HQ Job Description (JD)
Band 8
Group Family: Generic - Projects and Programmes
Job Description: Project Manager
Document Ref.
HQ-JES-2032 Project Manager v5.0
Document Type
Management
Version
5.0
Classification
Unclassified
Date of Issue
16.07.2019
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Head of Group
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence
HQ-JES-2032 Project Manager v5.0
HQ Job Description
Job Title
Project Manager
Group Family
Projects and Programmes
Band
8
Overview of the job
The Project Manager has the authority to run the project on a day-to-day basis on
behalf of the project board. They are responsible for ensuring that the project produces
the required products within the specified tolerances of time, cost, quality, scope, risk
and benefits.
Summary
The Project Manager will require professional expertise in the effective use of project
methodologies and techniques in managing a variety of projects and the day to day
delivery of the project team.
The job holder will be responsible for the project producing a result capable of
achieving the benefits defined in the Business Case.
Responsibilities,
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities
Activities & Duties
and duties:
? Day to day management of the project
? Ensures project delivers to quality, time and budget within agreed tolerances
? Prepare appropriate project documentations in conjunction with any Project
Assurance roles, and agree them with Project Boards.
? Plan, monitor and control the project in order to achieve programme/project
objectives
? Create a mechanism to identify, measure and report risks and mitigation.
? Ensure that progress is appropriately reported, controlled and maintained
? Identify the resources and processes necessary to deliver each stage of the
project’s lifecycle
? Responsibility for change control and any configuration management
? Act as a central point of contact and source of information for stakeholders.
Prepare and report to the Project Board through Highlight Reports or any other
relevant documentation
? Lead and motivate the project management team.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not
intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations
and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments
may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation scheme and shall be discussed in
the first instance with the Job Holder.
Behaviours
? Making Effective Decisions
? Working Together
? Changing and Improving
? Delivering at Pace
Strengths
It is advised strengths are chosen locally, recommended 4-8.
Essential Experience
N.B. Converting job descriptions to the new Success Profile format means areas
captured in experience could also be assessed as a strength. Vacancy managers should
HQ-JES-2032 Project Manager v5.0
use their own judgement to decide where best to assess these
? Communication - verbal and written
? Organisational skills
? Planning skills
? Budgeting skills
? Conflict management skills
? Negotiating skills
? Influencing skills
? Leadership skills
? Business acumen/cultural understanding skills
Technical
? Have technical knowledge of managing risk and project lifecycles
requirements
? Recognised project management qualifications or equivalent experience e.g.
PRINCE2, Association for Project Management (APM), Managing Successful
Programmes (MSP)
? Competent user of IT incl. Microsoft Project
Ability
Minimum Eligibility
Please do not alter this box
? All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up
post.
? All external candidates are subject to 6 months’ probation. Internal
candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a
probationary period within HMPPS.
? All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or
organisation which HMPPS consider to be racist.
Hours of Work
Leave Blank
(Unsocial Hours)
Allowances
To be used by the JES Team only
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Success Profile
Experience
Strengths
N.B. Converting job descriptions to the
new Success Profile format means areas
Behaviours
It is advised strengths
Ability
captured in experience could also be
Technical
are chosen locally,
assessed as a strength. Vacancy
recommended 4-8
managers should use their own
judgement to decide where best to
assess these
Have technical knowledge of managing
Making Effective Decisions
Communication - verbal and written
risk and project lifecycles
Recognised project management
qualifications or equivalent experience
Working Together
Organisational skills
e.g. PRINCE2, Association for Project
Management (APM), Managing
Successful Programmes (MSP)
Competent user of IT incl. Microsoft
Changing and Improving
Planning skills
Project
Delivering at Pace
Budgeting skills
Conflict management skills
Negotiating skills
Influencing skills
Leadership skills
Business acumen/cultural understanding
skills
HQ-JES-2032 Project Manager v5.0