Programme Manager

Summary

Join Datacom as a Programme Manager and coordinate all aspects of a programme, from inception to installation. You will ensure large projects meet quality standards, time/cost constraints, and contractual requirements. Responsibilities include managing project operations, teams, budgets, risks, and stakeholder expectations. You will develop and manage vendor contracts and provide guidance to subordinates. This role requires strong project management competencies, experience managing people and teams, and financial management skills. Datacom offers a dynamic work environment with perks such as remote working, flexi-hours, and professional development courses.

Requirements

• Sound understanding and application of Project Management competencies including scope, time, costs, quality, HR, communications, risk, procurement, and integration
• Sound understanding of business requirements and technical limitations as determined by the organisation’s enterprise architecture
• Sound understanding and application of change management competencies
• Demonstrated experience in managing people and teams
• Experience with a range of project management methodologies including Waterfall, Agile and Staged Delivery,
• Financial management, including cost estimation and budget tracking and reporting
• Able to work with/influence executive level management and customers
• Critical thinking to problem solve and overcome delivery challenges and roadblocks, as well as preventing erroneous decisions to avoid critical delay(s) in schedules and/or unit operations that may jeopardise overall business activities
• Ability to frequently interact with a variety of stakeholders and team members, normally involving matters between functional areas, other Datacom divisions, customers and the company
• Ability to work in large, collaborative teams to achieve organisational goals, and be passionate about building an innovative culture
• Proven negotiating skills with the aptitude to ensure win/win situations for all parties. Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent customer relationship building and management skills
• 10+ years’ experience in Information Technology, with at least 5 years of IT Project Management

Responsibilities

• Establishing and managing effective project operations to deliver quality outcomes
• Managing a team(s) of project employees operating on the IT projects, typically in a complex, multiplatform technical environment
• Controlling project design and planning activities
• Defining, sourcing and managing necessary project resources
• Controlling project schedules to ensure that necessary modules and programs are completed according to the project plan
• Preparing project budgets, attaining necessary approvals in a timely manner and monitoring project financials and the realisation of defined project benefits
• Effectively controlling and managing the issues, risks, dependencies and changes in scope associated with IT projects
• Managing change plans and business impact assessments
• Overseeing the business continuity plan within the functional area, including; development, review & update and testing & training
• Identifying events that may impact the business continuity plan, leading to plan review and update
• Establishing, managing and reporting on project budget(s), analysing budget variances and recommending appropriate action
• Exceeding stakeholder expectations through the application of stakeholder management disciplines
• Developing and managing vendor contracts / agreements associated with projects under management
• Providing guidance and advice to subordinates within the latitude of established company policies in order to meet schedules and resolve technical problems
• Liaising with senior staff within client organisations regarding provision of computing services within negotiated contractual obligations for a program or group of projects
• Drawing up a project plan for approval by the customer
• Controlling system design and project planning activities related to large systems development
• Maintaining and controlling cost, schedule and quality of project activities to run on budget, time, and meet agreed customer requirements
• Managing phases of software development including requirements analysis, system design, specification, development, testing and implementation

Benefits

• Remote working
• Flexi-hours
• Professional development courses