Senior Project Transition Manager

Experience

• Experience in budget and cost management, including forecasting, cost control and financial reporting ;
• Proven experience managing vendors and contractors against contractual and service level obligations ;
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams in an international environment .
• Experience in NATO, military , defence or other international organisations ;
• Experience with deployable CIS or mission-critical communications services ;
• ITIL 4 Managing Professional or Strategic Leader; MSP or PgMP ; SIAM certification .

Duties

• Leading the transition of projects and capabilities into operational service, from early engagement in project planning through to formal handover and early life support ;
• Defining and agreeing transition plans, entry and exit criteria, service acceptance criteria and handover deliverables with Project Managers, Service Owners and customers ;
• Ensuring operational readiness prior to go-live: support model, staffing, training, documentation, spares, underpinning contracts, monitoring and configuration data are in place.