SCOPE OF WORK / DUTIES / ROLES

Under the direction of the Principal Project Manager (Lead PM), the incumbent will perform duties such as the following:

Project Management:

• Define, document and execute projects or sub-projects and transition them into service;

• Work alone or with a small team actively participating in all project phases;

• Apply appropriate project management methods and tools;

• Identify, assess and manage risks effectively;

• Agree project approach with stakeholders and prepare realistic project plans (including scope, schedule, quality, risk and communication plans);

• Track activities against the project schedule, managing stakeholder involvement as appropriate;

• Monitor costs, times, quality and resources used; take action where these exceed agreed tolerances;

• Deliver on time/cost and scope of projects under his/her responsibility;

• Contribute to other project activities in support of higher roles Project Managers (from project initiation to project closure);

• Take appropriate actions following Agency procedures and upper management decisions to successfully deliver projects;

• Adopt the project approach defined by his/her Projects Portfolio Manager following Agency processes;

• Develop Project Proposals based on Customer's requirements and agreements;

• Manage Project Team to deliver the project according to Customer's agreements;

• Provide regular accurate Project status reports.

Requirements Definition and Management:

• Define and manage scoping, requirements definition and prioritisation activities for initiatives of medium size and complexity;

• Contribute to selecting the requirements approach;

• Facilitate input from stakeholders, provide constructive challenge and enable effective prioritisation of requirements;

• Establish requirements baselines, obtain formal agreement to requirements, and ensure traceability to source.

Risk Management:

• Carry out risk management activities within a specific function, technical area or project of medium complexity;

• Identify risks and vulnerabilities, assess their impact and probability, develop mitigation strategies and report to the business;

• Involve specialists and domain experts as necessary.

Contract Management:

• Act as a routine contact point between the organisation and suppliers concerning contract management;

• Support the collection of contract performance data;

• Create standard reports on contract performance;

• Deputize for higher grade staff (Senior Project Manager);

• Perform other duties as may be required.