| Description: | For: Project Management Leader (Programme Leader) 3555060
Meyer Scott Ref: VR/01919
Project Management Leader (Programme Developer) 3555060 – 12 months - £20.56 - £30.85 - Peterborough
Facilitate program and project chartering and planning workshops, control meetings, and run other project meetings independently. Understand and adhere to divisional and corporate governance processes (NPI, L-NPI, etc.). Direct daily work of program coordinators and act as the primary customer interface for the Project Management Office (PMO).
JOB DUTIES:
• Expertise in Project/Program Management tools & processes, including project/portfolio resource and cost management.
• Facilitate Energy & Transportation Research projects, lead chartering sessions, develop/validate network diagrams, and lead integration and compression sessions.
• Plan and lead program and project planning sessions.
• Function independently to lead a large, diverse program or project planning session.
• Mentor/coach the project leaders in project management, and address any issues one-on-one with senior divisional and department management if appropriate.
• Control the planning sessions - stop any side bar conversations constructively, and keep the team focused on the objectives.
• Provide input for staffing and support of programs and create accurate and detailed resource-loaded project schedules.
• Control and monitor assigned projects and successfully hand off other planned projects to Program Coordinators for monitoring and control.
• Analyze project schedule information (e.g. critical path) and provide recommendations for corrective action.
• Provide daily work direction to Program Coordinator positions.
• Mentor/train Program Coordinator positions.
• Act as the lead PMO person for interfacing with internal and possibly external customers
• Requires ability to learn the project accounting systems and produce project-related financial reports..
BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE:
• This position requires a four year college or university degree.
• Knowledge of company policies and processes, and company products and customers is highly desirable.
• Eight to twelve years of job-related experience in program management are required with experience in Engineering, project management or NPI highly desirable.
• Must have very strong interpersonal skills including excellent communication skills, strong meeting facilitation skills, and the ability to influence others without having authority.
• Professional training in leading and facilitating meetings is highly desired.
• Previous experience directing the work of others is highly desirable.
• Must possess extensive knowledge of project management software (MS Project required, Primavera highly desirable), MS Office (Excel/Word/Powerpoint), Adobe Acrobat, and Web Publishing tools. Will also require knowledge of other software tools such as project accounting systems. Good Excel skills are vital (complex formulas, linking multiple worksheets, pivot tables, graphs).
• Project resource loading/portfolio resource management and project/portfolio cost management experience is highly desirable.
• Previous experience in a research environment or with engines would be beneficial but is not required.
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