ICT Project Manager

Future Prospects Group Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Defined contribution pension

Death in service

Free parking

Job summary

Future Prospects Group Ltd are recruiting an ICT Project Manager for a full-time, permanent role in Newark. The role directs multi-site IT and commercial development projects across Europe and beyond, coordinating onshore and offshore teams and external partners to deliver software and cloud integration solutions.

The ideal candidate will have five+ years in IT project management, strong Agile and SDLC experience, and the ability to lead diverse teams across time zones.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of IT project management delivering software and commercial development projects with outsourced partners.
• Strong technical background with at least five years of development experience across analysis, design, coding, and implementation.
• Expertise in Agile methodologies and SDLC, plus internal and cloud integration solutions.
• Credentials in PRINCE2 or equivalent framework.
• Knowledge of database design, systems architecture, and IT planning tools.
• Proven leadership to motivate onshore and offshore teams across time zones.
• Willingness to travel UK and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Deliver ICT projects end-to-end using structured PM methodologies and governance.
• Manage up to three concurrent technical projects across 11 international sites.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and produce PDDs.
• Direct cross-functional teams, onshore and offshore resources, and outsourcing partners.
• Track KPIs and provide reporting to senior management and directors.
• Oversee implementation into live environments with robust testing and security compliance.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews and embed continuous improvements.
• Evaluate and negotiate with external ICT suppliers.

Skills

IT project management

Agile methodologies

SDLC

Stakeholder engagement

Vendor management

Cloud integration

PRINCE2

Tools

PRINCE2

Job description

ICT Project Manager
Newark, Full Time, Permanent
45,000- 55,000 DOE plus Benefits

Future Prospects Group are delighted to be working with our client, a global manufacturing business, to recruit an experienced ICT Project Manager on a full-time, permanent basis.

This is a high-impact opportunity to direct multi-site IT and commercial development projects across Europe and beyond. Managing work streams spanning internal teams and outsourced partners, you will play a central role in delivering strategic, cutting-edge software and cloud integration solutions across a complex global enterprise.

THE ROLE

Your responsibilities as an ICT Project Manager will include:

• Delivering cost-effective, high-quality ICT projects end-to-end using structured project management methodologies and gateway governance.
• Managing up to three concurrent technical projects across 11 international sites, ensuring delivery against agreed scope, budget, and schedules.
• Collaborating with commercial stakeholders and technical design leads to gather requirements, build business cases, and produce detailed Project Definition Documents (PDDs).
• Directing cross-functional project teams, onshore and offshore technical resources, and outsourced development partners.
• Tracking project KPIs, monitoring actuals against forecast spend, and providing transparent reporting to senior management and directors.
• Overseeing technical implementation into live production environments, ensuring robust test strategies, quality standards, and compliance with J-SOX and TISAX security guidelines.
• Conducting post-implementation reviews, managing warranty periods, and embedding continuous improvements into standard ICT processes.
• Evaluating and negotiating with external suppliers of ICT services, software tools, and infrastructure.

THE CANDIDATE

The ideal ICT Project Manager will be able to demonstrate the following key skills and experience:

• A minimum of five years of proven IT project management experience delivering software and commercial development projects involving outsourced development partners.
• A strong technical background with at least five years of commercial development experience across analysis, design, coding, and implementation.
• Demonstrable expertise in Agile methodologies and Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC), as well as internal and cloud integration solutions.
• Formal project management methodology credentials or practical experience in PRINCE2 or an equivalent framework.
• Working knowledge of database design, systems architecture, and modern IT collaboration and planning software.
• Proven leadership capability to motivate multi-disciplinary onshore and remote offshore teams across different time zones.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to negotiate technical deliverables with senior business managers and non-technical stakeholders.
• Willingness to undertake occasional UK and international travel across global sites as required.

THE BENEFITS

The benefits included with this role are:

• Competitive basic salary reflecting experience and technical capability.
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of national Bank Holidays)
• A defined contribution pension scheme (provided by Standard Life)
• Death in service
• Free parking
• Opportunity to lead high-value international projects across 11 operating sites.
• Professional career development within an industry-leading global engineering brand.