Project Manager
Summary
Manages enterprise IT projects from start to finish, focusing on Microsoft Azure, Dynamics, and data solutions for public/private sector clients in a fast-paced environment.
We have an exciting vacancy for a Project Manager within our PMO team.
You will successfully manage allocated multidisciplinary projects and their associated activities from conception through to completion, delivering work that meets project requirements.
You will have a strong technical background (MS Azure and Dynamics) and experience managing projects in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
Role Purpose
The Project Manager is accountable for the successful delivery of assigned projects, ensuring agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality and customer outcomes are achieved. The Project Manager provides day-to-day leadership of project teams and serves as the primary point of accountability for project execution.
Key Responsibilities
Delivery Accountability
- Hold end-to-end accountability for successful delivery of assigned projects.
- Deliver projects to agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality and success criteria.
- Maintain focus on project outcomes, ensuring delivery remains aligned to customer objectives and business value.
- Take ownership of project performance and proactively address delivery risks, issues and obstacles.
- Escalate delivery concerns appropriately and in a timely manner.
Client and Stakeholder Management
- Act as the primary point of contact for assigned projects.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with customer and subcontractor stakeholders.
- Understand customer business objectives, culture and desired outcomes.
- Understand the customer business case and identify where project delivery may impact expected benefits.
- Work collaboratively with commercial, technical, operational and finance teams.
Commercial and Contractual Management
- Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with contractual obligations.
- Monitor client responsibilities and dependencies, escalating where obligations are not being met.
- Support project forecasting, budgeting and cost management activities.
- Identify and manage changes to scope through approved change control processes.
Governance and Controls
- Establish and operate effective project governance aligned to organisational standards.
- Maintain project plans, schedules and forecasting information.
- Manage RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies).
- Maintain accurate project records within organisational delivery tooling.
- Ensure compliance with PMO standards and quality gate requirements.
Team Leadership
- Organise, direct and coordinate cross-functional project teams.
- Set clear objectives and priorities.
- Maintain focus on project success criteria and key milestones.
- Support a positive delivery culture that promotes accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Challenge poor performance and seek support where required.
Required Skills:
- Minimum of 3 years relevant experience.
- Experience working with large public/private organisation’s, delivering custom enterprise business applications projects and understanding the needs of these customers.
- Experience of working with Microsoft Azure Cloud, Dynamics and data based projects.
- Good technical understanding of the Microsoft technology stack.
- Experience of project delivery in the government, higher education or financial services sectors.
Advantageous:
- Experience of managing client facing engagements and controlling projects higher than €1M + in value.
- Certification in Prince II, PMI, or equivalent project management methodology.
- Degree level qualification, preferably in IT, Computer Science, or related field.
Skills/Behavioural Competencies:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Results focused; competitive drive and ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work on own initiative in a fast-paced environment.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Ability to prioritise and multi-task within the role.
- Excellent business and financial acumen with strong analytical ability.
- Good judgement and decision-making skills.