It Project Managers

Description:

ESB is a purpose led company striving to create a brighter future for the customers and communities we serve, leading the transition to reliable, affordable, low-carbon energy. Today, we operate one of the most progressive electricity systems in the world, with activities spanning electricity generation, transmission, distribution and supply in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain, and an international energy consulting business.

With almost 8,000 employees we invested €1bn in infrastructure last year, contributed over €2bn to the economies we operate in and distributed over €2m across a range of community initiatives. This requires us to bring the best of our capabilities together to deliver innovative and value-driven solutions that enable our customers to live low-carbon lives. ESB strives to foster an effective and inclusive culture where people engage, challenge and feel connected to our purpose, colleagues, customers and community.

Technology plays a leading role in enabling and delivering ESB’s strategy of achieving Net Zero emissions by 2040, but it’s our people who will make this Brighter Future a reality. With over 800 people working across our IT Delivery and CIO functions, together we design, build and support a broad range of technologies and services to deliver on our mission to bring sustainable and competitive energy solutions to all customers. We achieve this by harnessing all our resources, investing in our people and working collaboratively together.

IT Project Delivery is responsible for the delivery of all IT Projects in ESB’s IT Capital work programme. Working within our Project Delivery team, you will be part of a highly motivated and skilled team of IT Professionals working to achieve maximum value for our customers and all our IT investments across a range of technologies.

IT Project Managers

The IT Project Manager is responsible for day-to-day management of Project(s) or workstream(s) in a Project within agreed constraints and specified tolerances of scope, time, cost and quality. You will be responsible for the management of the full end-to-end delivery of the project/workstream from definition through to execution and transition as well as lessons learning. The resulting products and/or services should be capable of achieving the benefits as defined in the Business Case.

Key Responsibilities

The IT Project Manager Level1 is responsible for the day to day management of the project in behalf of the Project Board including:

• Prepare initial project documents.
• Prepare and maintain project plan, updating original early stage estimates as required.
• Ensure the required resources are identified and available to the project.
• Maintain project documentation (including Risk Register, Issue Register, Daily Log, etc.).
• Prepare project reports (including Issue Reports, Exception Reports and End Stage Reports as required) to PMO standards.
• Issue reports to agreed schedules to the Project Board and PMO.
• Escalate issues to the Project Board as required, such as deviations from the plan using appropriate Change Control procedures.
• Lead and motivate project team members as required.
• Ensure that all project team functions are carried out either directly or through appointed project team members (including Communications, Change Control and Team Management).
• Delivers an outcome that is capable of achieving the benefits defined in the Business Case, at the appropriate level of quality.
• Manage key stakeholder relationships directly related to project deliverables.
• Proven leadership and effective decision-making capabilities
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• 5 years relevant project management experience, including relevant IT experience with the proven ability to deliever small-medium scale IT projects, managing teams in a multi-vendor environment.
• Experience of industry-standard project management methodologies, specifically Waterfall / PRINCE2.
• Track record in successfully delivering projects to agreed controls.
• Experience of leading a IT project.
• Self-motivator and problem solver with excellent communications and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organised planning and time management skills with excellent attention to detail.