Project Management Consultant - 6m FTC

We are looking for a Project Management Consultant to lead a discrete group of people, both internally and externally, to work together to realise the projects business benefits of one or more projects at a time. You will be responsible for definition, initiation, delivery and leadership of complex projects so that they are correctly structured with an underpinned plan aligned where required with partners or internal teams that is coordinated, risk-managed and communicated. Ensuring the successful delivery of these projects is driving the right business outcomes.

• Responsible for continuously optimising value of the projects (process, tools & people), ensuring learning's are tracked, shared and implemented to drive a culture of continual improvement across all portfolios, technical and business.
• Responsible for ensuring that budget investments allocated to the project are effectively used to deliver business outcomes. Governs and assures that the project is being delivered effectively with aligned plans structured to reduce risk.
• Responsible for understanding and embracing complexities and develop strong business wide stakeholder relationships with your customers and partners.
• Work collaboratively with all delivery partners (internal/external) to understand the project demand and secure resources.
• Provide the capability to manage change against project budget and provide clear, simple and transparent reporting.
• Project management execution (RAID, resource, cost, scope, plan, quality, communication & partner management) in alignment with appropriate methodology.
• Implement and manage standard methods, tools, templates & guidance for project management.
• Project Governance and Risk Management through stakeholder management and effective escalation.
• Project optimisation and continual service improvement.

• Previous PM experience of 3G circuit switched network rollout.
• Previous PM experience of mobile network (RAN, Core and Transmission) decommissioning programmes
• Previous PM experience of aligning a mobile network to regulatory compliance requirements (ideally HRV)
• Requiring experience in project management delivery frameworks and a track record of continuous improvement.
• Previous experience in large complex project delivery where a complex technical or business outcome was met
• Ability to build this capability from scratch using expertise in project management and business improvement methodologies
• Inspire a culture to drive others to continuously evaluate and embed change across the our own and partner organisation, by using new thinking and industry insights.
• Demonstration of strong strategic thinking skills and ability to analyse complex issues, be bold in decision making and to design and implement practical solutions to address them.
• Proven ability to develop, coach and motivate people across internal and external virtual teams, recognise gaps and build plans to develop capability.
• Experience in building empowered and cross functional trusted teams.
• Evidence of strong leadership and people skills, with experience of managing diverse teams and an ability to motivate, inspire and guide others to deliver in an uncertain and fast-paced environment.
• Influence at all levels and ability to articulate business/technical outcomes using simple clear language.

• Competitive annual salary, car cash allowance, a performance based annual bonus & an additional 'flexible allowance' to spend on additional benefits, topping up your pension, or to be added to your salary.
• Hybrid working between your home (2-3 days a week) and our brand new Reading HQ office at Green Park (2-3 days a week)
• 28 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays + 3 personal days annually, which increases with length of service
• Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance and Income Protection
• Free mobile phone package & unlimited sim-card
• Free on-site car parking (Green Park only) 
• Plus lots more including well-being and learning & development benefits!

Salary range for this role start's at £53,760, and exact salary will differ by job and experience

Our people make us who we are. We’re a diverse and inclusive bunch, and it’s important you can feel you belong here. We value everybody for who they are and what they bring to the table, supporting one another as we continue to deliver for our customers.

With that in mind, if you do not ‘tick every box’ in the job advert above, there are likely other valuable attributes and skills you have that would make you a great addition for the team. So, if you feel this role is for you, then please apply! We are committed to equality in employment and growing a diverse workforce. We embrace those of any race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital status, family status or civil status and we want our teams to reflect this!

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Need any reasonable adjustments? Let us know when you apply so we can support you throughout the interview process.

At Three we have a hybrid working arrangement in place as standard for office based employees, where employees work from a mix of office based location and working from their home in the UK to carry on their role.

Excluding retail, our core hours at Three are between 10:00 and 16:00, with operating hours between 08:00 & 18:30. This allows employees to have a start time between 08:00 and 10:00 and finish time between 16:00 and 18:30.