IT Infrastructure Project Manager

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Company pension

Private medical & dental insurance

24/7 online GP service

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

MyBenefits platform

Job summary

GXO Logistics, Inc. is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Project Manager to lead the delivery of IT infrastructure projects across GXO sites on a full-time, permanent basis.

The role is hybrid with 1–2 days per week in the Northampton office and significant travel to sites across the UK&I during go-lives and key milestones. You will ensure projects are well planned, governed and delivered to agreed time, cost and quality standards, coordinating internal SMEs and external suppliers and

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of IT infrastructure project delivery across multiple sites.
• Experience coordinating internal SMEs, suppliers and cross-functional delivery teams.
• Knowledge of networking concepts including IP addressing, routing, and firewalling.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of IT infrastructure projects across GXO sites.
• Coordinate technical designs and reviews across LAN/WAN/WLAN/RF and related components.
• Plan site surveys, readiness assessments and delivery preparation.
• Mobilise internal SMEs and external partners to support project delivery.

Skills

Infrastructure delivery

WAN/LAN/WLAN

Project governance

Stakeholder coordination

Cross-functional teams

Education

PRINCE2 Practitioner

Tools

LAN

WAN

RF

Job description

At GXO, we’re looking for an experienced IT Infrastructure Project Manager to join us on a full time, permanent basis, to lead the delivery of IT infrastructure projects across GXO sites, ensuring projects are well planned, governed and delivered to agreed time, cost and quality standards. We offer a flexible hybrid working model, with typically 1-2 days per week in the office in Northampton, flexing with business demand, as well traveling and being visible at site across the UK&I during go-lives and key delivery milestones. With our UK&I Head Office located in Northampton, ideally the successful candidate will be a commutable distance from the Northamptonshire area. We do however have other office hubs across the UK that could be alternative location options, if necessary. Pay, benefits and more: We’re looking to offer a salary of £55,000 to £65,000, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company car or car allowance, a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more! What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of IT infrastructure projects, ensuring delivery follows agreed methodology, governance and stage gate requirements.
• Coordinate SME review and approval of technical designs across LAN, WAN, WLAN, RF, cabling, IP addressing, routing, firewalling and related infrastructure components.
• Plan and manage site surveys, infrastructure readiness assessments, technical dependencies and delivery preparation.
• Identify, mobilise and coordinate internal SMEs, suppliers and delivery partners to support successful project delivery

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Strong understanding of infrastructure project delivery, including WAN, LAN, WLAN, RF, cabling, hardware and site readiness activity
• Working knowledge of core networking concepts, including switching, routing, VLANs, DHCP/DNS, IP addressing and subnetting
• PRINCE2 Practitioner or other relevant project management qualification
• Experience managing third-party suppliers, technical SMEs and cross-functional delivery teams
• Understanding & experience of WMS systems would be an advantage

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains. GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.