It Project Manager

GreenSquareAccord; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual leave plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working opportunities

Job summary

GreenSquareAccord is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead strategic technology projects in Birmingham within a Hybrid model. You will drive end-to-end delivery from discovery to deployment and transition to business-as-usual, coordinating with technical teams, stakeholders and external suppliers.

The role requires a track record of delivering IT projects, strong planning and governance skills, and familiarity with tools like MS Project, Jira or Azure DevOps. Hybrid working available.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering IT projects across multi-disciplinary teams.
• PM qualifications such as PRINCE2/APM PMQ/AgilePM or equivalent experience.
• Strong planning, risk management, budgeting and governance skills.
• Experience managing suppliers, technical teams and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex IT projects across multiple workstreams.
• Develop and maintain project plans, budgets, resource forecasts and delivery milestones.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies and change control processes.
• Coordinate technical teams, business stakeholders and third-party suppliers.
• Lead project governance, reporting and senior stakeholder engagement.
• Oversee requirements, testing, data migration, deployment and cutover planning.
• Ensure solutions meet security, data protection, architecture and compliance standards.
• Manage supplier performance, costs and contractual deliverables.
• Coordinate training, communications and business-readiness activities.
• Ensure successful service transition, benefits realisation and lessons learned.

Skills

Project management

PRINCE2

APM PMQ

AgilePM

Risk management

Budgeting

Governance

Stakeholder management

Education

PRINCE2

APM PMQ

AgilePM

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

IT Project Manager

Location: Brindleyplace, Birmingham / Hybrid
Salary: £46,400 - £69,600
Hours: 37 Hours per week
Contract: 12 Month FTC

Deliver technology transformation at GreenSquareAccord

We’re looking for an experienced IT Project Manager to lead the delivery of strategic technology projects that support GreenSquareAccord’s objectives and improve services for our customers and colleagues.

Working within our Digital Services and Transformation team, you’ll manage projects from initial discovery and planning through to implementation, deployment and transition into business-as-usual support. You’ll work closely with technical teams, business stakeholders, senior leaders and external suppliers.

From system implementations and integrations to cloud infrastructure, data migrations and cyber security initiatives, you’ll ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the required quality standards.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex IT projects across multiple workstreams.
• Develop and maintain project plans, budgets, resource forecasts and delivery milestones.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies and change control processes.
• Coordinate technical teams, business stakeholders and third-party suppliers.
• Lead project governance, reporting and senior stakeholder engagement.
• Oversee requirements, testing, data migration, deployment and cutover planning.
• Ensure solutions meet security, data protection, architecture and compliance standards.
• Manage supplier performance, costs and contractual deliverables.
• Coordinate training, communications and business-readiness activities.
• Ensure successful service transition, benefits realisation and lessons learned.

What We Need

You’ll be an experienced IT Project Manager with a strong track record of delivering complex technology projects and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.

You’ll bring:

• Experience delivering IT projects involving applications, integrations, infrastructure, cloud, data or cyber security.
• A recognised project management qualification, such as PRINCE2, APM PMQ or AgilePM, or equivalent experience.
• Strong planning, risk management, budgeting and governance skills.
• Experience managing suppliers, technical teams and senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of IT delivery lifecycles, information security and data protection.
• Experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira or Azure DevOps.

Experience in housing, care or regulated environments, and SD-WAN projects, would be advantageous.

What We Offer

• Hybrid working
• Annual leave plus bank holidays
• Defined contribution pension
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working opportunities

If you’re passionate about delivering technology projects that make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you