Job Introduction

Job Title:  Project Manager (Business Change) Ref: YHG/TP/11849/679

Salary Banding:  £33,600 - £42,210pa

Job Location:  Warrington / Agile working

Contact Duration:  Permanent

Hours (weekly):  35 (Mon – Fri)

Are you a Project Manager looking for a role that can offer you more variety and flexibility? 

Do you want to able to make a difference by being a key player in actively affecting change with unparalleled access to both the decision makers and end users?

Your Housing Group has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join a growing, multi-disciplined team where you can have a huge influence over the next couple of years.

As a Project Manager, you will manage the business case development, design and delivery phases of projects as a project management practitioner.

Our Project Managers will play a big part in the wider development and management of the Business Change and Programme Delivery function and best practice delivery of business analysis across Your Housing Group (YHG).

Alongside a very competitive basic salary you will receive fantastic benefits including 33 days holidays (plus the option to buy more), a pension matched up to 8% and the ability to manage your own life with our agile working scheme - meaning you will no longer be tied to an office chair after an already hefty commute everyday of your working life.

This is an excitement time to join the Strategy, Performance and Change Team at YHG with fantastic opportunities to further your skills and your career.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with the corporate design principles and clearly demonstrate close alignment to the business and the strategic objectives of the organisation.
• Ensure that the project delivery is planned and delivered effectively to maximise contribution to organisational objectives.
• Contribute to business and service planning
• Translate an in depth understanding of business needs into specific project management requirements and delivery
• Deliver project management to a high standard
• Liaise with Stakeholders and Customers.
• Translate an in depth understanding of business needs into specific project management requirements and delivery
• Ensure that the project delivery is in line with the prescribed standards required.
• Contribute to the development of effective and fit for purpose project management methodologies, tools and documentation.
• Contribute towards the continuous improvement of the project management methodologies
• Responsible for own project budgets and financial monitoring
• Collaborate and work with specific project/programme teams as required.

Requirements:

• Excellent IT awareness, knowledge of IT and solutions best practice
• Experience of effective Project Management monitoring and control
• Experience of effective risk and issues management
• Experience of supplier management to ensure strong relationships are established to facilitate delivery of products within time, cost and quality
• Excellent project planning skills, working collaboratively utilising different approaches and strategies to ensure effective scheduling
• Ability to work proactively in a continually changing work environment and with conflicting priorities
• Ability to plan and facilitate workshops engendering contribution and ownership of solutions
• Ability to handle conflict, demonstrating a positive and confident approach to resolve issues in a constructive way.
• Able to take the role of the consultant with the ability to challenge approaches and culture

In addition to the above you will embrace the culture of continuous improvement to support Value for Money throughout the organisation and have a passion for doing things right first time.

Your Housing Group is a new generation of housing provider, working efficiently and effectively to build as many quality houses as possible, thereby playing its part in solving the national housing crisis. With over 28,300 homes across the North West, Yorkshire and the Midlands, the business has a large portfolio of retirement living developments and an innovative private rental offer in Nuvu.

Prior to completing your application, please review the attached Role Profile to better understand the role and key responsibilities.                     

Closing date:  27 November 2018                          

Should we receive a high number of applications, we may close this vacancy earlier than the date indicated above

Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities. Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for tenants or anyone who resides in a Your Housing Group property.  It also operates the scheme for any applicants who declare they have a disability. Those applicants who meet the minimum requirements for the role as set out in the role profile will be guaranteed an interview.  Some roles may be subject to probity checks which will override the scheme where a potential conflict of interest or a probity matter has been identified. 

Your Housing Group