IT Programme Manager – Asset Data Platforms

Minimum of:-

·         10 years experience of managing large and complex IT projects.

·         5 years experience of managing large and complex IT programmes.

·         5 years experience of line managing project managers, work stream leads and other programme team members directly.

·         5 years experience in the relevant technology domain such as Software Development and Infrastructure Design.

Experience in:-

·         The relevant business domain of:  Airport, Accounting, Asset Management and Engineering Maintenance.

·         COTS implementation methodologies and industry best practices.

·         Quality Assurance and Quality Control methodologies.

·         Business user or external client management, communication, negotiation and facilitation skills.

Mandatory experience:-

·         Referenceable experience in:-

o   Delivery of asset data platform solutions (minimum of 2 programmes).

o   Managing demanding senior business stakeholders to maintain strong positive relationships while providing the right quality of   solution, setting challenging but achievable timescales.

o   Managing complex supplier relationships bringing multiple competing suppliers together to provide integrated solutions, resolving conflicts and keeping to timescales.

o   Quickly understanding new business models, technologies and processes, forming a strong understanding of the necessary business outcomes required and the ability to assess the best fit solutions from multiple options.

Highly desirable experience:-

·         Direct experience with the following vendors product sets:- OpenText- Documentum, IBM-Maximo, BlueCielo-Meridian, Ultimo.

·         Process re-engineering and change management in an: Asset Management, Work Order Maintenance and Content Management related  environment.

Skills and Qualifications:

·         Excellent communication skills, written and spoken.

·         University degree qualification in an IT related subject (Engineering, Information Systems, Science, Business or Commerce) or equivalent.

·         Strong Negotiation and Facilitation skills.

·         PMP or Prince2 certification.

·         ITIL / Software technology related certification.

·         MS Project and the ability to generate critical path analysis using the tool.

Responsible for :-

·         Managing the delivery of major IT programmes and all work streams from initiation to completion.

·         Establishing setting and managing clear business expectations with stakeholders and managing these through to completion and delivery of true business value.

·         Managing scope, schedule, deliverables, budget, quality and risks related to the programme and all work streams.

·         Programme accounting, planning, scheduling, recruitment and allocation of resources (including secondment of internal resources).

·         Detailed programme finance and schedule forecasting within a maximum of 10% tolerance.

·         Supplier management including resource management.

·         Managing all programme communications and liaising with various internal departments and business units.

·         Reporting on programme progress to PMO, programme boards and other governance bodies.

·         Effective change control including cost, schedule and scope impact assessments.