IT Project Manager in Glasgow

Energy Jobline ZR; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Glasgow is looking for an IT Project Delivery Manager. This role involves overseeing multiple IT projects, ensuring they align with business strategies. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing technology projects in a legal environment and possess excellent communication skills. The firm offers a flexible working model with a minimum of 2 days in the office and various perks, including career development opportunities.

Benefits

Life assurance from day one

Season ticket loans

Annual Wellbeing Day

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in managing technology projects in a legal or comparable global environment.
• Excellent understanding of project management methods.
• Demonstrable experience of influencing senior business executives.
• Excellent skills in commercial and budget management.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage business cases and stakeholder communication plans.
• Oversee the full lifecycle of complex projects.
• Manage the commercial and legal aspects of projects.
• Ensure changes are embedded into business operations.

Skills

Managing technology projects

Project management methods

Liaising with senior executives

Networking and knowledge building

Commercial and budget management

Risk and issue management

Analytic skills

Using Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office applications

Education

Project management qualification (PRINCE2, APMP)

Business analysis qualification (BCS diploma)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Full Time

Permanent

Working Pattern: 2 days working from the office, 3 days remote

Department: IT

Location: Glasgow

The Role

The role is based within the IT Project Delivery Team and will manage delivery of multiple IT‑driven or IT components of business‑driven projects. It is responsible for providing overall direction, coordination, control, implementation and completion of projects, ensuring alignment with business strategies. It will oversee the full lifecycle of projects, covering delivery to time, budget, benefits, quality and change. The role requires strong communication and influencing skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with all levels within the firm. The successful candidate will demonstrate a track record of successfully managing and leading projects to delivery in a professional services company or comparable environment. This is a great opportunity to join a forward‑thinking, fast‑growing and entrepreneurial law firm.

Key Responsibilities

• Create business cases, incorporating feasibility studies and research; liaising with stakeholders at all levels and subject matter experts to elicit and define business requirements.
• Create and manage stakeholder and communication plans.
• Organise and lead the appropriate formal governance of one or more projects.
• Manage the full lifecycle of complex projects, including requirements gathering, procurement, design, development, testing, implementation and operational handover.
• Manage the day‑to‑day aspects of one or more projects, including but not limited to planning and scheduling, budget management, risk and issue management, work and resource assignment, and reporting.
• Manage the commercial and legal aspects of projects, including the preparation of budgets, risk assessments, tenders and related commercial and legal negotiations.
• Identify and manage the change management aspects of projects, recognising changes in the broader business environment; identifying relevant stakeholders; developing the appropriate approach; communicating with and training the relevant staff/clients on appropriate changes; and generally winning support.
• Identify and manage the realisation of the benefits and value to be delivered by projects.
• Ensure that all changes are fully embedded into the business operation.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the firm’s approach to project and change management, addressing processes, tools and techniques.
• Ensure all handover, support and systems documentation is produced and signed off.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Experience in managing technology projects in a legal or comparable global partnerships environment using an Agile approach.
• Excellent practical understanding of project management methods, techniques and tools.
• Demonstrable experience of liaising with and influencing senior business executives (e.g., CxO level) and partners.
• Excellent networking and knowledge building skills.
• Excellent commercial and budget management skills.
• Excellent pragmatic approach to risk and issue management.
• Excellent analytic skills with a good understanding of business analysis techniques.
• Experience of using Microsoft Project or an equivalent tool to plan, manage and track projects.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio; familiarity with legal IT systems would be beneficial.

Qualifications

• Professionally recognised project management qualification, e.g., PRINCE2 or APMP is essential.
• Professionally recognised business analysis qualification, e.g., a BCS diploma, is desirable.

Specification

• Demonstrable success in defining, managing and implementing large, complex technology/change projects.
• Strong planning skills and a track record of delivering projects to time, budget and quality.
• Strong consulting, influencing and communication skills.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills.
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and remain composed under pressure.
• Able to communicate with a variety of stakeholders clearly.
• Business and client service focused with good interpersonal skills and confidence to deal with all levels of staff.
• Experience of working effectively across geographies, cultures, teams and functions, operating effectively in a complex environment.
• Flexible and adaptable; able to work as part of a small team within the wider organisation.
• Self‑motivated and uses initiative.
• Able to cope with ambiguity.
• Collaborative and diplomatic.
• Relationship driven.
• Good attention to detail.
• Creative thinker.
• Organised with a pragmatic approach.
• Able to manage time effectively and prioritise workload.

What’s in it for you

• Modern, flexible working – a minimum of 2 days each week required from the office, 3 days from home.
• Join an award‑winning global firm: Clyde & Co is ranked Band 1 in multiple practice areas by Chambers and Legal 500 and was recently named Insurance Law Firm of the Year (Best Lawyers Germany 2025).
• Be part of a truly international team – 5,500 staff across 70+ offices worldwide, offering cross‑border collaboration.
• Career progression and development — structured learning and development programmes, secondment opportunities and internal mobility across global offices.
• Inclusive, supportive culture — named GCC Law Firm of the Year and Pro Bono Firm of the Year, reflecting a commitment to community, DE&I and purpose‑driven work.
• Perks such as life assurance from day one, season ticket loans and lifestyle discounts, an annual Wellbeing Day each year, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and more.

Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our core values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients we serve.