Project Manager
  • England,South East,Hampshire
  • Part-time, full-time
  • £60,000 per annum
Job Description:
Job Title: Project Manager
Target Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Full Time, Job Share option available
Salary Range: Circa £60k DOE
Location: Eastleigh or Bournemouth
Work Level: 4  
Closing Date for applications: Monday 6th January 2025

Project Manager: We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our Transformation Team on a 12 month fixed term contract, full-time basis. In line with our new business strategy, you will be working on a variety of business and technical projects that will modernise our business, improve our efficiency and deliver new and improved products. As a Project Manager you will be responsible for all aspects of project management required to deliver a project either within a programme or as a standalone project, delivering the project’s objectives within scope, time, cost and quality constraints. The successful candidate will have at least 5 years’ experience working on a variety of projects across multiple business or technical areas and will ideally have experience managing third party suppliers and offshore delivery.

Main Responsibilities as Project Manager:

*You will ensure that the project is managed and governed in adherence to the Ageas Change Framework.
*Ensure that the project produces a result capable of achieving the benefits defined in the projects business case.
*Day to day project management and control activities by coordinating others to undertake the work, as well as contributing to the delivery of tasks, when relevant and appropriate
*Managing stakeholder relationships and communication in accordance with the agreed communication plan
*Clearly and regularly communicating progress, as well as any issues and risks, to the relevant stakeholders
*Oversight of work stream / delivery team leads who are responsible for delivering some, or all, of the project products/deliverables
*Ensuring that the products/deliverables have been tested and that they meet the defined and agreed acceptance criteria, by;
*Ensuring that the transition of the project from delivery into operational working and support is complete, within agreed acceptance criteria and aligned with the Stage Gate
*Ensuring that all lessons learnt are captured, and that a benefits realisation plan has been produced.
Skills and experience you need as Project Manager:

*Able to make balanced and commercially sound decisions within the context of a project’s strategic objectives.
*End to end experience of the project lifecycle.
*Experience of software development lifecycle, regulatory change and working in a regulated Financial Services environment is advantageous but not a necessity.
*Excellent analytical skills, the ability to work under pressure and to business critical deadlines
*Expertise in setting and managing stakeholder expectations.
*Able to maintain a high degree of customer / client / sponsor satisfaction and professionalism.
*Demonstrates customer-centric approach, able to build and maintain effective and collaborative relationships with stakeholders
*Proven ability to solve complex queries, able to easily grasp and communicate complex ideas in a timely manner.
*Demonstrable ability to work as a part of a team and foster good working relationships internally and externally.
*Excellent verbal and written communication skills
*Excellent organisational skills, able to control and schedule workload and successfully meet deadlines. 
Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy within the Project Manager role based in Eastleigh or Bournemouth: 
At Ageas we offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, which helped us achieve, Top Employer status in the UK.
 Flexible Working - Smart Working @ Ageas gives employees flexibility around location (as long as it’s within the UK) and, for many of our roles, flexibility within the working day to manage other commitments, such as school drop offs etc. We also offer all our vacancies part-time/job-shares . We also offer a minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and you can buy and sell days.
 Supporting your Health – Dental Insurance Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities – Yoga, Mindfulness.
 Supporting your Wealth – Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.
 Supporting you at Work - Well-being activities, yoga, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.
Supporting you and your Family – Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks’ at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks’ full pay.
 Benefits for Them – Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover
 Getting Around – Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover
 Get some Tech – Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.
 Supporting you back to work - Return to work programme after maternity leave
About Ageas:
We’re one of the largest car and home insurers in the UK. Our People help Ageas to be a thriving, creative and innovative place to work. We show this in the service we provide to over four million customers.
As an inclusive employer, we encourage anyone to apply. We’re a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and Women in Finance Charter, member of iCAN and GAIN. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive. That means if you are applying for a job with us, you will have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment experience. If the list does not cover the support you need, please contact our R
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Company Details:
Ageas Insurance Limited
Company size: 2,500–4,999 employees
Industry: General Insurance
We’re part of an international insurer across Europe and Asia, with nearly 200 years of experience.Our UK personal lines insurance is provided t...
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