Tasks

• Define plans for projects and gain consensus and clear alignment with the team and the client.
• Establish and maintain project communications.
• Oversee project estimations and staffing.
• Oversee the development of project deliverables.
• Technical awareness of Integration projects.
• Manage scope over the duration of the project.
• Identify and manage project issues.
• Identify, perform impact assessment and manage risks.
• Control the execution and ensure that the project delivery is to the appropriate level of quality.
• Project management of senior and junior technical resources.
• Monitor the project's overall progress, including cost and profitability, initiating corrective action and escalating as appropriate.
• Keep company systems updated so that the senior management team can see accurate project status
• Stakeholder management and project progress reporting on a regular basis to the client and internally.
• Secure and schedule the resources to deliver the project.
• End to end responsibility for the project execution and success (time, cost, quality, client satisfaction).
• Responding to resource requests
• Facilitating the allocation of the right person to the right job.
• Be a senior part of the team and work closely with management.

Benefits

• Competitive starting salary
• Flex Benefits Allowance
• Car Allowance
• Annual Bonus
• Accelerated Career Progression
• Unlimited Training
• Access to professional certifications
• Instant Incentives and Recognition

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years’ end to end Project Management experience.
• Demonstrable experience as project manager working within a technical consultancy on applications, software or infrastructure projects.
• Proven multi-project management experience.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to facilitate decision making.
• Problem solving and ‘can do’ attitude.
• Advanced oral and written communication skills, including presentation and writing proposals.
• Negotiation skills.
• Risk mitigation and crisis management.
• Budget management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate with all levels in the organisation (technical, business, executive).
• Strong analytical skills - proactively gather the right data to make the right decisions.
• Strong influencing skills.
• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, evaluate alternatives and develop processes and tools as needed to support the organization.
• Being a confident communicator and an effective listener.
• Handle changing priorities positively and constructively.
• Manage own time effectively and stay focused and organised under pressure.
• Enjoy working as part of a team but also confident working independently.
• Good at establishing rapport with others.
• Have a good knowledge of relevant IT and business systems and processes.
• Contribute ideas to improve work processes.
• Desirable skills: PMP/Prince 2 certified, Integration Project Experience, Scrum master certified

About Cluster Reply

As the business grows and the number of projects running simultaneously increases, Cluster Reply needs a talented new Project Manager to ensure effective and quality delivery of our Microsoft application and infrastructure solutions.

You will plan, manage and monitor multiple projects simultaneously. You will have a keen eye for detail, excellent communication skills and a desire for successful outcomes.

You will manage the efficient deployment of the consultants, supporting management to place consultants on the right assignments, taking into account their personal development as well as customer and business needs