Program Management Jobs

Category: Digital

Employer: Tullo Marshall Warren

Salary: Attractive salary, c

Start date: 25/02/2008

Job Reference: digitaltmw - Programme Manager

Location: London

Contact Name: Rebekah Ingall

digitaltmw are very proud to have won the contract for a multi-million Euro launch of a luxury car range in Europe. To guide the core team we are looking for an experienced Programme Manager with solid project management experience to track and lead the multiple projects aligned to this exciting new client. Projects range from eCRM and online advertising to large web build to strategy and CGI configurators etc. The role would engage across project management, creative, technical, data and financial and understand the risks and issues across all the streams of work. The role requires solid project and financial management experience and ability to report programme progress to the client and team on a reagular basis. Automotive experience a definite plus. This is a very exciting and vibrant client working to deliver their brand exclusively online.

Category: Programme Management

Employer: Arras People

Salary: £35k - £42k

Start date: 01/07/2007

Job Reference: AP-PGM-378

Location: UK, Sheffield

Contact Name: Michael Hides

Permanent Programme Manager required to manage the £20m annual Bus investment strategy on behalf of our PTE client. Reporting to the Principal Programme Delivery Manager you will lead the co-ordination, prioritisation, monitoring, implementation and successful delivery of the Bus Investment Programme for this regional local transport plan partnership.

Candidates will be exceptional Programme Managers with demonstrable experience of successful transportation project delivery. Your degree or equivalent qualification will be in either a project management or transport related subject. Strategically you will be able to recount occasions where you have successfully interpreted local, regional and national transport policies and plans as well as understanding and application of relevant legislation.

This role will suit individuals who are looking for a more strategic role with significant responsibility. You will be an excellent communicator and people manager who is able to build lasting relationships with those you come into contact with. Working on your own initiative you will proactively manage risk and balance priorities.

The key responsibilities of the role are:

1. Manage and continuously monitor the Bus Investment Programme to ensure satisfactory progress and consistent delivery of projects aligned to the agreed funding, output and timescales for each project’s completion.

2. Assist in determining the overall Bus Investment Programme and on-going prioritisation of the programme in support of the delivery of the Local Transport Plan and Passenger Transport Authority objectives on a 5 year horizon.

3. Pro-actively manage and oversee management of all Bus Investment Programme projects to continually ensure they deliver their agreed targets, negotiating so that timely and adequately resourced, skilled and motivated Project Teams are appointed by each LTP partner.

4. Oversee and co-ordinate the monitoring and reporting of the delivery of the Bus Investment Programme in order to continually evaluate progress of the programme and the priority of delivery for various individual projects in support of the delivery of the Local Transport Plan and Passenger Transport Authority Objectives. Troubleshoot problems/delays to delivery and attending appropriate QBC Team meetings.

5. Oversee, guide and where appropriate lead effective consultation processes in relation to all bus investment projects within the programme, ensuring successful and timely consultation throughout the life-cycle of each individual project within the programme.

6. Manage and co-ordinate the projects and project-related tasks completed by the various Project Teams appointed, providing support and assistance where necessary to ensure satisfactory progress and consistent and timely delivery of all such projects and tasks to budget, including preparing, publishing and updating guidance

7. Build, maintain and develop positive internal and external relationships with funding agencies, partners, consultants and districts to assist the delivery of current and future projects and the wider capital programme.

8. Co-ordinate, monitor, control and report on the delivery of the wider capital programme in order to ensure delivery of the annual programme and Local Transport Plan targets, both with the Executive and the Districts.

9. Manage and serve the Bus Investment Stakeholder Board, preparing and circulating timely reports and leading discussions on areas of concern etc. Also overseeing the work of the District Operator meetings, reporting and presenting Bus Investment progress to Planning and Transport Steering Group and the Executive’s Management and Executive Boards and other relevant forums.

10. Represent the Executive at Public inquiries/Compulsory Purchase Order Hearings and similar in order to overcome barriers to successful project delivery.

11. Undertake any other duties commensurate with the post as directed by the Principal Programme Delivery Manager.

Category: Project Management

Employer: Arras People

Salary: £40k

Start date: 08/07/2007

Job Reference: AP-PMP-122

Location: UK, London

Contact Name: Michael Hides

A Project Manager is required to manage the third party input of external development teams for our interactive entertainment client. Reporting to the Production Manager you will ensure the external delivery of projects to quality, time and cost standards within an existing process framework.

Candidates will be experienced project managers who are organised, reliable and can get things done. Used to working with and getting the best from development teams you will provide the project management expertise that allows the teams to concentrate on developing creative content. Your project management skills will be complemented with a software background.

This role will suit project managers who are looking to contribute to an exciting leading edge organisation that offers significant career development. The interactive entertainment sector is exhibiting significant and sustained growth and whilst previous sector experience is advantageous it is by no means a necessity.

Role Overview
• Responsible for delivery in accordance with the quality, cost and time standards
• Point-of-contact for development-related issues
• Champion and enforce best practice to the entire team
• Direct line management for creative input

Project management
• Responsible for delivery to quality, time and costs standards set by line managers
• Apply and use processes and templates as provided
• Enforce production, art, code and design best practise throughout development
• Identify project milestones and develop/maintain a strategy to ensure they are attained
• Work within a team structure to define detailed deliverables and task lists
• Assign work through direct reports; review task delivery and address slippage
• Proactively manage change requests and identify time-cost-quality conflicts. Resolve such conflicts or provide recommendations to resolve such conflicts, using feedback from team leads
• Proactively identify risks and the impact on projects, submit proposed recommendations
• Track budget and spending to ensure control of development costs
• Carry out post-mortem reviews after each title is completed and recommend action points
• Work to continuously improve best practise
• Co-ordinate the build process and delivery of versions to QA, and maintain the integrity of the bug databases
• Balance production considerations with quality and creativity in decision-making

Communication
• Point-of-contact for anything relating to the development and delivery of the title
• Ensure all stakeholders are aware of current state of development and progress
• Maintain effective communication with the entire team, at all levels
• Facilitate feedback from all territories and regions to give the title universal appeal
• Report on project development
• Ensure good and constant communication between a number of multi-functional groups within the organisation (Central and Territory Marketing, QA, Business Affairs, Operations, etc.) ; sending copies of all approved milestones
• Ensure approved milestones are ready to be presented to an external audience within 10 mins

Team Management
• Carry out direct line management responsibilities for the assigned development team through recruiting, developing, training and appraising
• Responsible for ensuring teams maintain strong morale, focus and efficiency
• Improve team work-life balance and team efficiency
• Coordinate the organisation and scheduling of regular team meetings

Category: Project Management

Employer: Arras People

Salary: £80k + Options + Bon

Start date: 06/07/2007

Job Reference: AP-PM-656

Location: UK, London

Contact Name: Ian McKenzie

Project Manager to take on responsibility for our Clients Programme Management Office.

As the Delivery Project Manager you will have two critical but distinct roles:

* Delivery of scheme implementations managing a small portfolio of projects
* De-Risk our Clients overall Programme by:

1. Designing and delivering project management ‘monitoring and control’ standards.
2. Establishing appropriate planning and ‘what if’ tools to carry out projects.

You will have demonstrable experience of being able to understand of the organisations strategy, have a strong knowledge of implementing and using project methodologies and an ability to grasp knowledge quickly about the constraints of projects being undertaken.

Essential to success in this role will be commitment to what the business is trying to achieve – Knowledgeable of the tensions between project management standards and practical application – without compromising delivery or incurring risk. You will need high level influencing skills that do not depend on role or resource power where you will focus on:

* On quantifiable outcomes administration/activities
* Facilitates management of interdependencies (both inter and intra projects)
* Interpersonal/process management skills
* Performance tracking

** This is an exciting and demanding role in a start up environment please apply stating why you, your current salary and your salary expectations **

Category: Project Management

Employer: Arras People

Salary: £40k

Start date: 08/07/2007

Job Reference: AP-PMP-121

Location: UK, London

Contact Name: Michael Hides

Project Manager required to manage the delivery of creative input for our interactive entertainment client. Responsible for delivery of projects to quality, time and cost standards within an existing process framework you will work through a team of project leads.

Candidates will be experienced project managers who are organised, reliable and can get things done. Used to working with and getting the best from creative people you will provide the project management expertise that allows the teams to concentrate on developing creative content. Your project management skills will be complemented with a software background.

This role will suit project managers who are looking to contribute to an exciting leading edge organisation that offers significant career development. The interactive entertainment sector is exhibiting significant and sustained growth and whilst previous sector experience is advantageous it is by no means a necessity.

Role Overview
• Responsible for delivery in accordance with the quality, cost and time standards
• Point-of-contact for development-related issues
• Champion and enforce best practice to the entire team
• Direct line management for creative input