Project Manager

- Managing and coordinating the project work-streams at operational level. - Supporting the Programme Manager to ensure successful delivery of key milestones to the required quality and to the timescales agreed within the project plan - Identify, monitor and manage project risks and issues. Develop mitigating strategies and escalate as appropriate. Identify and work with related projects to manage interdependencies. - Maintain and deliver against other project controls (including planning, assumptions, decisions, change control and configuration management) - Ensure the required Project reporting is completed through the various Defra governance structures in an agreed timely manner. - Support the relationship with internal and external project stakeholders. Identify and manage collaborative relationship. Actively engage senior level support when required.

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