Project Manager

JASON AKINSOLA

Personal Details

Telephone: 074**-******

E-Mail: **************@****.**.**

Gender: Male

Nationality: British

Personal Profile

I am a motivated and results-driven Technical Project Manager with experience in managing complex technological projects including software development, IT infrastructure, digital transformation and implementation. I excel in creating a bridge between technical teams and stakeholders whilst ensuring that projects are delivered in a timely manner to the highest standards of quality.

I have a passion for problem solving, enhancing processes and delivering projects that drive business value. My exceptional communication skills allow me to thrive in dynamic environments in which I ensure project success, team collaboration and team growth.

I am interested in technical project management roles involving software development, IT, Agile, Engineering and Digital Transformation.

Key Skills and Certifications

Key Skills:

-Project Planning and scheduling.

-Communication.

-Risk Management.

-Cross-functional collaboration.

-Budgeting and resource management.

-Team leadership and coordination.

-Documentation and reporting.

-Problem Solving.

-Leadership.

-Attention to detail.

Certifications:

-SMSTS

-PRINCE2 Foundation

-PRINCE2 Practitioner

-Scrum Master Certification

-Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

-Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

-Level 3 Personal Trainer.

Occupational History

CBRE – Project Manager - Battersea Power Station January 2024 – Present

Developed, managed and maintained project plans, timelines and budgets to aid and ensure successful project delivery.

Facilitated kick-off, status and review meetings and ensured actions were tracked and completed on time.

Communicated project status, risks, progress and issues to stakeholders clearly and concisely and on schedule.

Developed and implemented a project tracker to monitor client interactions, issues and resolutions relating to ongoing, potential, and completed projects; significantly improving the organisation and efficiency of the team.

Continuously improved processes and methodologies to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the project team.

Managed project finances, ensuring that each project stayed within budget, materials were provided and correct personnel were employed.

CBRE - GWS UK Technical Project Manager (Project Tiger) March 2023 – December 2023

Managed the implementation of the company-wide financial processing system.

Led the collaborative, dynamic planning process - prioritizing the work that needs to be done against the capacity and capability of the team with clear goals, strategies and practices from inception until the implementation of the project product business-wide.

Removed impediments and organisational risks across teams.

Planned and reported on teams’ capacity, collaborated closely with team leads and managers on scope commitments whilst considering both the delivery needs and developers' growth, removing single points of failure.

Fostered better collaboration and transparency with the stakeholders by providing weekly and monthly reporting on the delivery, capacity utilized, ROI, challenges, and process changes to achieve higher delivery satisfaction.

Coordinated inter-team cooperation and helped the team operate well.

Helped the team manage interpersonal conflicts, challenges, and opportunities for growth encouraging an open not biased mind with a focus on the solution than the person/problem.

Helped the team measure the value produced by having the product owner interact with the team, and having the customers to define and validate the value of the software produced (reviews).

CBRE - GWS Assistant Technical Project Manager (Safe Contractor) June 2022 – March 2023

Managed the companywide rollout of SafeContractor from development to implementation – a system used to regulate the health and safety certifications of all suppliers working with the business.

Collaborated with the appropriate stakeholders to create and agree the delivery plan.

Held regular and technical team meetings to determine progress and address questions or challenges regarding the project.

Managed risks and issues as they arose, collaborating with senior business or technical roles as required to resolve them.

Guided the development team, building a productive environment where team members had a sense of ownership of the product and enjoyed working on it which led to better self-organization.

Maintained healthy relationships and built useful connections between the business and their contractors through regular supplier meetings.

Enabled the team as maturity increased, not doing the work for them, nor solving their problems for them or taking over meetings for them – but rather encouraged the team to drive meetings and openly get more involved with conversations leading towards decision making.

Communicated upcoming changes business wide and maintained healthy relationships both internally amongst employees and externally amongst contractor ensuring all parties were well-informed on upcoming changes caused by the project product.

CBRE – Contract Support – TalkTalk July 2021 – May 2022

Contract Support for the world’s largest real estate company centrally for TalkTalk within DCS.

Provided contract support for TalkTalk within the Data Centres division, maintaining relationships and resolving aged invoice queries.

Identified new opportunities in the P2P process with procurement subcontractors and internal stakeholders.

Delivered weekly and monthly KPI financial reports using Dynamics, meeting tight deadlines.

Planned and facilitated essential training deployment for on-site engineers.

Held weekly WIP meetings with the contract manager, ensuring timely project completion.

Fulfilled helpdesk requests and ensured facility upkeep according to contractual agreements.

North Middlesex University Hospital – Recruitment Officer February 2021 – June 2021

Managed bulk recruitment, admitting over 100 new staff members following large open days.

Collaborated with managers to develop recruitment attraction methods and provided regular updates on vacancy actions.

Conducted pre-employment checks, including identity verification, qualification checks, and DBS checks.

Monitored the recruitment process from advertisement to appointment, ensuring coordination of key activities and target dates.

Education

University of Hertfordshire – Sport & Exercise Science BSc Hons

City and Islington College – BTEC Level 3 Sport and Exercise Science

St,Mary’s High School – 11 GCSE’s including grade A* - C including Maths(B), English Language(B), and English Literature (B).

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