Project Manager - Local Pensions Partnership : Job Details

Project Manager - 12-month Fixed Term ContractHybrid working - PrestonRemote contracts will be considered for candidates living 50+ miles from our offices in Preston, with occasional travel to Preston, Lancashire will be required.A glance at the role and LPPA:An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager to join our Business Change function to work alongside a passionate team of change professionals, to help successfully deliver our Change Portfolio through a period of significant business transformation and Continuous Improvement.Reporting to our Head of Business Change, the successful candidate will support the management of multiple key projects and will be responsible for multiple aspects of project delivery, including the management and documentation of requirements, delivery deadlines, effective communication with key stakeholders, project resources, and managing the project budget.A key part of the role will be to capture the business requirements needed to deliver regulatory and strategic system changes, address business challenges, drive operational efficiencies, proactively manage risk and provide critical support to successfully implement change.Local Pensions Partnership Administration (LPPA) is one of the UK’s leading pension administration companies.What we can offer you:- Attractive salary of up to £35k DOE.- 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and additional concessionary days, with the ability to 'buy and sell’ leave.- Access to an excellent pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme), with generous employer contributions.- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, for when you might need some support.- The opportunity to earn through our Employee Referral Scheme.- Access to our bespoke Reward Discount Scheme - 'Your Perk Site.’- Opportunities to attend Wellbeing webinars and social events.- Daily free fruit and snacks available to you in our office.What you’ll be doing:- Support the pensions administration change programme by producing clear business and system requirements, process maps, testing, training & implementation plans.- Identify, manage, and deliver process design changes by conducting business and systems process analysis and design, focusing on quality improvement and operational efficiency.- Provide and support the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders, identifying business needs, determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices, monitoring progress and results, training to ensure maximum value is realised, recognising and capitalising on improvement opportunities, and adapting to competing demands, organisational changes, and new responsibilities.- Be the interface between the business and IT, translating business requirements into functional specifications. Collaborate closely with developers to implement the requirements, and work with IT and the business to ensure testing of solutions is robust and thorough prior to all system change releases.- Proactively identify system improvement opportunities.- Ability to analyse and produce system requirements, including recognising patterns in data and conceptualising processes.- Understand and negotiate the needs and expectations of multiple stakeholders.- Collaborate with others, articulating ideas and viewpoints to senior management, peers, and others, identifying and initiating solutions, managing resources, driving the resolution of issues, and holding self and team accountable for results.- Prepare clear and timely management information reporting to relevant stakeholders as appropriate.- Develop project plans, including agreeing on the project scope and timescales with key stakeholders, and maintain all project documentation.- Actively lead the project team and manage activities end-to-end during the project life cycle, to ensure delivery of project commitments within budget.- Work in partnership and develop relationships with all stakeholders in each project, including our clients, suppliers and colleagues involved in the project.- Take ownership of projects and communicate individual accountability to all project stakeholders.- Provide regular and high-quality progress reports to key stakeholders.- Proactively identify and manage risks and issues related to the project, escalating where appropriate.What we need from you:Essential:- A proactive, self-motivated team player, who can work independently with minimal supervision, manage a high personal workload with multiple deadlines and continually strive for system improvements in quality, efficiency, and presentation.- Proven project management experience and/or project management qualifications, with the ability to successfully deliver multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, on time, on schedule and within budget.- Experience engaging with stakeholders at all levels to understand and document requirements.- The ability to problem-solve and be confident to present reasoned and convincing arguments to support and/or challenge a proposal.- Excellent level of numerical, analytical, and report writing skills to assist in the communication of key messages and to facilitate discussions and decision-making.- Proficiency in MS Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio & Dev Ops).- The ability to handle multiple demands in a fast-paced environment.- Competent with various project management methodologies.- Ability to demonstrate a structured project approach.- Experience in monitoring budgets, project scope, and change control.- An understanding of developing and implementing communications plans.- Proven track record of delivering strategic projects, on time, on schedule and to budget, sometimes multiple projects simultaneously.- Experience in managing customer relationships and resolving project risks and issues.