Technical Project Manager

Who we are

PwC Augment is a business which supports clients on a range of implementation and support projects across financial services and, after a period of exponential expansion, is moving into a new phase of growth. Automation and technology is at the forefront of development for a lot of our clients, and to continue to provide world-class services we are positioning ourselves to support the market with these projects. To this end, PwC Augment is developing a new Digital Delivery hub, which will work with our clients right across the UK, both in financial services and in the wider public and private sectors, to aid in the delivery of software development projects, testing services, embedded agility environments and service delivery. This is a unique opportunity to join a vital and significant business function with excellent opportunities for personal and professional development.

Who we are looking for

Technical Project Manager candidates will have been involved in multiple projects that involve major application development/integration, infrastructure or service improvement delivery. You will be able to speak confidently about the detail of full life cycle projects that they have had a lead role in delivering. This will include ability to discuss project objectives, technologies, design, delivery and the project management approach taken. We would expect the candidate to be able to talk very lucidly on these topics for past projects. Experience in the use of Agile methodologies to deliver large and complex projects is particularly helpful.

What you will be doing

• Taking the lead on software delivery projects.
• Leading teams that may have elements of on site / near shore / offshore / multiple UK locations.
• Creating and collating the project collateral and presenting it to senior stakeholders including requirements, timelines, progress, risks and issues.
• Ensuring alignment between clients and delivery teams and ensuring that commitments are both meaningful and achievable.
• Resourcing - ensuring the project has the correct number staff and skills in order to successfully deliver.
• Team Management and performance management of delivery teams

What is in it for you?

As we're responsive to client demands, your role will be varied and challenging, providing you with an opportunity to work with a wide variety of high profile clients. We're also exceptionally passionate about providing you with the necessary skills, experience and training to help you develop both personally and professionally. You'll therefore be included on our specific Augment training framework, which will be tailored to match your skills, needs and career aspirations. Fully funded by us, you will complete externally accredited qualifications that will benefit you in the roles you are working in. Our training programme is further enhanced through a variety of softer skills training sessions focusing on your relationships and leadership style.

In addition to the client projects and training, our employees are also rewarded with various other benefits offered as part of your employment:

• Our dedicated internal Careers Service.
• Competitive salary plus a potential discretionary bonus (performance related)
• 25 days standard holiday pro rata, with options to increase this through your benefits package
• A flexible benefits scheme that be tailored to suit your (and your family's) needs. Provision of a group pension plan with additional funding provided by PwC.

Requirements of the role

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate where they have taken a lead in managing teams and delivered operational improvements. This will include concrete discussion of cost savings, operational efficiency improvements, team management changes and, above all, a focus on customer service and stakeholder communication.

They will possess a strong background in technical project management or team leadership for IT delivery for blue chip clients. Ideally, the candidate will have carried out successful project recovery of failing projects.

Candidates will have a technical background gained across technical project delivery (Team Lead/Senior Engineering or QA/ Senior BA)

Project Managers must have a good working knowledge of multiple IT disciplines - e.g. Development, Testing, Infrastructure, Support - and demonstrated technical excellence in at least one of these. The candidate will understand the key drivers in successful IT delivery and support.

Essential:

• Significant experience of successfully managing a range of complex, high value projects and programmes from requirement definition through to project closure.
• Experience of dealing with senior client and stakeholders within the business.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines, managing a directing a team, strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Process improvement experience working on large scale programmes
• Practical knowledge of agile/iterative development methodologies (e.g. scrum, XP, DSDM, RUP etc.), operational frameworks such as ITIL and CoBIT and project delivery methods such as PRINCE2. An understanding of the pros and cons of each and of how to apply them usefully.

Preferred

• Undergraduate degree (e.g. BA, BSc)
• Previous experience of working in a regulatory driven change environment
• Previous experience of working in an IT enabled change environment
• Previous experience working within a banking environment
• Any relevant professional qualifications such as PRINCE2, Six Sigma, Lean, Agile
• A knowledge of recent technical innovation in areas such as RPA / AI / Cloud

Location

This role will be based in Belfast but there will be a requirement to travel depending on the needs of the role. We will take your situation into account and discuss this in more detail as your application progresses.

Location: Belfast

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The skills we look for in future employees

All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.

Diversity

We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.