Senior Project Manager

About the Role

Primary responsibility of the Senior Project Manager is the delivery of projects and programmes of work, varying in size and complexity.  The projects will stem from the IT Enabling Plan which, in turn, supports the Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) Strategy 2030. The Senior Project Manager reports to the Programme Manager within the Change Delivery team of IT Services department.

The role of Senior Project Manager will encompass all the duties you would expect, from planning, procurement, delivery, risk and issue management, budget management, adhering to our project governance regime, working with internal and external parties, regular reporting through to closure, and transition to business as usual.

About You

You are already an experienced IT/digital project manager or a senior project manager looking for new challenges and an opportunity to work in a busy IT department at a world-renowned University.  As well as a degree, you will possess current accreditation in a recognised Project Management standard e.g., PRINCE 2, Agile Scrum.  To succeed, you will also need to be an excellent communicator in all formats and experienced in building great relationships with all levels of stakeholders.

About the Department

The IT Services department provides a comprehensive service to the University, from delivering and enabling transformational change to improving and maintaining complex operations. We support excellence in research, teaching and the professional services that support them using high-performance computing, data storage, desktop support, and digital solutions.  All our services are underpinned by security and the aim that all who use technology have the best possible experience.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality

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