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We are looking for an all-rounder Project Delivery Manager on a 10-12 month FTC to provide interim project support to the Wholesale Market Services (WMS), senior management team, during a period of unprecedented activity. The role is required to provide project/programme management support to enhance and enable the delivery of key departmental objectives by:

  • Taking the lead on specific projects and providing challenge and support to others
  • For all projects, ensuring departmental deliverables are supported by robust and resourced plans with clear accountabilities.
  • Project dependencies, delivery risks and issues are articulated and shared via appropriate reporting and review forums.
  • Project performance and milestone tracking is in place
  • All WMS staff supporting delivery are aware of the challenges and are engaged and supported to deliver
  • Acting as part of the senior management team of wholesale market services

Key Accountabilities:

  • Leadership and successful project management of agreed deliverables
  • Clarifying a project reporting and delivery framework for WMS to report progress against
  • Delivery of timely reporting to key stakeholders and management of delivery expectations
  • Coaching and management support and challenge to all WMS staff engaged in the delivery
  • Generating options and solutions to resolve project delivery issues

To be successful you will have the following skills and experience:

  • Senior management with a hands-on analytical approach to ensure tasks are completed
  • Managing contracts, driving efficient business outcomes
  • Production and presentation of operational insight to senior leaders such as monthly service level reports
  • Engaging and influencing stakeholders across an organisation to drive change and embed a commitment to service excellence and customer experience
  • Development of strong relationships within own organisation as well as with B2B customers
  • Leading cross-functional teams
  • Provision of Director ready communications including decision papers and presentations
  • Consumption demand forecasting
  • Experience in market operation (preferably in the Water Sector)
  • Commercial knowledge of the Non-Household (NHH) Retail and New Appointments and Variations (NAV) markets and the associated contracts
  • Experience of working in an operational environment alongside technical and operational teams