Project Manager LBHF612075

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Job DetailsSalary range: £58,485 - £61,710 per annumWork location: 3 Shortlands, Hammersmith, W6 8DRHours per week:36Contract type:Temporary up to 12 monthsClosing date: 13 October 2023Contact details for an informal discussion: Ramanand.Ladva@lbhf.gov.ukAdvert TextAt Hammersmith & Fulham, we are ambitious in reforming the council to ensure this is a place for everybody. We offer a wide range of services to help make the borough an attractive place, one that is safe, clean and green and one in which our residents take pride.Hammersmith and Fulham Council is a dynamic and forward-thinking organization dedicated to creating innovative solutions that transform the way our services and workforce operate. We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for two experienced IT Project Managers to join our team and play a pivotal role in a cutting-edge technology programme for a brand-new council campus.As an IT Project Manager, you will lead and execute projects at the forefront of technology, encompassing network services, IT infrastructure, audio-visual services, smart building technologies, physical and cyber security initiatives, and the creation of modern hybrid working office spaces. This role offers a unique chance to shape the future of the council campus, contributing to a smarter and more efficient user experience for both employees and the local community.The projects within the Civic Campus technology portfolio are medium-large scale IT projects which are complex and typically lasting 6-12 months. The projects involve multiple internal and external partners with a direct business impact and firm deadlines.Our mission is to be the best council. To do this we need the best people to help build our vision. If you’re looking to develop your career in a fast-paced, professional environment whilst making a difference, then we look forward to hearing from you.Please refer to the Role Profile for more information.Role Responsibilities

• Project Leadership: define, plan, execute, and close projects while ensuring they are delivered on time, within a manageable scope, and on budget. Project managers will be expected to take responsibility and appropriate action where team performances deviates from agreed tolerances.
• Project Delivery: Define and manage the process for deploying and integrating new capabilities into the business in a way that is sensitive to and fully compatible with new business operations, including planning around key business cycles.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, external vendors, and key business partners to define project requirements and objectives, review benefits and risks and manage timelines. Project managers will be expected to provide accurate correspondence and reports to key stakeholders across the business.
• Resource Management: Allocate and manage project resources effectively, ensuring that teams are engaged, motivated, organised and equipped for success.
• Risk Management: This will involve identifying, assessing, and managing risks to the success of the project. This will also include finding innovative mitigations to address issues and making informed decisions to keep projects on track.
• Quality Assurance: Maintain the highest quality standards for all projects, adhering to best practices and industry standards. Ensure your actions and decisions align with the Council’s culture, vision, responsibilities and declaration of a climate and ecological emergency.
• Monitoring and Project Documentation: Create and maintain detailed project documentation, including scope and solution proposals, delivery plans, budget trackers, RAID controls and status reports. Responsibilities will also include aligning with change control processes and managing internal procurement governance and ensuring that lessons learned are communicated to the wider business post project completion.
• Hybrid Working Environment: Facilitate and championing the development and management of cutting-edge hybrid working office spaces that enhance productivity and employee well-being.
• Communication: clearly directing and consulting wider team members and advising key stakeholders as necessary on all project phases, progress, issues and risks.

People ValuesHow we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.We are fairWe treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all.We are caringWe care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.We are collaboratorsWe work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.We are drivenWe will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.Recruiting For AttitudeYour skills and ability are important however, we recruit as much for attitude as we do experience. We are looking for people who have the following attributes:Complex problem-solvingThe ability to work within a complex system and find simple solutions and outcomes that deliver real change.Critical thinkingThe ability to challenge the norms through evidence-based approaches using both numerical and critical reasoning and thinking. You can rationalise decision-making and form views quickly and soundly from a range of sources.CreativityYou take approaches that demonstrate how doing things differently and creatively changes the dynamic in situations. You can apply creative solutions that deliver hard outcomes.People managementYou can get the best out of people. You have a coaching-style and drive through a commitment to personal and professional development. You are clear in your expectations and have exceptional feedback from your team about their working environment. You recognise and support people as individuals.Coordinating With OthersYou have the knack of working well with others. You have an appreciation of your own presence and approach and can demonstrate how you have developed and continue to develop how you work with others. You can also recognise how others work, think, and feel to get the most out of collaboration.Emotional intelligenceYou have a high degree of self-awareness and self-regulation in a wide range of situations from one-to-one conversations to team and group dynamics. You can recognise motivating factors and demonstrate empathy appropriately applying a wide range of adaptive social skills.Judgement and decision makingYou can take rational and evidence-based decisions and take responsibility for your decisions and actions. Where there is ambiguity or a lack of evidence you can demonstrate the ability to understand the environment and show flexibility in applying your judgement.NegotiationYou can demonstrate an understanding of the range of skills and techniques required to successfully negotiate with a range of other partners. This includes understanding how to structure and undertake successful negotiation on an organisational-wide level.Service orientationYou must be unequivocal in your commitment and drive for outstanding service delivery. Both in terms of the quality of products and work delivered as well as the achievement of objectives. You and your team can demonstrate how your overall contribution to the organisation and service delivers to our organisational aims and objectives.Cognitive flexibilityThe ability to recognise the environment in which you work and adapt and shift to this environment to maximise your own personal achievement and lead others in the same approach. Applying cognitive flexibility to situations of significant change and transformation.Hammersmith & Fulham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.Corporate Equalities Employment Policy: In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.