Job Description
Project Manager I, IT - Portfolio Administrator
ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.
What you will do:
Investment Portfolio and Resource Management:
- Track the portfolio of projects and investments, including status reports, RAG status, budget updates, milestone reporting. Ensure information is accurate and up to date and available for investment governance and senior leadership.
- Provide overall Capex and Opex budget tracking, including actuals and forecasts.
- Ensure the investment roadmap is tracked accurately and in a timely manner.
- Manage IT capacity (resource demand and supply), including the data updates, consolidation and report/dashboard updates.
- Provide oversight and support for the PPM tool and PM methodology.
- Oversee onboarding of PMs and compliance with processes as needed.
Project Management:
- Ensure that all projects are delivered to timelines, budget and scope. Strong delivery focus is key.
- Ensure that the appropriate structures, governance, roles and communication are in place and managed.
- Develop and update project plans, budgets and resource plans for project execution and for business case submissions. Ensure they have been reviewed by other PMs or PMO leadership as part of due diligence
What will be required:
Minimum 5+yrs of exp into Investment Portfolio Management & Project Management
- Responsible for managing and pro-actively reporting on plan, budget, scope, resources, project decisions, risks, issues and dependencies. Maintain and present project metrics to PMO leadership.
- In conjunction with other PMs or PMO leadership, manage the relationship and overall engagement with implementation partners and vendors, as well as all stakeholders.
- In conjunction with other PMs or PMO leadership, provide input on overall project business value, using experience and knowledge to enable the team to achieve stated objectives, benefits and ROI. Advise on change management and adoption and assist in tracking post implementation benefits as appropriate.
- Manage full handover to operational support and maintenance teams.
- Ensure projects are fully closed out, with all deliverables completed and approved.
- Be actively involved in process improvement activities within the Project Management group, as requested.
- Manage small and medium projects, or work streams of other projects or programmes, across all service lines.
What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.
Our benefits examples include:
- Various annual leave entitlements
- A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
- Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
- Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
- Life assurance
- Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.
Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.
At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here
Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.
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