Senior Project Manager

Job description Senior Project Delivery Manager

Contract type:
Permanent Full Time

Location:

London or Newcastle offices based with a min 2 days a week attendance in either office.

Salary:
London c £74,000 Newcastle c £64,750 plus civil service employee pension contribution of 28.9%

• UK Nationals
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• Nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with (or eligible for) status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

Please be aware that we do not provide sponsorship for work visas for this position. Applicants must already meet the nationality requirements outlined above. If you have any questions regarding your eligibility, please contact the HR Service desk should you have any questions on your nationality eligibility.

The National Audit Office (NAO) scrutinises public spending on behalf of Parliament, helping it hold government departments to account and supporting public service leaders to improve performance and service delivery. We are totally independent of government.

• The Senior Project Delivery Manager is responsible for leading delivery of digital projects and work streams within the Digital Services team.
• The role will provide clear project reporting to project boards and the Head of IT.
• The role will lead governance, reporting, risk and issue management and stakeholder coordination.
• The role operates in a matrix management environment rather than formal line management.
• The successful candidate will have experience of using PRINCE2 or agile methodologies whilst collaborating with mixed teams to achieve common goals. Azure Dev Ops experience/awareness is also beneficial.

• Setting up projects with the NAO’s standard templates to ensure major milestones and activities to achieve them are captured, monitored, and reported against.
• Maintain project plans and controls throughout delivery to support project tracking and reporting.
• Provide clear updates to management on project progress, proactively raising concerns, issues, and risks with project team members, and escalating where required.
• Work with business and technical architects, designers, and analysts to ensure projects adhere to standards.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• The successful candidate will be able to prioritise effectively across multiple projects to deliver the greatest impact.
• There will be no formal line management responsibilities, but individual projects will entail coordinating project teams of NAO staff, typically through a matrix-management model and third-party resources.
• The role reports to the Head of PMO or equivalent.

• DS management, all within DS, Engagement & Change, Business Analysts, Test Leads, and other Delivery Managers
• Programme / Project Boards, Programme / Project delivery team members
• Build effective relationships with staff at all levels, working directly with users to ensure technology systems and services meet user and wider business needs.
• Build effective relationships across NAO audit and corporate service teams to ensure stakeholders remain engaged and informed.
• Work closely with service owners to ensure priorities, resource implications and service impacts are understood and managed.
• External relationships with suppliers.

• Staff:
  No line management responsibilities. Staff allocation management will depend on the size of projects. Projects can comprise cross-functional teams at a range of seniorities.
• External resources:
  Manage external consultants and specialists as required.
• Budget:
  Support the management of project budgets and financial controls, as appropriate.

The Senior Project Delivery Manager is responsible for delivering key projects within the NAO’s digital change programme.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the delivery and day-to-day management of Digital Services projects.
• Help define and document the project scope, goals and deliverables that support business objectives, in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Manage projects on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the sponsor / Project Board through the full life cycle, in accordance with NAO guidance and standards.
• Produce high-quality project reporting and governance documentation, including progress, risk, issue and status reporting for project teams, senior stakeholders, and boards.
• Monitor and manage project budgets, ensuring accurate forecasting and effective financial control.
• Establish project controls and ensure they are effective (e.g. governance, risk and issue management, highlight and exception reporting, project reviews).
• Communicate project goals and progress clearly to team members and stakeholders.
• Support the technical project owner by helping to lead and coordinate project delivery teams, delegating where appropriate, to ensure timely, cost-effective…