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Project Manager

Employer
First Central
Location
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
18 Sep 2019

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Sector
Finance, Insurance
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

Project Manager

We’re on the hunt for an experienced Project Manager to join our Technology team in Haywards Heath or Salford Quays. 

You’ll be responsible for delivering multiple, concurrent projects with responsibility for all business and IT change elements. We’re looking for someone to lead and coordinate change activity, working alongside programme managers and C-suite executives to maintain the strategic delivery roadmap.

We’ll require you to ensure the delivery of change projects through the project lifecycle, from idea/issue identification to implementation and close, on projects of differing scales. A progressive stakeholder management approach is key to this role, ensuring that strong relationships are built.

Knowledge & experience

  • Formal project management qualification such as APMP, PRINCE2, Agile Project Management or equivalent
  • Demonstrable experience of managing the delivery of complex business and IT change
  • Demonstrable experience of managing a diverse change portfolio with concurrent initiatives underpinned by proven dexterity, creativity and the efficient use of resources
  • Proven understanding of project management techniques in an agile environment
  • Solid experience of all stages of the project delivery and software development lifecycle
  • Experience of engaging and managing third parties
  • Experience of working within an FCA regulated industry, ideally within financial services or insurance is desirable

 
Skills & behaviours

  • Strong planning and control expertise
  • Strong leadership and people management skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent workshop and meeting facilitation skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to communicate risks and issues at all levels of the organisation
  • Excellent supplier and stakeholder management skills
  • Commercially focused and results driven
  • Self-motivated and enthusiastic

 
What can we do for you? 
We believe we can offer you a great working environment as we’re so passionate about our people. Here are just some of the benefits and perks that we offer…

We have employee benefit packages to suit your lifestyle, including a company pension scheme, group life assurance, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, professional subscription fees, the opportunity to buy additional holiday, health cash plan, help with travel expenses and the opportunity to take a paid day off each year to do charity work.

Employee wellbeing is high on the agenda here too. We provide a weekly free fruit delivery, discounted membership at a local health club and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, which promotes physical and emotional wellbeing at work and at home. In addition, we provide wellbeing events throughout the year to support physical and mental health.

If you’re interested and have all the above skills & experience, then we’d love to hear from you!

Company

We’re First Central, an award-winning innovative insurance and technology organisation, delivering market-leading motor insurance, underwriting, distribution, finance, technology and legal services.

Our motor insurance broker, 1ST CENTRAL, is firmly established as a top 10 supplier on UK price comparison websites and has successfully built a customer base of over half a million. It strives to make buying car insurance a more accessible and effortless experience.

We recognise that our success is entirely down to our talented people, who we know are our biggest asset, and we’re always on the lookout for talented people to join our team. In return, we can offer you a great place to work and lots of fantastic benefits.

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Company info
Location
Gemini House, Mill Green Business Estate
Mill Green Road
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH16 1XQ
GB

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