Project Manager

Project Manager

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Permanent | Hybrid | Prince 2 Project Manager | Edinburgh
At Peregrine, we're always seeking Specialist Talent that have the ideal mix of skills, experience, and attitude, to place with our vast array of clients. From Business Analysts in large government organisations to Software Developers in the private sector – we are always in search of the best talent to place, now.
The role:
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager on a permanent basis, working predominantly remote with occasional visits to the client site in Edinburgh. The Project Manager will lead a newly formalised project to replace an archive access and collections management system. The Project Manager role sits within a wider archive services programme. Discovery is complete, and the preferred direction is a single off-the-shelf solution. As Project Manager you will take the project through mobilisation, procurement and data readiness, ending with an implementation-ready position.

Responsibilities:
Mobilise: Formalise the project, agree delivery arrangements, and establish governance, scope and planning within the programme.
Procure: Work with the procurement team to set the commodity strategy and route to market. Refine the requirements into procurement-ready documents and lead production of the Invitation to Tender (ITT). Support the process through to evaluation.
Fund: Update the Business Case using RFI intelligence to set robust budgets for the current and following financial years.
Prepare data: Define and agree a Move-Ready Data Statement of Work, then manage its delivery to improve the quality and readiness of archive and collections data.
Plan implementation: Develop provisional plans for organisational readiness, supplier onboarding and implementation.
Manage delivery: Run risks, issues, dependencies, reporting and stakeholder engagement across business, technical, commercial and procurement teams.

Skills & Experience:
Managing public-sector or regulated-environment technology projects through procurement.
Knowledge of UK public procurement routes, including frameworks and ITT/RFI processes.
Experience delivering or overseeing data migration or data-quality work.
Business case and budget management, with PRINCE2, APM or equivalent practice. xwzovoh
Excellent stakeholder management experience at a senior level.

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