IT Project / Change Manager (fixed term contract)

JR United Kingdom; Moodiesburn; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food and pharma sector is seeking an IT Project / Change Manager for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves driving change management processes within IT, coordinating resources, and ensuring effective project delivery. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in project management and strong stakeholder management skills, set within a supportive and professional working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Subsidised staff canteen

Free onsite car parking

Learning and development opportunities

Friendly and supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in project/change management.
• Experience in ITIL environment and change management.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive change management processes to meet business needs.
• Lead IT Change Approval Boards and report on change performance.
• Manage the full project management lifecycle for assigned IT projects.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Stakeholder Management

Planning

Organising

Excel

Education

PRINCE2 or PMP qualification

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SARIA Food & Pharma

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Posted:

26.06.2025

Expiry Date:

10.08.2025

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Job Description:

At SARIA Food & Pharma, our activities are characterized by connected value chains, decades of shared market expertise and a unifying spirit of innovation to continuously develop our people and our products. Van Hessen, Devro and Bioiberica use animal raw materials to create their wide range of products, which are ubiquitous and universal, but anything but ordinary.

With a complementary portfolio of casings for the sausage industry that includes natural and collagen-based casings, Devro and Van Hessen are leading product experts in their industry. The global life science company Bioiberica produces active ingredients for humans, animals, and plants, from starting material it receives from Van Hessen.

We create the added layer of value with our products and services, improve the well-being of all by taking life science further and combine our attention to detail with the extraordinary, because it all matters.

About the role

THIS IS FOR A 12 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT

As the IT Project / Change Manager, you will be responsible for driving forward the change management processes to meet the needs of the business.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring alignment, change resource allocation and joint decision making with applicable teams within the IT function for best outcomes
• Establishing and leading IT Change Approval Boards
• Ensuring effective and timely reporting of change performance to senior stakeholders
• Facilitating resolution of conflict and misunderstanding within the execution of the change portfolio
• Ensuring change resources are adequately defined and allocation is rationalised to demand
• Owning, implementing and improving change management process across IT
• Monitoring, validating and feeding back on proper use of change management process within the IT organization
• Manage the execution of the full project management lifecycle (including all stage gate processes, risk and change controls/escalation, steerco reporting) for assigned IT projects
• Ensuring positive stakeholder experience and Business Unit alignment with IT function
• Ensuring successful delivery of assigned IT projects, aligned with agreed governance and performance targets
• Ensuring alignment between internal stakeholders, subcontractors and the IT function for best project outcomes

About you

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in project/change management is essential for this role
• Experience of working within an ITIL environment with demonstrable experience in change management
• Possess a recognised professional qualification relating to project management, e.g. PRINCE2 or PMP is desirable
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills are essential
• Stakeholder management experience is essential
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team is essential
• Excellent planning, organising and re-prioritising skills is essential
• Proficiency in Excel is essential for this role

What can we offer?

• A competitive salary and benefits package
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free onsite car parking
• Learning and development opportunities
• A friendly, supportive and professional working environment