Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

Location:Parkwood House, Belfast

The entrance to Parkwood House lies off the Malone Road and is well-served by bus Metro Service 8.

Contract: Permanent - Full Time

Working Hours: 37 hours - Monday to Friday

Hybrid Working Mix of working from the office and working from home

About Us

Energia Group is a leading energy company in both RoI and NI, dedicated to decarbonising Ireland's energy system. Through three key unitsRenewables, Flexible Generation, and Customer Solutions (Energia in RoI, Power NI in NI) we offer advanced energy solutions. We're committed to driving Irelands renewable future and supporting local communities through initiatives like employee volunteering and community benefit funds.

By 2030, we will invest €3bn in renewable technologies through our Positive Energy programme, aiming to reduce our electricity generations carbon intensity by 50%. Aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals, we are pursuing a science-based path to Net Zero. Energia Group holds the Business Working Responsibly Mark and supports the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, highlighting our commitment to biodiversity.

Our talented employees are our greatest asset, and we invest in their growth through Learning and Development programmes. We foster a safe, inclusive work environment, champion diversity, and are seeking people with positive energy to make an impact in their roles through a meaningful career with us.

About the Role

Reporting to the PMO Manager in the Technology & Innovation department, the successful candidate will be a highly self-motivated, results-driven, IT Professional with a proven track record in delivering IT projects/programmes of work to meet business needs.

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering and implementing a portfolio of business-focused IT projects within the Energia Group. Our Technology & Innovation department currently has 30 live projects including key business improvements along with several refresh projects.

Responsibilities

Day-to-day, heres what your new role would look like:

• Senior level responsibility for Project Management.
• Manage multiple high-profile business and IT project deliveries from initiation through implementation and project closure.
• Management of third-party vendors against agreed work packages.
• Represent the projects/program and its objectives in governance/compliance/regulatory forums.
• Assess and report status of all project/programme in an objective manner, maintaining project/programme transparency and accurate status; keeping PMO manager and stakeholders informed.
• Proactively identify, resolve, and escalate (as needed) projects/programme risks/issues to management and stakeholders as needed.
• Proactively plan staffing requirements and make dynamic adjustments to maximize resource efficiencies and achieve project/programme results.
• Accountable for understanding business objectives and how the project/programme delivers them; driving adjustments in project/programme to achieve desired business results more effectively.
• Ability to adapt and respond to changes both inside and outside the project/programme.
• Ability to predict risk areas, design mitigation/contingency strategies and execute these strategies to avoid issues.
• Ability to lead across a wide variety of IT related project/programme types.
• Liaising with internal customers to design functional enhancements and identify gaps.
• Manage and report project/programme costs to management and stakeholders as needed.
• Carry out any other duties that may reasonably be required from time to time.
• Deliver projects/programmes in both Waterfall & Agile methodologies.
• Troubleshoot project issues to resolution with the project team

About you

Key Criteria What Youll Need

• Extensive experience in delivery IT programmes / projects at a senior level, with the ability to work on complex multi-million-pound programmes / projects.
• Experience in all phases of Software Development Lifecycle.
• Extensive experience of successfully delivering multiple projects or large multi-million pound/Euro programmes including preparing and submitting budget proposals, monitoring and reporting of financial information.
• Experience of managing third party suppliers.

Desirable Criteria - These help decide between those who meet all the above key criteria:

• PRINCE2/PMP/Agile certification (or equivalent)

If you are enthusiastic about this role but dont meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Your past experiences might be the perfect match for this or other positions, making you the unique talent were looking for.

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