Senior Project Manager - English speaker

Job Introduction

Where you fit in

As a member of the Data, Digital & Technology Europe team at Serco, you will have the opportunity to work in a challenging but rewarding environment. Serco Europe is entering a period of growth and change, and in your role as senior project manager at Serco you will help us to deliver value and enact change across our businesses and geographies.

Role Responsibility

What you will do

• Manage and deliver projects and workstreams on Scope, Requirements, Time, Cost, Quality, Risk and Deliverables/Products/Benefits.
• Engage stakeholders such as users, managers, IT specialists, SME’s, architects, or suppliers to deliver project outputs.
• Mobilise and lead teams composed of a mixture of staff and suppliers across organisational and geographical boundaries. You ensure they have the necessary skills, capacity, and experience to achieve the required outcomes.
• Proactively manage variances and changes on scope, time, cost, and quality.
• Identify risks and take appropriate mitigating actions.
• Align expectations across your stakeholders and facilitate decision-making in a timely and effective manner.
• Timely report on the status of your projects, whether detailed or managerial, business or IT.
• Understand and apply the right collaboration methods considering project and business constraints.
• Proactively identify dependencies and synergies with other initiatives and projects.

Successful Candidate

About you

• Strong IT experience with significant experience establishing and delivering larger, more complex projects.
• Comfortable with all aspects of project management. Proven track record.
• Structured, self-starting and mature on stakeholder management up to C-Level.
• Strong affinity with IT technology in one or more areas (Infrastructure, Applications, Interfaces, Data Management, Cloud Solutions, Digital Platforms, IT security).
• Familiar with managing external partners and suppliers.
• Team player and a good communicator.
• Strong negotiator.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Resourceful, able to anticipate on unforeseen situations and build contingency plans.
• Ideally you have project managed one or more integrations or transitions.
• Familiar with both agile and waterfall methodologies.                                           
• Experience with business and IT processes.
• Degree educated with a learner mindset.
• Experience with operations and Service Management (ITIL) is beneficial.
• A background in consultancy is beneficial.

Languages

• English mandatory
• German desirable

Package Description

What we offer if you join our amazing team:

• Flexible work locations Germany or the Netherlands, plus remote working opportunities. 

About the Company

Serco delivers services to governments and other institutions who serve the public or protect vital national interests. Serco is a FTSE 250 company managing over 500 contracts worldwide, employing more than 50,000 people across our operations. Serco Europe operates in 10 countries in Europe specializing in the following sectors: Immigration, Space, Defence and International Organizations.

We deliver services through people, supported by effective processes, technology and skilled management. We provide innovative solutions to some of the most complex challenges facing governments, bringing our experience, capability and scale to deliver the service standards, cost efficiencies and policy outcomes governments want. In this way we make a positive difference to the lives of millions of people around the world, often looking after some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in society and helping to keep nations safe.

Important:

Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law.

Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process.

Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. 

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