IT Project Manager

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Company: Shell India
Location: Houston, TX

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Skillpool group: Information Technology
Updated: 13-Nov-2019
Reference ID: 125912BR
What’s the role?

Project Managers plan, control and execute a project or set of related projects to meet identified business needs and deliver business value, through acquiring and utilizing the necessary resources and skills, within agreed parameters of cost, timescales and quality. This position will lead small-to-medium projects of moderate complexity and risk and has the following accountabilities:

  • Plan, execute, monitor, control, and close all aspects of the project lifecycle.
  • Mobilize and lead a team with the necessary skills, composed of a mixture of staff and suppliers across organizational boundaries.
  • Rigorously manage scope through a structured change management process to ensure commitments are achieved within agreed time, cost, and quality parameters with focus on delivering the business benefits.
  • Create and validate financial forecasts and provide ongoing reconciliation of resources and expenditures.
  • Ensure appropriate stakeholder change and communication plans and engagements are developed and executed.
  • Proactively analyze variances against plan to assess trends threatening agreed scope, time, cost, and quality commitments. Identify signs that a project may be at risk and escalate quickly and appropriately.
  • Apply Shell project management and IT control/assurance methodologies, standards and processes including architecture, information risk management, and transition to support.
It’s a great role for someone who enjoys building relationships. Typically managing around 5-12 FTEs per project, you’ll ensure excellent communications with stakeholders, making sure they feel informed and involved every step of way. You’ll also enjoy bringing out the best in your team, whether that’s through sharing information and managing workloads or through coaching, encouragement and recognition of a job well done. You must understand the Agile Project Delivery Framework (PDF) and how to apply Agile project delivery methodologies within the framework. You should have attention to data quality and Product aspects of Agile Delivery and be well-versed with Agile methodologies.