Project Manager

We are looking for a highly motivated and diligent Project Manager who will work closely with the business and as part of the Central Project team, acting as a major contributor to the delivery of the Howden UK&I change programmes.

Reporting to the Head of Project Management the opportunity is offered on a permanent basis, working remotely with occasional travel to our offices across the UK.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure the project scope and deliverables are consistent with the needs of the business and meet the strategic priorities.

• Direct and empower the project team.

• Ensure timescales and costs are managed throughout the lifecycle of the project.

• Coordinate internal resources and vendors for the execution of projects.

• Liaise with Programme Management and other Project Managers as required.

• Produce and maintain the Project Initiation Document.

• Manage business and project issues and risks, including the development of contingency plans.

• Take ownership for the overall project delivery, tracking progress and use of resources, initiating corrective action where necessary.

• Be responsible for any change control throughout the project.

• Report to the PMO/IMO throughout.

• Fully adopts the PMO Framework and adheres to process and procedures across all functions.

• Ensures all project artefacts and delivery outputs are delivered to a high quality.

Skills & Experience

• Experience working as a Project Manager with Prince2 or similar.

• Customer interfacing experience - project oversight, customer presentation - within the Insurance sector.

• Insurance Broking

• Business acquistion & integration projects involving business and systems integration.

• Regulatory Change.

• Project lifecycle and key project components e.g. plan, PID, BRD, RAID log.

• Excellent project planning skills.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to persuade and influence others.

• Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve including resolution of sophisticated project issues.