IT Project Manager

TN United Kingdom; Ringwood; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family-run, award-winning company in the UK retirement sector as an IT Project Manager. This exciting role involves overseeing IT projects from start to finish, collaborating with various stakeholders, and ensuring alignment with business initiatives. You'll be part of a dynamic team, influencing digital transformation while enjoying competitive rewards, including a company car or cash allowance, generous holiday, and professional development opportunities. If you're passionate about project management and technology, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact in a growing organization.

Benefits

Company car or cash allowance

25 days annual holiday plus Bank Holidays

Day off on your birthday

Group Personal Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical

Free on-site parking

£200 John Lewis vouchers for expectant parents

Paid training courses

Well-being programmes

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Project Management methodologies required.
• Experience leading IT and software projects is essential.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the overall IT project portfolio and maintain project templates.
• Support the development of project business cases and identify resource requirements.
• Monitor and report progress, deviations, risks, and opportunities.

Skills

Project Management Methodologies

Agile

Waterfall

PRiSM

MS Project

MS Visio

Smartsheets

Azure

MS 365

Communication Skills

Tools

MS Project

MS Visio

Smartsheets

Azure

MS 365

Job description

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• Reward & Benefits: Competitive salary, company car or car allowance, and excellent benefits

About us

We are Churchill Retirement Living, the fastest growing company in the UK retirement house building sector, and we’re looking for people like you.

We’re a family-run, privately-owned business with ambitious growth plans, currently employing 700 people and expanding.

We pride ourselves on building beautiful, quality, purpose-built one and two-bedroom apartments in desirable locations across the UK for those seeking an independent lifestyle in later life. Our developments are designed to remove the hassles and fears faced by older people, providing security, peace of mind, and independence.

We have received numerous awards, including being named by The Sunday Times as the 03rd best company to work for, and in 2016, we were the first retirement living specialist to be named overall ‘Housebuilder of the Year’ by the WhatHouse? Awards.

Our Company Values: TORCH — Trust, Openness, Respect, Communication, Honesty

About the role

This opportunity is suitable for an experienced IT Project Manager, Assistant Project Manager, or Project Lead ready for the next step in their career.

You will collaborate with various stakeholders, internal teams, and external suppliers to manage projects from business case to closure.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the overall IT project portfolio
• Maintaining project templates
• Supporting the development of project business cases and PID’s
• Identifying resource requirements and timescales
• Monitoring and reporting progress, deviations, risks, and opportunities
• Managing budgets within approved spend

This role reports to the Risk & Assurance Director and will play a key part in keeping Technology high on the business agenda, influencing through participation in relevant steering groups, and ensuring IT aligns with business initiatives.

Office-based, working hours are 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, Monday to Thursday, and 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Fridays.

About you

You should have strong knowledge of Project Management methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, or PRiSM. Experience leading IT and software projects, and confidence in engaging with technology companies and suppliers, is essential.

You will have successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously and be familiar with tools like MS Project, MS Visio, and Smartsheets. Experience with Azure and MS 365 is a plus.

The ideal candidate is solutions-oriented, passionate about delivery, and capable of interpreting project requirements to apply appropriate processes. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary for interacting with both technical and non-technical colleagues.

Joining Churchill Retirement Living at this exciting time offers an opportunity to influence our digital and business transformation.

How you’ll be rewarded

• Company car or cash allowance
• 25 days annual holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Day off on your birthday
• Group Personal Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical
• Free on-site parking in central Ringwood
• £200 John Lewis vouchers for expectant mums and dads
• Paid training courses and professional memberships
• Well-being programmes and ambassadors
• Charitable match-funding for employee fundraising

Join the Churchill family and be part of an ambitious, successful business that values its people. Apply today!

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