IT Project Manager

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Sector: Project and Program Management
Role: Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

The Vacancy
We have an exciting opportunity for an IT Project Manager to join our Group IT team in Leatherhead. The primary focus of this role will be to manage projects on a day-to-day basis, establishing the structure, roles, and teams, developing, and maintaining plans, identifying, and managing risks, along with effectively monitoring and reporting on progress.

You will be part of the IT Major Projects team working on a range of Group-wide applications and infrastructure projects, with stakeholders from functions including HR, Procurement, Finance, Commercial, Safety and Sustainability.

Key accountabilities of the role will include:

1. Define and agree project scope, outputs, timescale, quality, and cost criteria to ensure business requirements are understood and agreed.
2. Define and establish the project structure, roles, and teams to ensure efficient and effective project delivery.
3. Plan, manage, monitor, and report on the work of the project and project teams to deliver the agreed scope with effective change control.
4. Ensure projects comply with methodology and governance.
5. Manage risks and issues effectively and play a proactive part in problem resolution.
6. Ensure effective management and reporting of all project stages to provide structure and control throughout the project lifecycle including management of entry/exit criteria for each stage.
7. Demonstrate a collaborative approach and willingness to step outside project management role boundaries when necessary to deliver successfully.
8. Proven experience in supplier management, including selecting, negotiating contracts, onboarding, and managing third-party vendors and service providers to ensure delivery of high-quality IT solutions and services.
9. Ability to collaborate with suppliers, stakeholders, and internal teams to ensure seamless integration of external resources into project plans.
10. Demonstrated experience in managing multiple projects concurrently, with the ability to effectively prioritise and balance resources, timelines, and stakeholder expectations across two active projects simultaneously.

We are looking for an experienced IT Project Manager who has been responsible for delivering projects with budgets up to £1-2m, in a variety of corporate environments.

To be successful in this role, you will be a self-starter with a solid understanding of project management principles, best practices, and tools. You will have excellent organisational and communication skills, attention to detail, and take the initiative to get the job done. You will be comfortable and effective in working with heads of functions and director-level stakeholders.

WHAT WE OFFER
Competitive salary & profit share.
Flexible working.
Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates).
Extensive corporate benefits including Private Medical, Pension 8% employer's contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more.
Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
Industry-leading family leave benefits to include 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 8 weeks fully paid paternity.
Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses.

Work for Wates
Wates is one of the UK's leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment. We are driven by our purpose, 'reimagining places for people to thrive' and our three promises:

• Thriving places - working with customers, partners, and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet - protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people - creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.