Plan the project
● Define the scope of the project in collaboration with senior management which will be formed in functional specifications
● Creates detailed plans which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project or programme
● Determine the resources (time, money, equipment, etc) required to complete the project or programme
● Develop a schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the resources to the activities
● Review the project schedule with senior management and all other staff that will be affected by the project activities; revise the schedule as required
● Determine the objectives and measures upon which the project will be evaluated following delivery.

Resource the project or programme
● In consultation with the appropriate manager, recruit, interview and select project members with appropriate skills for the project activities
● Manage projects according to the established policies and practices
Implement the project
● Execute the project in-line with PDS approach and selected project management tools and systems
● Establish project folders to ensure all project information is appropriately documented and secured
● Monitor daily the progress of the project and make adjustments as necessary to ensure the successful completion of the project
● Establish a communication schedule to update stakeholders
● Respond quickly to project risks and audits which highlight impacts to time, cost or quality.
● Ensure all project tolerances are followed and any exceptions are escalated

Control the project
● Develop project or programme plans for projects meetings, project review and stakeholder updates
● Complete A3 reports weekly
● Monitor project budgets, projections and report actuals, reporting variances to senior management on a regular basis (monthly/bi monthly)
● Ensure that all financial records for the project are up to date and reported weekly

Evaluate the project
● Ensure that the project deliverables are on time, within budget and at the required level of quality
● Complete full lessons learnt for all projects and shared across the project management team

KEY COMPETENCIES & EXPERIENCE
●Risk management:
Proactively identifying, analysing, responding to and monitoring potential threats and opportunities to a project or a programme, to plan and implement responses to those risks, and respond to other issues that affect the change initiative.
●Change control:
Will control the change of scope process which could affect the business case & deliverable baseline
Schedule and resource management:
Will create and maintain a structured plan with the resources to deliver and therefore enabling the appropriate approvals, base lining, reporting and controls to be undertaken.
●Budget management:
Create ensuring budgets are created, tracked, forecast and managed properly throughout the lifecycle of the project and programme and recorded through standardised finance tools.
●Project management planning:
Lead a project management plan describes the reasoning and purpose for the project or programme, explains how risk, issues, changes, resources, procurement, progress etc. will be managed, and presents the detailed work plans.
●Project and programme methodology:
All major and medium Projects and Programmes are delivered using standard PDS methodology to provide a successful environment for project delivery with project progress managed and assured through the gateway framework.
●Quality management:
Manage critical deliverables through quality management plan, lessons learned log, acceptance documents.
●Business case:
Will fully understand the project’s business case and will translate this into key project controls during Start-Up and Initiation Stages, and reviewed at each stage as part of the Gateway review to ensure the project will deliver the proposed business benefits
●Stakeholder engagement:
Will form alliances with, and secure the commitment of key stakeholders both within UL’s Customers and Suppliers. This will be reinforced by leading a suitable review and communication plans.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
Essential:
● Ability to build strong, strategic relationships with both internal and external contacts.
● Excellent communication skills and ability to influence at senior management levels.
● Personal experience of managing change projects.
● Sound financial acumen.
● Previous experience in operational or process management at a line manager level.
● Degree qualified or equivalent.
● Prince 2 qualified or equivalent.
Desirable:
● Commercial and or operational experience gained within the key business process areas.
LEADERSHIP FUNDMENTALS
● Self-awareness
● Knows their people really well
● Gives people the opportunity to grow
● Sets stretching goals
● Is accountable