Senior Project Manager

Role: Project Manager – 12 month FTC

Location: Manchester - Hybrid

Thanks for checking out our job opening; we are excited that YOU are interested in learning more about NCC Group.

We are on a mission to make society a safer and more secure place. Our people are the ones who make that possible; a global community of talented individuals working together towards a safer future.

We aim to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. We work together, we are brilliantly creative, we embrace difference and we want you to join in our mission, to make the world safer and more secure.

Take a look at our website here to learn more about why we’re one of the leading global Cyber Security and Risk Mitigation business… https://www.nccgroup.com/uk/

The Opportunity:

The objectives of this role is to manage a portfolio of projects within the NCC group globally. The assigned projects will be medium to large in nature, span the full technology stack of NCC, and support all business functions.

They will need to lead on projects from requirements definition through deployment, establish and manage a project plan, manage project budgets and report anomalies on a regular basis, work collaboratively with the business in terms of delivery including change management.

Where necessary they will need to coordinate internal and external resources including negotiating with and managing vendors, as well as ensuring projects remain within scope and budget and/or where necessary managing the change control process.

The role will involve project analysis and when necessary, adapt scope, timelines and costs to ensure the projects adhere to the defined requirements. It is essential they establish and maintain relationships with the appropriate stakeholders and provide day-to-day contact on project status and changes.

Responsibilities:

• Determine and define project scope and objectives working with a broad cross section of stakeholders from across the NCC Group.

• Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner.

• Prepare budget based on scope of work and resource requirements.

• Track project costs in order to meet budget and report on any unexpected deviation from the project burn rate.

• Develop and manage a detailed project plan, along with making available a summarised version of the plan for senior stakeholders.

• Provide project updates on a weekly basis to the PMO and various key stakeholders on progress to date, highlighting key risks and issues with mitigation plans and actions.

• Manage contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables.

• Utilise industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout the entire project execution.

• Monitor progress and make adjustments as needed.

• Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement.

• Provide quality assurance measures on all project work.

• Track project performance.

• Provide project evaluations and results measuring.

• Adhere to NCC Group’s project governance methodology.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Previous experience working in a Project Manager role, ideally in the Cyber Security or Technology sector.

• Excellent understanding of project management tools and techniques.

• Competence in Microsoft application packages including Office and MS Project.

• Understanding of other project management tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, Trello etc.

• Excellent understanding of full project lifecycle and methodologies.

• Experience of working within a structured project management framework.

• Experience of both Agile and waterfall project management techniques.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent organisational skills, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.

• Experience of managing budgets and resource tracking.

• Ability to think outside the box to establish pragmatic solutions to issues arising.

• Experience of dealing with all stakeholder groups up to and including C-Suite.

• Experience of supporting Workday or Salesforce implementations is advantageous but not essential (desirable).

Behaviours:

• Focusing on Clients and Customers
• Working as One NCC
• Being Inclusive and Respectful
• Always Learning
• Delivers Brilliantly

What we offer in return:

• 🌟 Flexible Working: Balance your work and personal life with our flexible working options.
• 🌴 Generous Holiday Allowance: Enjoy 25 days of holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave.
• 🧠 Medicash & Critical Illness Scheme
• 💼 Financial & Investment Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our Pension, Life Assurance, and Share Save Scheme.
• 🤝Community & Volunteering Programmes: Make a difference in your community with our volunteering opportunities.
• ⚡ Green Car Scheme: Drive green and save money with our eco-friendly car scheme.
• 🚴 Cycle Scheme: Stay fit and healthy with our cycle-to-work scheme.
• 🎉 Special Time Off: Take time off for those big moments in life, like getting married/entering into a civil partnership, becoming a grandparent, and welcoming home a new pet.
• 👨 👩 👧 👦 Family Planning: Benefit from our generous maternity and paternity leave, as well as time off and support for those undergoing fertility treatments.

About NCC Group

The NCC Group family has over 2,200 members located all around the world, providing a trusted advisory service to 15,000 customers. Born in the UK, we have now have offices in North America, Canada, Europe, Asia- Pacific and United Arab Emirates.

We are passionate about helping our customers to protect their brand, value and reputation against the ever-evolving threat landscape. We fuel that passion with investment in our people and our business.

Our values and code of ethics are at the heart of how we operate – we work together, we are brilliantly creative and we embrace difference. We treat everyone and everything with equal respect.

We want to create an environment where all colleagues feel psychologically, emotionally and physically safe to be authentic, sharing their personal experiences to represent the diversity of the world they live in, and have equal opportunity to achieve their best.

About your application

We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.

If you do not want us to retain your details, please email [email protected]. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy. We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.

Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process. This role being advertised will be subject to BS7858 screening as a mandatory requirement.