Project Manager
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What you'll do
Location: Newbury + *Hybrid
Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week - Mon to Fri
Salary: Excellent base salary + benefits
*Hybrid
At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. Our "Office in a Box" home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.
Who We Are
We're a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.
Be part of the Business Technology Solutions for Vodafone UK (VBTS), the team that design and develop our converged communications solutions, drive efficiency through automation and AI, whilst implement the solutions directly with our customers. We help thousands of businesses across the country with our connectivity solutions.
Sitting in Vodafone UK Professional Services, the Project Manager role is customer facing and is involved with the end to end management of large, complex, customer-facing projects either independently or as part of programmes to time, cost, and quality criteria, whilst operating within the established organisational delivery framework.
Key accountabilities:
• Planning & Control
Create detailed project plans encompassing all deliverables & ensuring stakeholder buy-in. Manage change control using the appropriate processes.
• Leadership, Communication & Stakeholder Management
Create and sustain collaborative working relationships across customers, suppliers, and internal delivery teams, whilst defining clear roles and responsibilities.
• Financial Management
Maintaining a project finance tracker and utilizing change control for cost variation from original baselines. To ensure WBS codes match the project structure and are shared with the relevant stakeholders. Managing project billing milestones within the designated management reporting tool. Having a complete understanding of change control governance and procedures. Aware of the commercial impact of change can affect including cost ownership, milestone status, project margin, total contract value (TCV) and aligned resource.
• Project Governance & Methodology
Complies with Vodafone Project Delivery Framework methodology which is supported by industry project management standards such as PRINCE2.
• Risk & Issue Management
Establishing & maintaining a 'Risk and Issue' register, whilst identifying new risks and responses as well as mitigation strategies throughout the lifecycle of projects.
Who you are
• Prince2 Practitioner qualification is required for this role
• Significant Project Management experience of managing large and complex customer/client facing projects
• Proven leadership and collaborative skills to manage cross functional teams and senior stakeholders
• Delivery experience spanning a varied Technology focussed project environment
• Experience or knowledge of Fixed Line Telecommunications Technologies (e.g. SDWAN, LAN, WAN, Firewalls, Cloud) is advantageous but not required
Please note, the ability to achieve and maintain Security Clearance (SC) is required for this role.
Not a perfect fit?
Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.
What's in it for you
We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave. You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too.
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Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.