IS Senior Project Manager

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in facilities management is seeking an IS Senior Project Manager to oversee projects with budgets up to £2m. The role requires strong leadership, project management skills, and the ability to embrace AI for productivity. Candidates should have a relevant degree and experience in IT project management. The position offers various benefits and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Virtual GP access

Financial wellbeing assistance

Flexible lifestyle benefits platform

High street discounts

Cycle-to-work scheme

Enhanced pension contributions

Mitie Matching Share Plan

Mitie Stars recognition program

Qualifications

• Aptitude to embrace AI capabilities to enhance productivity.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering complex IT projects on time.
• Strong understanding of facilities management operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed end-to-end Project plans.
• Govern and track the performance of projects.
• Communicate and influence key stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Master's degree or relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project

Project Online

Job description

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The IS Senior Project Manager will be responsible for managing projects with an annual total budget of up to £2m and is expected to be based out of one of Mities delivery Centres (Shard, Northampton, Birmingham, Manchester although other locations will be considered).

Reporting to the Head of Programmes and Projects, the role requires taking plan inputs from all stakeholders, they will create and maintain robust end to end Project Plans, managing project stakeholders, reporting progress, dependencies, risks, issues, and finances. They will also ensure that their projects adhere to the IS delivery framework and governance standards.

The IS Senior Project Manager will make project interventions as required to address and manage delivery risks,issues and project dependencies, ensuring that the right teams are engaged and accountable. They will communicate and influence key stakeholders while supporting the IS strategy.

The Successful candidate requires an aptitude to embrace AI capabilities to enhance productivity. It requires a unique blend of technical acumen in the Software Development lifecycle including Operations, strategic thinking, and adaptability. The role necessitates extensive leadership experience and stakeholder management skills to ensure accountability within all parties involved in the project. They will collaborate with the business and IS delivery/assurance teams (including 3rd party service providers) to ensure that their projects are aligned with the IS and business strategy and are setup and tracked through to successful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed end to end Project plans holding each stakeholder accountable for their element of the plan.
• Ensuring that the project teams adhere with the IS delivery framework and governance standards
• Governing and Tracking the performance of projects. Reporting and managing progress, dependencies /risks /issues and finances.
• Make project interventions as required to address delivery risks and issues. Ensuring the right teams are engaged and accountable
• Manage 3rd party services at a project level. Ensuring that the commercials agree the appropriate controls and measures to allow IS to measure and assure quality, ontime, on budget outcomes.
• Communicating and influencing key stakeholders whilst supporting the IS strategy
• Build and maintain strong relationships with IS ‘heads of' and ISBPs Leveraging them as required to support project delivery.
  
  

What Were Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or substantial experience in a related field. A master's degree or relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) is a plus.
• Aptitude to embrace AI capabilities to enhance productivity
• A Technology background and good experience in IT project management
• Proven track record of successfully delivering complex IT projects on time and within budget.
• Ability to break down problems to ensure the correct resources are engaged
• Strong understanding of facilities management operations and the technology solutions that support them.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Project and Project Online
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  
  

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Ritik Gupta at [e-mail].

Since 1987, Mitie’s 72,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

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Job function

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  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Facilities Services

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