Senior Information Technology Project Manager

Humankind Global Recruitment; Málaga; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Humankind Global Recruitment is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager in Málaga or Madrid to own end-to-end delivery of complex IT infrastructure projects, including data centres, networking, security and DevOps. You will lead multi-workstream initiatives, define objectives, scope, timelines and budgets, and ensure successful handover to operations.

The ideal candidate has strong IT background and excellent communication with stakeholders; fluency in English is required for this role.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a senior IT Project Manager delivering complex infrastructure projects.
• Background in IT prior to project management with ability to translate tech requirements.
• Strong knowledge of Waterfall and Agile methodologies; PM qualifications are advantageous.
• Clear communication and excellent stakeholder engagement skills, fluency in English required.

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of IT infrastructure projects from inception to deployment and handover.
• Manage multiple workstreams, objectives, scope, timeline and budget with stakeholders.
• Develop project documentation: charter, plans, status reports and risk logs.
• Mitigate risks and manage team capacity and customer relationships as projects progress.

Skills

IT project management

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Waterfall methodologies

English fluency

Job description

Our client are an IT consultancy with offices in Malaga and Madrid and operating on a global scale. They are looking to hire a Senior IT Project Manager who will join an established team to work on a range of complex projects relating to IT Infrastructure that will include Data Centres, Networking, Security, Storage, Platforms or Dev Ops.

You’ll be the person owning the entire lifecycle of projects from inception to deployment including operational handover.

As a Senior Project Manager you will manage medium to large, complex IT projects with multiple workstreams. This will cover every step of the process where you will agree the project objectives, scope, timeline, budget and key deliverables. You will work with project sponsors and key stakeholders on requirements gathering before establishing the overall project plan, milestones and timelines. As the projects progress you will mitigate risk, manage team capacity, manage customer relationships and prepare relevant project documentation such as project charter, project plans, status reports and risk logs.

The Successful Senior IT Project Manager will have:

• Previous experience in a similar IT Project Manager role operating at a senior level delivering complex infrastructure projects such as platform build, network, data, security and data centres
• A background in IT prior to Project Management where you have gained strong technical knowledge and the ability to translate technical requirements
• In-depth knowledge of Waterfall and Agile methodologies. Relevant Project Management qualifications would be advantageous
• Clear communication and excellent stakeholder engagement skills (please note that fluency in English is required for this role)