Senior project manager

Job Title: Senior Project Manager Location: Fleet, with 2 days home working a week once probation has been passed Salary: GBP65,000 - GBP85,000, depending on experience Working hours: 35 hours. Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm Benefits: 11% non-contributory pension scheme from day 1 of employment 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Annual leave buying scheme Private medical insurance Annual discretionary bonus Free annual flu jabs 4x life assurance 75% income protection Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and leave Free eyecare vouchers 2 days paid volunteering days per year Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice SchemeAbout the role of Senior Project Manager Our client is a Specialist Mortgage Lender who has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join their IT Department. The successful candidate will have 1 direct report and will support the end-to-end delivery of projects including systems implementation, regulatory changes and operational process change. There may be the expectations to work non-typical office hours to support software upgrades and releases. Responsibilities for the position of Senior Project Manager Delivery across the full Project Lifecycle Initiating projects; taking the initial sponsor mandate and setting up the requisite governance Managing resource, time and people to ensure all tasks are agreed up front and are completed according to the project plan Looking after the full project portfolio and reporting Undertaking Business Analysis - eliciting business requirements from a stakeholder to understand what the issue is Clearly summarising project information in a succinct manner and presenting effectively to the project stakeholders Liaise effectively with all project stakeholders, including senior stakeholders Managing a portfolio of projects simultaneously, whilst continuing to drive all projects forward to delivery Reporting to the Programme Director and working collaboratively with the Project team Lead, coach and develop team members to ensure competence and help them achieve their objectives and potential. Identify and prioritise training needs to meet business requirements.Experience required for the position of Senior Project Manager Line management experience is preferred, but not essential Must have an understanding and/or experience of working on technical IT and Cyber Security projects Experience of working with a mortgage lender is desired Experience working with 3rd party systems providers 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager Prince 2, APM or Agile PM qualifications would be desired but not essential Experience in using systems such as MS Office, MS Projects and JIRA Familiarity with UK Financial Services is desirableFor more information regarding the role of Senior Project Manager please contact us Stellar Select is acting as an employment agency and is a corporate member of the REC Due to a high volume of applications, we will only contact you if your application has been successful. We aim to contact all successful contacts within two business days