Project Manager – Broadcasting
If you are an experienced Technical Project Manager with proven capabilities in the broadcasting arena, we would like to discuss a new contract we have just registered.
Please note this role falls outside IR35 and will work on a hybrid model with 2-3 days a week onsite in London.
We are currently looking for a Senior Technical Project Manager with extensive experience in successful delivery of sophisticated compression systems and related technologies including IP in the broadcast environment.
Day to day responsibilities:
Technical Project Management
Builds a schedule and maps project work to define output-based project achievements.
Builds and supervises progress, taking into account dependencies and milestones.
Applies resource estimates and profiles to the schedule, establishing/managing critical paths.
Checks if all project activities are completed, measuring and reporting progress against the schedule.
Is skilled at the definition of project risks, assumptions and issues.
Build, contribute, review and audit technical design for distribution compression systems and associated systems, taking account of resilience, operational and disaster recovery requirements.
Establish detailed technical requirements from customer business requirements.
Crucial Criteria
Broadcasting Technical Knowledge and expertise
Detailed technical knowledge and domain expertise including compression systems.
Fully conversant with the latest broadcast standards and their application and real world implementation in broadcast and compression system environments.
Detailed understanding of equipment configuration, set-up and commissioning.
System reconfiguration – Undertake hands-on reconfiguration, updates and changes to live systems in a controlled structured and methodical way.
Create change requests and change plan for all work undertaken.
Minimise risk to transmission.
Technical Delivery
Hands-on technical implementation of upgrades, new build, refresh and event based projects within the distribution space.
Relationship Management – Acts in the best interests of the customer, identifying and meeting actual needs. Takes every customer complaint, problem or desire seriously and takes appropriate action.
Sources information regarding relevant trends and ‘outstanding’ practices.
