FILLED: PERMANENT [ref# DB6042] Project Management Professional

Summary:

Our client is a well known Global Professional Services firm. They are looking for a Project Management Professional to join their Central Project Services function on a permanent basis. The successful candidate is likely to have worked for one of the leading consulting companies and has a passion for project management disciplines.

Background

The purpose of the Project Services function is to ensure that the firm's investment spend on projects and initiatives delivers maximum return on such investment (consistent with applicable scope, budget and time constraints); projects are well-managed; project risks are well-controlled, and change impacts are anticipated, communicated and implemented in such a way as to minimise disruption to the firm's business.
Projects Services is a global function and is focused on strategic projects - those which are complex and cross functional, often global.

Role:

This role is focused on the successful delivery of specific strategic projects within the firm and will include:

* Taking accountability for delivery as project/programme manager, reporting to the
Project Sponsor for that project, to deliver requirements on time and to budget

*Working with the Project Management Office to ensure proper governance, control
and monitoring of such projects

*Project set-up or turnaround of challenging projects

*Giving consultancy advice and assistance to project managers or sponsors of other
projects (e.g. change management, budgeting, communications, implementation),

*Supporting the building the firm's project management skills and expertise e.g.
via training or managing initiatives.

Types of projects may include:

* Establishing Outsourced / Shared service centre operations for business services
(back office) or client services (front office)

*Business performance/ process improvement projects including implementation of desktop
tools/technology

*Large technology lead projects e.g. new desktop environment

*Functional or global reorganisations

*Opening new country offices.

KEY skills/requirements:

* Extensive experience of Project Management discipline across a broad range of Process,
Organisational and Technology change projects

*Prince 2 Qualified or equivalent

*Experience in a Leading Consulting Firm

Logistics:

Rate: up to a six figure package
Location: The City
Approx duration: Permanent