Technical Project Manager
- Gloucester
- Full time, Permanent
- Salary up to £60,000 per annum
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Technical Project Manager to join the existing Engineering Team within a fast-paced environment. The person will form an important and integral part of an expanding business and at an exciting time within the company's history.
This is a 37 hour a week job, based at the their Gloucester office.
Monday - Thursday 8:30am-5pm and Friday 8.30am-4:30pm
Main Responsibilities:
- Identify project requirements, delivery timelines & costs.
- Develop detailed plans to guide clients, staff members & project teams and revise based on changing needs & requirements.
- Identifying and assigning project tasks based on skill sets, experience & strengths of staff members.
- Monitoring project performance to ensure timely delivery.
- Compiling & submitting project reports to clients, managers & other relevant parties.
- Working effectively for efficient project implementation.
- Developing excellent leadership, customer relations & communication skills to liaise with all relevant parties.
- Managing risks.
- Making sure the projects are running to time & budget.
- Create plans for resources needed.
- Attend regular client meetings and document meeting notes.
- Work with project co-ordinators.
- Research and evaluate hardware and software technologies and/or subcontractor services and weigh the cost/benefit analysis when making project/company decisions.
- Hold regular technical/project team minutes to determine progress and address any questions or challenges regarding projects.
- Assign and oversee the daily tasks of technical personnel while ensuring all members of the team are working towards established milestones.
- Establish and implement training processes and strategies for all technical and field personnel.
What you will need:
- PRINCE 2 Certification
- CIDA Defence Installation Design Foundation Course Certification
- Telecommunications background
- Extensive project management experience within telecommunications sector
- Solid IT skills & knowledge of necessary software including MSWord, Excel
- Strong sense of personal accountability regarding decision making and supervising department teams
- Ability to promote a teamwork mentality
- Managerial experience applying analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to predict challenges and seek to proactively head off obstacles
- Excellent time management and organisational skills and experience establishing guidelines in these areas for others in the team
The Person:
- Enthusiastic, engaging & proactive, ambitious & forward-thinking professional with a proven track record of working as a Technical Project Manager within the telecoms industry.
- Basic salary £50,000 - £60,000 per annum depending on applicant experience.
- Access to company pool car or company van if required to do site visits/site meetings.
If you believe you are suitable for this position please apply now, interviews taking place immediately
