Project Management Office

Company: Scalian
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Location: Stevenage
Job Description:

About Us

A leading international provider of solutions and expertise, specializing in the fields of digital systems and business performance

The SCALIAN Group provides support to major industrial and service-sector companies to help them define and implement their projects in two fields:

Digital Systems Embedded and critical systems, IoT, information systems, and digital solutions for businesses Operations Performance: Management of projects, quality, and industrial performance We are present in seven countries (France, Spain, Belgium, UK, Germany, USA and Canada).

Reponsiblities:

  • Maintain the Project Management Plan and ensure the programme’s adherence to this plan
  • Manage the Project Management digital ecosystem to operate the programme (e.g. Unified Planning, ADProjects, ARM, collaboration tools)
  • Prepare and facilitate meetings and support preparation of milestones
  • Support the Project Manager in planning and preparing Maturity Gates
  • Maintain the programme’s action register and drive the timely closure of actions
  • Coordinate preparation of reports in various formats for both internal and external customers
  • Ensures consistency among all contractual, financial and technical requirements and coverage in the Project Management Plan (in close cooperation with the Project Controller, Customer Contract Manager and Technical Manager)
  • Maintain the programme’s integrated plan in the appropriate toolset (e.g. Unified Planning), embedding inputs from all contributing stakeholders
  • Identify, track and communicate the programme’s critical path, proposing measures to shorten it
  • Track programme progress and provide visualization and early warning of potential issues to allow for early mitigation, anticipation and data-driven decisions
  • Maintain the Risk and Opportunity (R&O) Management Plan of the programme.
  • Maintain the R&O register, including the facilitation of capture and assessment of risks and opportunities
  • Drive the definition and follow-up of R&O mitigation actions
  • Proactively seek out and implement improvements in your way of working, and in the overall execution of the programme
  • Support project’s improvement governance and contribute to the achievement of its improvement objectives
  • Production of Project History Report (yearly)
  • Supervision of overall Changes, to trigger CCN issue and build the relevant case

Requirements:

  • Educated to degree level in Engineering or Business Administration
  • Previous experience in leading projects or as a PMO is highly sought
  • Experience in managing / working with a project schedule desired
  • Experience in managing risks and opportunities, either as a risk manager or a project member desired
  • PMP certification preferred
  • Excellent communication and facilitation skills
  • Ability to work across functions, and to influence and persuade programme stakeholders amid conflicting priorities
  • Experience with typical office applications and generally well-versed in digital tools
  • Experience in standard scheduling tools (e.g. Unified Planning, MS Project, Primavera) desired
  • Experience in using the proprietary ARM tool for risk and opportunity management desired
  • Experience working in international teams and environments
  • Fluency in English is mandatory

Posted: November 18th, 2024