IT Project Manager

TN United Kingdom; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled IT Project Manager to lead complex IT projects for a significant initiative. This role involves managing third-party contractors, ensuring project delivery aligns with business needs, and maintaining effective communication with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Agile and Prince2 methodologies, with experience in SaaS technologies and ITIL principles. Join a dynamic team and contribute to impactful projects that shape the future of IT services in a collaborative and supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing IT projects and leading teams.
• Strong understanding of ITIL principles and SaaS technologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of IT/IM projects and ensure stakeholder requirements are met.
• Produce project highlight reports and manage project costs and schedules.

Skills

Agile Project Management

Prince2

ITIL Principles

Stakeholder Management

SaaS Technologies

Technical Helpdesk Support

Education

Agile Project Management Qualification

Prince2 Qualification

ITIL Foundation Certification

ITIL Practitioner Certification

Tools

Project Management Software

Cloud-Based Solutions

Job description

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Technical Staffing Resources (TSR) are the in-house agency and master vendor for KBR, a leading global engineering, construction, and services company.

KBR supports the hydrocarbon and government services markets on six continents. Serving their customers through diverse business units, KBR offers challenging assignments on some of the world's largest and most complex projects.

KBR is looking to recruit an IT Project Manager on a 12-month contract to work on the Sellafield PPP project, based in Warrington, Cheshire.

Job Overview

The role is to project manage the delivery of IT/IM projects by a range of third-party contractors in support of the Sellafield Project and Programme Partner (PPP) engagement.

The IT Project Manager will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of one or more defined IT/IM projects, typically using teams comprising third-party systems integrators or the Employer's capability.

This role will interact with other teams to understand dependencies and to deliver a technical product to the Business with supporting configuration, training, and support.

Job Responsibilities

1. Develop implementation plans that cover all stages of the delivery lifecycle, from requirements gathering to transition into service and beneficial use.
2. Ensure business requirements are clearly documented and agreed upon by stakeholders.
3. Communicate business requirements to technical solution providers and confirm solutions meet needs.
4. Manage potential changes in project scope, cost, quality, and schedule, and handle changes through an agreed process.
5. Maintain project risk, opportunity, issues, and risk registers.
6. Manage and report on project costs, schedules, and progress.
7. Produce bi-monthly project highlight reports.
8. Liaise with corporate security to ensure project delivery complies with information management and security policies.
9. Ensure transition into service and service take-on processes are completed.

Qualifications

• Agile Project Management Qualification and/or Prince2 Qualification.
• ITIL Foundation and Practitioner certifications.

Experience and Skills

• Experience delivering software and IT-focused projects, especially SaaS technologies.
• Ability to lead on-site teams.
• Delivery-focused with an understanding of meeting customer expectations.
• Stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in developing and implementing IT strategies and plans at a support level.
• Strong knowledge of technical helpdesk support and IT operations best practices, focusing on ITIL principles.
• Experience working with third parties to manage incidents.
• Working knowledge of systems, networking software, hardware, protocols, and cloud-based working or similar.