James Carter
Senior Project Manager, PMP
Professional Summary
PMP-certified Senior Project Manager delivering infrastructure and digital transformation programmes of up to £40M. Leads cross-functional teams of 30+, brings troubled projects back on schedule, and consistently delivers within 3% of budget through disciplined planning, risk management and stakeholder communication.
Work Experience
Senior Project Manager
Thameside Digital·
02/2020 – Present
Delivered a £40M data-centre migration for 3 banking clients 6 weeks ahead of schedule with zero outagesLed a cross-functional team of 34 engineers, vendors and business owners across 4 countries and time zonesRecovered a delayed ERP rollout, cutting the forecast overrun from 5 months to 3 weeks through re-planningIntroduced a portfolio risk dashboard that reduced escalations to the steering board by 40% in a yearKept 9 concurrent projects within 3% of approved budget through monthly earned-value reviews
Project Manager
Northgate Engineering·
05/2016 – 01/2020
Managed smart-transport projects worth £18M for 5 public-sector clients, from tender to handoverNegotiated supplier contracts that saved £1.4M over the programme lifetime without cutting scopeImplemented Agile delivery for software workstreams, doubling release frequency within two quarters
Project Coordinator
Brightwell Services·
09/2013 – 04/2016
Coordinated schedules, budgets and RAID logs for 12 IT service projects with a combined £6M valuePrepared monthly status reports for directors and client sponsors highlighting risks and decisions
Education
M.Sc. Project Management
University of Manchester·
09/2012 – 09/2013
