* Role: Senior Project Manager
* Location: Canberra
* Security clearance required: Baseline
About the role:
Provides team leadership and creativity in the development and implementation of services engagements. Manages multiple projects or sub-projects. Manages the development and integration of entire project(s). Delivers consistently high value, "client ready" work with minimum supervision. Performs the role of primary interface with the client -- communicates deliverables, conducts client meetings, obtains required client sign off and specifications, client acceptance and billing. Achieves the baseline metrics for assigned project(s). Manages and leads medium to large work teams (25 to 50 consultants and managers). Sets objectives and priorities for the project staff. Assigns and reviews tasks, assesses and coaches performance of employees, and manages staffing requirements. Mentors staff including project managers and consultants. Actively generates and participates in the development of new services business opportunities that result in profitable revenue growth. Negotiates contracts with clients and 3rd party suppliers.
Key Responsibilities
* Project Management and Service Delivery Uses strong project management skills and delivery methodologies to lead the delivery of projects or sub-projects within planned timelines, budget, margins and quality specifications. Manages the development and integration of the entire project(s).
* Consistently delivers high value, "client ready" work, including communications and presentations, with minimal supervision.
* Writes accurate and effective statements of work so that both the client and Unisys staff understands the project expectations and roles.
* Proactively reports project risk and deliverable issues to superiors for assistance as soon as possible. Establishes and manages the project plan (development, delivery schedule, resource requirements, 3rd parties, cost budget methodology, tools, standards and quality).
* Uses appropriate methodologies (such as risk mitigation/management, change/control management and contract management) to manage major projects or a group of projects.
* Applies business process redesign and/or information planning methodologies to client business problems.
* Combines knowledge of business process redesign and/or information planning methodologies with a deep knowledge of their domain and/or solution to sell, design and deliver a full range of solutions.
* Leads or supports the implementation of change management, business process redesign or information planning.
* Business Development and Client Relationship Management May generate and participate in new business opportunities that result in profitable revenue growth within the client.
* Creating change orders when additional work required is outside the original contracted scope of the project and/or services proposal activity in Unisys portfolio areas.
* Develops strong client relationships Interfaces with clients technical executives to understand their business challenges and recommend innovative integrated business solutions.
* Communicates deliverables, conducts client meetings, obtains required client sign off and specifications, client acceptance and billing. Interfaces with the client's technical executives to understand their business challenges.
* Manages the performance of internal and external service providers in order to ensure the implementation of deliverables and resulting client satisfaction. Interfaces with sub-contractors.
* People Management Manages project work teams and the development and integration of project deliverables.
* Sets objectives and priorities, assigns and reviews tasks, performance and staffing requirements. Staffs projects and maintains the resource plan.
* Provides mentoring, development and performance feedback to team members.
Does this role sound like something which you would be interested in discussing further? Then feel free to give me a buzz on 61 (0)402430973 or flick your resume at sandhyak@greenlightworldwide.com
Green Light is one of Australia's most successful and fastest growing IT services businesses. We offer a wide range of IT services in Security, infrastructure and Systems Integration to a diverse customer base throughout Australia, New Zealand, SE Asia and Europe