IT Project Manager

Wolseley Group; Ripon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension scheme (matched)

Bonus opportunity

Enhanced parental leave

Healthcare and wellbeing (YuLife)

Cycle to Work

Retail discounts

Job summary

Wolseley Group is hiring an IT Project Manager for a flexible hybrid role in Ripon. You will lead complex business and IT projects from initiation to closure, manage plans, budgets, resources, risks, and dependencies, and communicate with senior stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery and alignment with strategy.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, governance reporting, and delivery within Wolseley’s project framework, with a strong focus on collaboration and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering IT projects in complex environments.
• Strong stakeholder influence and communication with senior leaders.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to juggle priorities and risks.
• Collaborative leadership driving high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Leading the successful delivery of complex business and IT projects from initiation through to implementation and closure.
• Managing project plans, budgets, resources, risks and dependencies to ensure on-time delivery and within scope.
• Building relationships with stakeholders across the business and providing clear communications throughout the project lifecycle.
• Leading and motivating cross-functional project teams to achieve milestones and business outcomes.
• Producing project reporting and governance updates in line with the delivery framework.

Skills

IT project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Budget management

Job description

Salary:

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

IT Project Manager – Flexible Hybrid Working/Ripon - Wolseley Group

So, who are we?

We are the Wolseley Group, a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves on putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do and, best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.

As a Project Manager, you’ll be responsible for:

• Leading the successful delivery of complex business and IT projects from initiation through to implementation and closure.
• Managing project plans, budgets, resources, risks and dependencies to ensure projects are delivered on time and to scope.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business, providing clear communication and managing expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Leading and motivating cross-functional project teams to achieve key milestones and business outcomes.
• Producing project reporting and governance updates, ensuring adherence to Wolseley’s project delivery framework and best practice.

This is a full-time, permanent role working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

And here’s what we’d like you to have:

• Experience working within a complex IT environment delivering a wide variety of IT requirements from 3rd Party Software to App Development and Infrastructure.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to engage and influence senior leaders.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, budgets and project risks simultaneously.
• A collaborative leadership style with a passion for delivering successful outcomes through high-performing teams.

Also, did we mention?

In addition to the competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap, including…

• Annual leave (increasing with length of service)
• Generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%)
• Bonus opportunity
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Healthcare and wellbeing support through YuLife
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Online and high street retailer discounts