IT Manager

Harvey Nash Group; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading industrial group in Tees Valley is seeking an experienced IT Manager to build and lead a modern IT function. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Microsoft 365, infrastructure management, and vendor relations. This fully on-site role offers competitive salary, excellent benefits, and significant professional development opportunities. If you're ready to contribute to a high-performing IT department in a rapidly growing organization, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Excellent benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Microsoft 365 maintenance and administration.
• Good experience in network infrastructure and cloud technologies.
• Confident communication skills — comfortable engaging with users at all levels.
• Ability to work hands-on while developing scalable processes.
• Confident engaging and managing 3rd party vendors.

Responsibilities

• Deliver practical support and stabilise the IT environment.
• Take ownership of IT operations, service management and long-term planning.
• Shape a modern, professional internal IT department.
• Contribute to future roadmap creation for IT capabilities.

Skills

Microsoft 365 maintenance and administration

Network infrastructure

Cloud technologies

Confident communication

Vendor management

Job description

Overview

Are you an IT Manager ready to build and lead a modern IT function in a fast‑growing business?

This is an opportunity to join one of the UK's fastest-growing groups in the industrial sector. With multiple brands, several UK sites and rapid expansion plans.

Technology underpins everything they do and they are now investing heavily in building a more mature, efficient and future-ready IT function.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys both hands-on technical work and strategic improvement. Initially, you\'ll spend your time delivering practical support and stabilising the environment, while gradually taking ownership of IT operations, service management and long-term planning.

You will be instrumental in shaping a modern, professional internal IT department- from service desk implementation to infrastructure optimisation and future roadmap creation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver practical support and stabilise the IT environment.
• Take ownership of IT operations, service management and long-term planning.
• Shape a modern, professional internal IT department from service desk implementation to infrastructure optimisation.
• Contribute to future roadmap creation for IT capabilities.

Qualifications

• Essential Skills
• Strong experience with Microsoft 365 maintenance and administration.
• Good experience in network infrastructure and cloud technologies.
• Confident communication skills — comfortable engaging with users at all levels.
• Ability to work hands-on while developing scalable processes.
• Confident engaging and managing 3rd party vendors.

Opportunity and Benefits

This is a fully on-site position, offering a competitive salary, excellent benefits and outstanding opportunities for professional development as the business continues to scale.

If you\'re ready to play a pivotal role in shaping a modern, high-performing IT function within a rapidly growing organisation, we\'d love to hear from you.