Role Purpose
To lead and deliver complex projects, programmes, or operational portfolios, ensuring successful outcomes through effective planning, stakeholder management, governance, and performance tracking. The role acts as a subject matter expert, drives continuous improvement, contributes to business growth opportunities, and operates with a high level of autonomy while influencing stakeholders and managing risk.

Key Responsibilities
End-to-End Delivery Ownership

• Lead delivery of complex projects/programmes aligned to scope, time, cost, and quality

• Ensure adherence to governance, methodologies, and best practices.

Planning & Execution

• Define detailed plans, including scope, resources, timelines, and interdependencies.

• Manage execution across multiple workstreams.

Stakeholder & Client Management

• Act as the central point of contact for clients and senior stakeholders

• Manage expectations, resolve issues, and provide strategic insights.

Risk & Issue Management

• Identify, assess, and proactively mitigate risks.

• Manage escalations and implement corrective actions.

Financial & Performance Management

• Manage budgets, track performance, and monitor KPIs.

• Ensure profitability, efficiency, and successful delivery outcomes.

Governance & Reporting

• Maintain high-quality reporting across projects and portfolios

• Ensure transparency and alignment with leadership expectations.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Drive improvements in processes, tools, and delivery models.

• Contribute to the development of best practices and standards.

Team Leadership & Performance Management

• Lead delivery teams with accountability for performance, quality, and outcomes.

• Set objectives, conduct performance reviews, and drive engagement initiatives.

• Allocate resources and prioritise work to meet business and client objectives.

Talent Development

• Mentor and develop team members, identifying capability gaps and growth opportunities





• Drive succession planning and support career progression within the team.

Operational Team Management

• Ensure effective team structure, utilisation, and productivity.

• Address performance issues and implement improvement actions where required.

Key Skills

- Project & Programme Management: Advanced planning, scope definition, interdependency management, governance, PRINCE2, PMP, PMI, Agile, Waterfall
- Stakeholder & Client Management: Senior-level engagement, influence, negotiation, expectation management, strategic communication
- Financial & Commercial Acumen: Budgeting, profitability analysis, KPI monitoring, cost control, resource optimisation
- Leadership & People Management: Performance management, coaching, team development, succession planning, cross-functional leadership
- Risk & Issue Management: Proactive mitigation, escalation handling, root cause analysis, contingency planning
- Operational Excellence: Portfolio delivery, process improvement, quality assurance, governance frameworks
- Problem Solving & Strategic Thinking: Complex problem analysis, strategic alignment, innovation, balancing execution & improvement
- Tools: MS Project, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Power BI, Smartsheet

Experience

• 5+ years of project management experience delivering complex projects end-to-end in a matrix environment.

• Experience with governance/reporting structures and stakeholder alignment.

• Knowledge of service lines or previous experience in HRP, A&T;, or GEM (asset).

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (Business, Technology, Engineering, or similar).

Certifications

• PMP or equivalent certification (PRINCE2, PMI, or other advanced project management qualifications).

Tools / Methods

• Practical experience using project management tools such as MS Project, Jira, and Confluence.

People Leadership

• Proven experience leading through managers and senior professionals, with responsibility for talent development and succession planning.

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