Project Manager

Life on the team

Our Project Management team is dedicated team of highly trained project management professionals, committed to delivering exceptional project outcomes for global clients across the EMEA, APAC, and US regions. With expertise in both English and German, our team operates both remotely and on-site, collaborating closely with Consultancy and Engineering teams to ensure high-quality, efficient, and predictable results. We are passionate about utilising Computacenter's comprehensive service offerings to meet diverse client needs and drive success. We drive and implement robust technological solutions using industry-leading methodologies that minimise risks and enhance quality. We provide vendor-agnostic, repeatable solutions that address core IT challenges faced by our clients. By working in tandem with our international colleagues, we extend our global reach to support some of the world's largest organisations, ensuring they receive the highest standard of service and innovative market propositions tailored to their unique requirements

What you'll do

• Supporting Lead Project Managers and also managing smaller/less complex assignments or work streams on larger projects and programmes for external or internal customers.
• Be conversant with and adhere to our methodologies for delivering Professional Services engagement outcomes to our customers.
• When engaged in Pre-Sales, support the LPM to define scope, agree requirements, produce the cost model and plans and produce a Statement of Work or provide assurance for others, whilst following the correct governance and approval processes.
• Maintain and/or create the Project Plan.
• Run, contribute to, or support the LPM in delivering initiation Workshops.
• Manage the assignment in line with financial rules and commitments.
• Create/contribute to ensure all relevant documents, tools and logs are stored on the Customer site and are up to date to enable central reporting.
• Create, or help deliver Product Descriptions (PDs) for key project deliverables which are normally defined in presales, but you will need to understand the requirements and outcomes.
• Manage/enable the identified project resources (direct, matrixed via ISPs or third parties) necessary to deliver the agreed products/deliverables in the required timescales.
• Prepare and deliver (or contribute to) project Highlight or Checkpoint reports and participate in reviews with customers and the project team.
• Ensure all relevant documents, tools and logs are stored on the Customer site and are up to date to enable central reporting.
• Regularly update all stakeholders and your team on progress against plan, or support the LPM, by use of project Highlight or Checkpoint reports and participate in reviews with customers and the project team, as required.
• Manage (or contribute to managing) risk, issues and dependencies and maintain the project risk, issue and dependency registers on the Customer site. Take or support mitigation activities to reduce risk and resolve issues. Understand the impact of any issue on other projects or activities. o Manage or support escalations to resolution.
• Support the management of third party and delivery teams, ensuring they meet their obligations in accordance with the approved Statement(s) of Work (SoW).
• Keep Computacenter Partner Management informed of sub-contractor performance, as required.
• Support positive recognition and/or interventions for your team members/colleagues and work with/support the Assignment Leader(s) where improvements are necessary.
• Contribute to/attend Project Boards, as required.
• Have a working knowledge of Internal Service Providers and what services they provide in support of any project you are managing/delivering.
• To be engaged with other areas as required, including Consultancy, Engineer ng (TRG), Group Managed Services (GMS), Service Management and the sales team.
• Project Management throughout the life cycle
• May provide remote support to a project team from the CPMO
• Act in accordance with Computacenter Information Security Policies and report any potential or actual Security events or other Security risks to the organisation.

What you'll need

• 10 to 12 years of experience.
• Trained in Project Management, for example Prince2, to Foundation level and working towards a Practitioner qualification or equivalent, Agile techniques.
• A demonstrable track record of delivering successful project outcomes.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships.
• Aware of the need to be Emotionally Intelligent, to adapt personal style and approach to meet customer needs.
• Be able to understand the Business outputs required from your assignment.
• Skilled user of Microsoft applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook & Project and other relevant tools.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills.

About us

With over 20,000 employees across the globe, we work at the heart of digitisation, advising organisations on IT strategy, implementing the most appropriate technology, and helping our customers to source, transform and manage their technology infrastructure in over 70 countries. We deliver digital technology to some of the world's greatest organisations, driving digital transformation, and enabling people and their businesses. We offer a friendly, open working environment without too much fuss about hierarchy. We are looking for professionals with diverse competencies, personalities and strengths who want to live our shared value of teamwork and performance.

Learning and development

Our people are our strength which is why we offer leadership training, coaching, mentoring, professional development, and international opportunities. Whichever direction you choose to go in – whether it's a well-trodden path or a completely new part of the business.

You belong.

We passionately believe in the power of diversity and inclusion. We celebrate our differences because we know a diverse workforce with different experiences and perspectives helps us win together. And to do that, you need to feel comfortable to bring your whole self to work – and you can only do that when you feel supported, valued, and have a sense of belonging which is what we strive to achieve. Your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and our values, and that you bring the experience and skills we need. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applications from people with a disability – and guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability and meet the essential requirements for the job.