IT Project Manager

AWD online; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Company pension

Income Protection

Health Cash Plan

Death in Service (4 x salary)

Training & Development

Employee discounts

Volunteer Day

Job summary

AWD Online in Bristol is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead Microsoft-based technology projects in a hybrid setting. You will coordinate delivery across internal teams, customers, partners and suppliers, ensuring governance, plans and budgets are maintained.

The role requires PRINCE2/APM/PMI certification, strong Microsoft 365 experience and excellent communication, with a focus on risk, reporting and continuous improvement within a PMO framework.

Qualifications

• PRINCE2 Practitioner certification or equivalent APM or PMI qualification.
• Experience managing the delivery of Microsoft-based technology projects and solutions.
• Experience managing projects with complex stakeholder and delivery resource relationships.
• Strong literacy, numeracy and business communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to follow through on actions and deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and familiarity with project management and collaboration tools.
• Right to Work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

• Project Delivery and Control: Coordinate customer projects within scope, timescales, budgets and governance standards.
• Plans, Schedules and Records: Maintain project plans, RAID logs and action trackers.
• Stakeholder Communication: Coordinate communications across customers, internal teams and partners.
• Meetings and Governance: Organise project meetings, governance reviews and minutes.
• Risk, Issue and Change Tracking: Track risks, issues and changes and escalate as needed.
• Reporting and Performance: Gather progress info and support KPI reporting.
• Budget, Cost, Revenue and Resource Information: Manage budgets and highlight variances.
• Customer Experience and Collaboration: Ensure smooth customer communication and remove blockers.
• Continuous Improvement and Pre-Sales Support: Identify process improvements and support pre-sales.
• Project Documentation and Licensing: Maintain project materials with IP awareness.

Skills

Microsoft-based projects experience

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent APM/PMI qualification

Tools

Microsoft 365

PM tools

Job description

IT Project Manager

Join a customer-focused technology environment delivering Microsoft-based projects. This hybrid Bristol opportunity suits a qualified project professional experienced in managing technology delivery, budgets, governance and complex stakeholders.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Project Manager, Technology Project Manager, Technical Project Manager, ICT Project Manager, PMO Project Manager, Project Delivery Manager, Technology Delivery Manager, Project Lead

Benefits include 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, a Health Cash Plan, Income Protection, Training & Development and a Volunteer Day.

SALARY: Up to £60,000 per annum (depending on experience) + Benefits

LOCATION: Hybrid - regular attendance at Bristol HQ expected

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Fixed-Term Contract ending 31 March 2027

WORKING HOURS: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week (core working hours 8am to 6pm)

JOB OVERVIEW

Develop your career in a collaborative PMO delivering customer technology projects where structure, communication and successful outcomes matter. The IT Project Manager will coordinate delivery across internal teams, customers, partners and suppliers while working with the Project Leadership Team.

The IT Project Manager will maintain plans, governance controls, reporting and delivery momentum, escalating significant risks, issues and decisions while supporting agreed scope, timescales and budgets.

The IT Project Manager will also maintain budget, cost, revenue and resource information, contribute to continuous improvement and support pre-sales coordination where required.

DUTIES

Your duties as the IT Project Manager include:

• Project Delivery and Control: Coordinate customer projects within agreed scope, timescales, budgets, governance and quality standards

• Plans, Schedules and Records: Maintain project plans, schedules, RAID logs, action trackers and supporting documentation

• Stakeholder Communication: Coordinate routine communications across customers, internal teams, partners and third-party suppliers, escalating significant concerns appropriately

• Meetings and Governance: Arrange project meetings, workshops and governance reviews, prepare agendas and materials, capture minutes, decisions and actions, and monitor follow-up

• Risk, Issue and Change Tracking: Record and track risks, issues, dependencies and change requests, escalating them promptly to project leadership

• Reporting and Performance: Collect progress information and support accurate, timely reporting against milestones, governance requirements and key performance indicators

• Budget, Cost, Revenue and Resource Information: Maintain budget, cost, revenue and resource information and highlight variances to project leadership

• Customer Experience and Collaboration: Support professional customer communication, remove administrative blockers and ensure teams have the information needed

• Continuous Improvement and Pre-Sales Support: Identify practical improvements to project administration, tools, templates and ways of working, and support pre-sales, resource planning and project estimates where required

• Project Documentation and Licensing: Prepare and maintain project materials with appropriate awareness of intellectual property and open-source licensing where relevant to project delivery

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

• PRINCE2 Practitioner certification or equivalent APM or PMI qualification

• Experience managing the delivery of Microsoft-based technology projects and solutions

• Experience managing projects with complex stakeholder and delivery resource relationships

• Strong literacy, numeracy and business communication skills

• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to follow through on actions and deadlines

• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and familiarity with project management and collaboration tools

• Right to Work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not available

DESIRABLE

• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 merger and divestment migration projects

• Experience working within a PMO or structured project governance environment

• Experience coordinating third-party suppliers, customer stakeholders and cross-functional delivery teams

• Experience supporting technology migration, transformation or service transition projects

• Experience supporting pre-sales activity, resource planning or project estimates

BENEFITS

• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

• Company pension

• Income Protection

• Health Cash Plan

• Death in Service (4 x salary)

• Training & Development

• Employee discounts

• Volunteer Day

JOB REF: AWDO-C15310