
• Directly manages all aspects of the project lifecycle and works with matrix partners to oversee all phases of a project
• Rigorously manages scope to ensure commitments are achieved within agreed time, cost and quality parameters
• Validates financial forecasts and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditure
• Ensures stakeholder engagement and collaboration to develop communication plans, identify training requirements and support teams with operational readiness to deliver the plan

2.

Project Assurance & Governance
• Serves as a subject matter expert for project management and project delivery in routinely briefing key stakeholders on different aspects of assigned initiatives
• Develops the project brief/ mandate, project plan, resource/ stakeholder plan, project controls and related project management products for the purpose of project approval and subsequent delivery
• Defines and tracks project milestones while managing the project team and reportin...