Project Manager-Infrastructure

Purpose of the job: The infrastructure team is looking for a project management office manager to ensure the development of robust project plans with effective tracking including managing dependencies, risks and issues. The project management officer will also be responsible for managing the team's building design contract and finances. Job description: - Managing and coordinating the project workstreams - Managing project contracts and finances - 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 relationships. Actively engage senior level support when required. - Ensure that the project is properly governed and that assurance bodies are appropriately involved, and that the agreed deliverables from the Integrated Assurance and Approvals plan are met through the life cycle of the project. - Build, maintain and improve relationships across the project, stakeholders and wider government - Communicate project vision and status effectively, using established meetings such as the project and programme boards. Ensure visibility of project status to appropriate stakeholders. - Ensure that on-going service management is in place post go-live of the project.

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