IT Project Manager

Cheryl's Cookies; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known bakery chain in Manchester is looking for a skilled IT Project Manager to oversee the planning and delivery of IT projects. This role entails leading cross-functional teams, managing stakeholders, and ensuring that projects are completed on time, within budget, and to specified quality standards. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in IT project management and methodologies like Agile, combined with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as IT Project Manager or similar role.
• Hands-on experience delivering IT projects, including cloud and infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of IT projects like application implementations.
• Define project scope and objectives in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Monitor project progress and manage risks and issues.

Skills

Project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, hybrid)

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving abilities

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Trello

Asana

Job description

The IT Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing and delivering IT projects on time, within scope and budget. The role will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage stakeholders and ensure that project outcomes meet business and technical requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management & Delivery

• Lead end-to-end delivery of IT projects (e.g. application implementations, infrastructure upgrades, integrations).
• Define project scope, objectives and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets and resource allocations.
• Monitor project progress, manage risks and issues, and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure projects are delivered in line with agreed quality standards and governance.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Act as primary point of contact between IT, business teams and external partners.
• Facilitate regular project meetings, updates and status reporting.
• Manage expectations of key stakeholders, resolving conflicts and ensuring alignment.
• Coordinate with external vendors and service providers, including contract and SLA oversight.

Governance, Reporting & Documentation

• Prepare and present regular project status reports (timeline, budget, risks, dependencies).
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation (charters, plans, RAID logs, etc.).
• Ensure adherence to GMPs IT policies, standards and compliance requirements.
• Support continuous improvement of project management methodologies and tools.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Coordinate work of cross-functional project teams (IT, Operations, Finance, etc.).
• Provide clear direction, assign tasks and track deliverables.
• Foster a collaborative environment and encourage knowledge sharing across teams.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Proven experience as an IT Project Manager or similar role.
• Hands-on experience delivering IT projects (applications, infrastructure, cloud or integration).
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile or hybrid).
• Good knowledge of IT concepts (systems, networks, applications, security, cloud).
• Experience managing budgets, timelines and resources.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

Preferred

• Professional certification (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, Agile/Scrum).
• Experience working in a regulated or corporate environment.
• Experience with project management tools (e.g. MS Project, Jira, Trello, Asana).