IT Delivery Manager/ Project Manager (Junior)

GCS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS is seeking an experienced Delivery / Project Manager to support a complex IT/data programme in Manchester. The role focuses on removing blockers, coordinating business and supplier teams, and driving progress in a resource-constrained environment.

You will manage expectations, report to boards, and ensure defined, measurable outcomes. Ideal candidates will have a strong track record in complex IT/data programmes, senior stakeholder management, and experience with third-party partners.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering or supporting complex IT/data programmes.
• Strong track record of unblocking delivery in resource-constrained environments.
• Experience managing third-party delivery partners/suppliers.
• Strong business change and process-definition experience.
• Strong financial/budget management skills.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, evolving scope and incomplete requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and remove blockers relating to data, ownership, decisions and inputs.
• Collaborate with internal teams to prioritise requirements and capture business knowledge.
• Facilitate workshops and establish clear, repeatable processes.
• Coordinate third-party suppliers to meet milestones, quality and deliverables.
• Maintain delivery plan view including dependencies, risks, issues and finances using MS Project.
• Ensure inputs have clear ownership and outputs are defined, measurable and testable.
• Provide clear reporting to stakeholders, steering groups and boards.
• Drive timely decision-making and manage blockers actively.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Data programmes

Vendor management

Change management

Cross-functional coordination

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Delivery / Project Manager to support a complex IT/data programme. The role will focus on removing delivery blockers, coordinating business and supplier teams, driving accountability, and ensuring projects progress effectively in a resource-constrained and sometimes ambiguous environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and remove blockers relating to data, ownership, decisions and business inputs.
• Work with internal business teams to prioritise requirements and capture business knowledge.
• Facilitate workshops and help establish clear, repeatable processes.
• Manage and coordinate third-party suppliers, ensuring agreed milestones, quality and deliverables are achieved.
• Maintain an integrated view of the delivery plan, dependencies, risks, issues and finances, using Microsoft Project.
• Ensure project inputs have clear ownership and outputs are defined, measurable and testable.
• Provide clear, outcome-focused reporting to stakeholders, steering groups and boards.
• Drive timely decision-making and ensure blockers are visible and actively managed.

Essential Experience

• Experience delivering or supporting complex, cross-business IT/data programmes.
• Strong track record of unblocking delivery in resource-constrained environments.
• Experience managing and working closely with third-party delivery partners/suppliers.
• Strong business change and process-definition experience.
• Strong financial/budget management skills.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity, incomplete requirements and evolving scope.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy