IT Project Manager - Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend; London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend, a leading global professional services company, is seeking an IT Project Manager. This role is crucial for overseeing and managing various IT projects, ensuring they meet deadlines and budgets while collaborating with stakeholders. The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in project management with relevant certifications and experience delivering complex IT solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum experience of 3+ years.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies.
• Experience in delivering ERP, CRM, and ITSM products.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and closing of IT projects.
• Measure project performance and track progress against plans.
• Monitor budgets, and manage risks and dependencies.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Analytical Problem Solving

Teamwork

Education

Project Management Certification (AgilePM, Scrum, PRINCE2)

Tools

MS Project

JIRA

Job description

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Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

The IT Project Manager would be responsible for overseeing and managing various IT projects from initiation to completion. Working closely with stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and suppliers to ensure that projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget. A detailed planner, organising, and coordinating all aspects of IT projects to achieve the desired outcomes and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and closing of IT projects in accordance with project management best practices and methodologies.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets, and track progress against these plans throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful project delivery.
• Coordinate and communicate with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and vendors to ensure alignment and collaboration throughout the project.
• Monitor and control project budgets, resources, and timelines to ensure that projects are delivered within budget and on schedule.
• Manage project documentation, including project charters, requirements documents, change requests, and status reports.
• Conduct regular project status meetings and provide timely updates to stakeholders on project progress, issues, and risks.
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement within the project team.
• Ensure that projects adhere to organizational policies, procedures, and quality standards.
• Lead post-project reviews and lessons learned sessions to identify opportunities for improvement and best practices.

Qualifications

Essential Skills and Experience

• Minimum experience 3+ / 5+ yrs (SPM)
• Project Management qualifications such as - AgilePM, Scrum, PRINCE2 or equivalent project management certification.
• Proven experience as an IT Project Manager delivering one or more of the following products - ERP (eg. Oracle / SAP), CRM (eg. Salesforce), Cloud Data Bases (eg. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, MS Azure), ITSM (eg. Jira SM, ServiceNow).
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and techniques.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and make data-driven decisions.
• Experience working with project management tools such as MS Project, JIRA, etc.
• Proven ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Desirable

• Experience of working across Defence, Government, Rail and Transport Sectors.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:

Twitter

Instagram

LinkedIn

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.