ICT Project Manager

Location: Primarily remote with a base office in Co. Wexford. Occasional travel to the base office and potentially other client locations may be required.

Contract Type: Independent Contractor (full-time, 12 months plus extentions)

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Delivery: Ensure ICT projects are completed on time, on budget, and within agreed scope.
• Project Planning and Management: Plan and manage the implementation of client-wide ICT projects, including identifying potential post-implementation risks.
• Risk and Quality Management: Lead and manage the risk, quality, and progress of ICT projects to agreed industry standards.
• Communication: Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with business users.
• Organisation: Possess excellent organisational skills necessary to fulfil the role.
• Agile Methodology: Demonstrate Scrum/agile process understanding and experience of working with Agile Scrum teams.
• Technical Understanding: Possess an understanding of current ICT technologies used by the client.
• Team Collaboration: Work effectively in a team with the in-house Portfolio Manager and other team members.
• Time Management: Organise work priorities and manage time effectively.
• Scrum Team Support: Work with and assist the in-house Scrum team.
• Requirements Gathering: Assist in Business Requirements Gathering.
• Meeting Attendance: Attend meetings with other members of project teams.
• General Tasks: Successfully complete other tasks as required.
• Documentation: Maintenance of detailed project schedules and documentation.
• Deliverables and Timing: Identification of project deliverables and timing.
• Project Plans: Completion of Project Plans including all milestones, deliverables, review activities, and dependencies for timely and efficient project completion.
• Critical Path Analysis: Identification of the projects critical path.
• Risk Management: Conduct risk assessment and implement risk mitigation procedures.
• Methodology Improvement: Assist with the roll-out and continuous improvement of Project Management methodologies and standards.
• Report Writing: Prepare Project Status Reports, problem analysis reports, delay justifications, and comprehensive Final Reports.
• Skills Transfer: Ensure an appropriate level of skills transfer to client staff, which may include structured training, documented procedures, work instructions, and on-the-job training.

Essential Experience and Qualifications:

• Minimum Experience: At least eight years experience in managing successful ICT projects.
• Technical Skills: Demonstrated experience in managing multiple projects concurrently, completing projects on time and within budget, and leading ICT projects to industry standards.

Desirable Experience and Qualifications:

• Experience in the Environmental Sector is desirable.
• A professional certification in Project Management is also desirable.

Key Attributes:

• Professional Ability and Technical Competence: Demonstrated professional ability and technical competence directly relevant to the required services.
• Reliability and Continuity: Ability to provide a reliable and continuous supply of resource, including managing transitions effectively without additional cost or reduced service quality for the client.
• Understanding of Requirements: A deep understanding of the clients specific service requirements.

Commitment to Sustainability: Ability to champion sustainability in the delivery of services