IT Portfolio Manager

Gatwick Airport Limited; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Gatwick Airport as an IT Portfolio Manager, where you will lead IT project delivery in a vibrant and dynamic environment. You will manage capital and operational projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget, while also collaborating with various stakeholders to drive business change. With competitive compensation and opportunities for career progression, this is your chance to take your career to new heights.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Share scheme

Pension

Lifestyle insurance

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering aviation-related projects.
• Experience managing portfolios and teams of 10+.
• Strong knowledge in software development and infrastructure design.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for all Capital/Opex projects related to the IT portfolio.
• Manage outsourced projects and internal IT matters.
• Serve as the first point of contact for stakeholder escalations.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Quality Assurance

Education

Prince2 Practitioner

PMP Certification

Tools

MS Project

Job description

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Circa £77,036, £4,750 flex allowance and up to 20% bonus + benefits

Where will your career take you?

The buzz, the energy, the sheer magic of travel… you can feel it in the air all around you. Here, you'll be part of an energetic team and a vibrant community. We can help you thrive in a career that's a world away from the everyday.

This role takes an office first hybrid approach here at London Gatwick, with three days a week in the office, two days remote, managed around the needs of the business.

What is the role?

As an IT Portfolio Manager, this role provides leadership, direction, and clarity to specific project portfolio. Driving business change and value through leadership of the end-to-end IT project delivery.

What will you do?

• Accountable for the delivery of all Capital/Opex projects related to an IT portfolio, ensuring delivery is on time, within budget, to agreed scope in line with IT methodology and governance
• Accountable for the management and governance of outsourced projects to 3 rd party suppliers
• Line Management of Senior IT Project Managers
• Accountable for all internal IT matters related to the specific portfolio / programmes and acts as the first point of contact for all stakeholder escalations relating to the assigned portfolio / programme.
• Accountable for the communications between IT and leaders across the business, including IT Director, and members of the Leadership Team, ensuring full transparency
• Accountable for the resolution of all issues/risks associated to projects within the portfolio
• Drives Business Change through the delivery of IT Projects

Do you have what we're looking for?

• Proven track record of either delivering Aviation related Projects or Aviation related Portfolio or Programme Management experience
• Prince2 Practitioner with thorough knowledge of MS Project; PMP, MSP, Mop, or similar is highly desirable.
• Proven experience of managing large and complex project portfolios
• Demonstratable experience of managing Project Managers and other project team members directly, team sizes of 10 and above and managing outsourced Project Delivery Suppliers.
• Strong demonstratable experience of experience in the relevant technology domain such as Software Development and Infrastructure Design.
• Proven track record of delivery through all stages of the project lifecycle
• Experience in Quality Assurance and Quality Control methodologies
• Experience with client management, communication, negotiation and facilitation skills

What's in it for you?We value our people and reward every employee fairly with a highly competitive package, enhanced by an annual bonus, share scheme, pension, and lifestyle insurance. There's also plenty of opportunities for career progression, as well as training to support your personal and professional development.

At London Gatwick we're also very well connected, just 30 minutes from central London and directly linked to over 100 towns and cities. Whether you prefer to travel by cycle, electric car, or train, we aim to make your journey to work as convenient and cost-effective as possible.

Whatever your interests and ambitions, wherever you want your journey to take you, London Gatwick could be the place where your career really does… well… take off.

Click apply to begin your journey, your way with London Gatwick.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.