Portfolio Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Successfully delivers programmes of high complexity leading by example being visible and accessible and setting the tone and pace for the programme:
• Clearly communicates engagement goals and success criteria clearly specifies required outcome
• Sets clear priorities maintains focus upon the critical path.
• Establishing a coherent supportive and effective working relationship with all stakeholders.
• Ensuring that we operate in a contractually compliant manner throughout; similarly ensuring that the client meets their obligations.
• Establishing effective and proportionate governance and controls.
• Ensuring that a clear and objective assessment of programme performance is regularly clearly and accurately reported.
• Understanding and safeguarding the critical path.
• Anticipating and mitigating risk resolving exceptions wherever they arise.
• Maintaining focus upon benefits tracking and realisation throughout delivery.
• Meeting or exceeding commitments regarding programme success criteria.
• Takes ownership of and leads client and subcontractor engagements:
• Being the figure head for the programme
• Engaging client and subcontractor stakeholders building and nurturing positive sustaining relationships at all levels of the programme.
• Communicating effectively and influencing positive outcomes.
• Gaining insight in respect of client culture and values adapting their own and team engagement with the client.
• Understanding the client business case
• Directing and engaging the programme team to optimise client satisfaction.
• Exemplifying and role-modelling the Codec values.
• Applying effective team and people management skills to construct shape engage and optimise performant programme teams.
• Engaging the team engendering trust and confidence building a positive team culture.
• Coaching guiding and directing Senior Project Managers and PMO Leads.
• Influencing organising and directing the programme team.
• Being willing to confront and challenge poor performance and encourage team members to contribute ideas.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• Demonstrate a depth and breadth of commercial financial and risk management experience and to display acumen in each of these areas
• Have a direct influence on the profitability of the program
• Introduce innovation and efficiency in the delivery of programmes; pro-actively identify and mitigate avoidable cost
• Drive successful commercial and financial outcomes
• Embed and ensure contractual compliance
• Ensure effective risk identification risk management and risk mitigation across the programme
• Apply sound judgement anticipating opportunities and threats taking proportionate action in a timely fashion