low level project manager

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successful candidates will work within our PM Delivery hub, within a team of 6 other Project Managers, reporting to one of our Hub Team Leads. The successful Project Manager will be delivering 5-10 small to medium size projects concurrently to a variety of external customers across the Portfolio.

All Project Managers should be able to demonstrate experience leading or supporting on small to medium sized IT Infrastructure and Application projects and have full budget responsibility on projects in the past (including tracking and reconciliation).

Essential Job Functions

Under the management of the Hub Team Lead, we require the Project Managers to fulfill the following:

*Ensure adherence to the PM methodology.

*Prepare Project Proposals and Project Initiation documentation.

*Identifies, assesses, manages and communicates risks and issues pertaining to the success of the project

*Escalates matters of significance as appropriate.

*Prepares realistic project plans and tracks activities against the project schedule, providing regular and accurate reports to stakeholders as appropriate

*Manages the budget (cost, price, timescales, levels of resources)

*Provide reports/updates to appropriate management, boards and committees

*Provides effective leadership to the project team

Other Qualifications

*Formal PM qualification: PMI or Prince 2 qualification

*Organizational skills to balance and prioritize work

*Good Interpersonal and presentation skills for interacting with team members and clients

*Personal computer and business solutions software skills - Word, Excel and MSP

*Analytical and problem solving skills

*Excellent written and verbal communication

*Ability to work in a team environment

*Ability to deal with ambiguity and change

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks.

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards) and the most prestigious award that any business can receive The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2015.