Project Manager

IT Project Manager

About BIP

BIP is the international consultancy for the 21st century with over 5,000 consultants globally daring to make a difference.

Operating at the intersection of business and technology, we design, develop, and deliver sustainable solutions at pace and scale, creating greater value for customers, employees, shareholders and society.

As a Certified B Corporation, we believe in conducting business for the greater good. We embrace all aspects of corporate social responsibility in a way that permeates everything we do, including not only the way we interact with our own people but with our various communities as well as the environment.

BIP. Here To Dare.

About the Role:

We are seeking a Project Manager with 3-5 years experience to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in managing IT projects (in the IT area or other business areas), using predictive, iterative or hybrid methodologies, and being familiar with project management software/tools. While relevant PM certifications are advantageous, they are not essential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, execute, and finalise IT projects according to strict deadlines and within budget.
• Coordinate the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants.
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals.
• Provide project status reports to stakeholders.
• Support workshops in the PPPM area.
• Assist clients in identifying risks, issues, and opportunities.
• Successfully perform programme or portfolio changes without disrupting business operations.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders.
• Track project milestones and deliverables.
• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including daily standups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.

Required Skills

Bip UK are a disability confident employer, and we interview every disabled applicant (As defined in The Equality Act 2010) that meets the minimum criteria for the job:

• 3-5 years + relevant business experience and/or a technical or business degree, professional qualification or equivalent
• Experience in one or more of our client sectors
• Proven ability to work effectively in a matrix organization

Additional Skills

• Strong leadership qualities and ability to motivate a wide variety of teams associated with the project
• Clear communication skills to guide project teams and coordinate with vendors and management
• Be able to solve problems through critical thinking and having the confidence to implement innovation approaches
• Having analytical, computer and maths skills
• Knowledge of new and established software and/or hardware systems and the ability to train others on them
• Organizational and time management skills to keep teams and projects on schedule
• Project management certification preferred; Certification in Prince 2
• Appropriate Agile qualification
• Trained in project management and knowledge of various methodologies to deliver successful projects

Benefits

• Hybrid working options with meeting and collaboration spaces available to collaborate with colleagues in Central London
• Personal equipment budget to spend on furnishing your working space at home
• BIP recognises and values its diversity and is committed to offering family-friendly employment policies including enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay
• Comprehensive private medical insurance for staff and Medicash top-up plan (option to include dependants at own cost)
• Employer pension contribution of 6% (subject to minimum 3% contribution from you)
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and up to 3 volunteering days per year to dedicate time to a charity or cause close to your heart
• Two windows per year to buy up to 5 additional days holiday or sell up to 3 days per year
• Employee Assistance Programme. Company paid 24/7 helpline, online portal and confidential counselling to support staff with any work and / or personal issues
• Corporate discounted benefits such as gym and personal health assessments
• Death in Service/Life insurance – lump sum payment of up to 4x your base pay
• Lifestyle Change Gift Voucher – to celebrate big life events
• Long Service Rewards
• Recruitment referral bonus paid for successful referrals
• Training and development opportunities to support your career and personal development
• Sales Bonus/Commission
• Paid Professional memberships – your membership to a relevant, professionally recognised body paid for

*Note the above contains current benefit offerings - these are kept under review and are subject to change or enhancement.

Real world, real work, and real value, that’s the BIP commitment on every transformation we do. We deliver good-sense, human-centred strategies, that produce the results. We understand the possibilities can seem endless. Challenges are complex, technology ever evolving, and business goals pressurised and diverse.

BIP believes in conducting business for the greater good. We embrace all aspects of corporate social responsibility in a way that permeates everything we do, including not only the way we interact with our own people but with our various communities as well as the environment.