Job Description

Posted 2 weeks ago

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Technical Project Manager to work for Thames Valley Police. This role will be Hybrid working, but you must be within a reasonable commute of Fareham Hampshire.

You will be working Monday to Friday: 09:00 – 17:30 with a break length of 1 hour.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST HAVE BEEN RESIDING WITHIN THE UK CONTINUOUSLY FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS DUE TO THE POLICE VETTING CRITERIA. UNFORTUNATELY ANYTHING LESS THAN THIS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

We are looking for someone with the below essential criteria :-

Experience in ICT Project Management, having managed ICT projects in a similarly complex environment using an industry-recognised approach such as PRINCE 2.
Knowledge in principles, methods, techniques and tools for the preparation and monitoring of budgets to minimise costs and ensure cost-effectiveness.
Expertise in methods, techniques and tools for the effective management of projects and related activities through to the successful achievement of planned business benefits.
Experience in effective and efficient deployment of resources, including reassessment and reallocation in a dynamic multi-project environment, to achieve optimum results.
Knowledge in Project Risk Management with the ability to effectively and efficiently manage risk within the project.
An industry wide understanding of IT Architecture, Networks, Cloud Technologies & Infrastructure.
Expertise in Project Planning and Control Techniques Methods and techniques associated with planning and monitoring progress of projects e.g. product / work breakdown structures, baselining, critical path analysis, earned value, resource analysis, conflict resolution.
Good written and oral communication skills with the ability to work in a customer focused environment and part of a team. Must be flexible, adaptable, and able to solve problems while working systematically with little direct supervision.
Experience of developing and delivering projects in similar sized & complex organisations.
Experience of delivering the ICT components related to: varying sizes of office moves; building re-stacks; new building fit-outs and deployments; building exits.
Act as the ICT Project Manager for all ICT aspects of the Hampshire Estates related programme. Must have excellent client facing and stakeholder management skills (up to senior level), and sub-contractor management experience.
Must be able to work independently with minimum supervision but still deliver results in line with expectation, following prescribed process, methodology, tools and techniques.The overall purpose of the role is to: The professional management of ICT Projects including assets & resources within Project scope. To ensure that Projects are well managed and controlled to make most efficient use of allocated resources, and maximise delivery of business benefits within Projects, Programmes and/or wider Portfolio.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITY AREAS

Working with the Technical Programme Manager and other senior executives & business representatives, the job holder is responsible for the development and maintenance of the allocated Project (covering one or more Forces) to ensure the technical development/delivery, resourcing and vendor management planning is up to date and accurate.
Line managed by the Technical Programme Management team leader, but is directly accountable to project executives for project deliverables. Also works closely with ICT Programme Managers.
Work across ICT; Architecture, Service Delivery, Security, Dev/Ops to ensure that the project/projects fit with the approved architectures, are secure and can be operated managed and supported in a cost effective manner.
Responsible for ensuring that the project, including in-house developments, within the overall ICT Portfolio (including the ICT elements of business programmes and projects) deliver the desired outcomes (timescales, costs, quality and benefits enablement).
Manage allocated projects to deliver required business elements in addition to the technical aspects, including the development and implementation of new or revised business processes.
Work closely with the project board, ICT managers and business managers to ensure all force stakeholders have a clear understanding of the planned project deliverables, it's progression and any variations.
Responsible for the management of ICT suppliers contracted to support the project to ensure they deliver the desired outcomes (timescales, costs, quality and benefit enablement).
Responsible for ensuring that ICT change is appropriately tested to ensure the quality of ICT change delivered to the business, minimise disruption to the business and that business benefits are fully enabled.
Responsible for ensuring that every ICT project is appropriately managed, including all aspects of planning, risks, issues and inter-dependencies.
Responsible for ensuring that appropriate documentation and training is produced and delivered by each project (to agreed standards) to ensure the business users are able to operate and ICT Service Delivery are able to operate, manage & support (at acceptable costs) the resulting ICT systems/changes and thereby deliver the business benefits.
Responsible for the direct and indirect supervision of Project resources including motivation and workload planning.
Instil and develop a culture of continuous development for line reports and the wider team through; training and development and the PDR process, motivating, effective workload planning, monitoring employee welfare and quality assurance of work standards. Take prompt and reasonable action to address performance below required standards in line with the relevant Force procedure.

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