IT Project Manager

BCT Resourcing; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager based in the UK. This role involves planning and delivering IT projects within a hybrid environment. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in managing IT change, strong leadership skills, and the ability to engage senior stakeholders. They will be responsible for budget management, resource forecasting, and leading a team to ensure project success. Competitive salary up to £70,000 is offered depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering IT change programmes.
• Understanding of design, development, and testing processes.
• Proven leadership skills in managing teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design IT programmes and projects.
• Deliver projects within governance and budget constraints.
• Track issues and manage risks during project delivery.
• Forecast and manage budgets and resources effectively.
• Define governance structure for projects.

Skills

IT change delivery

Design and development

Change management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial negotiations

Corporate culture experience

Job description

Overview

Job title: IT Project Manager

Location: London / Remote

Salary: Up to £70,000 depending on experience.

Responsibilities

• Planning and designing IT programmes and projects, and proactively monitoring its progress
• Delivering IT projects within the agreed governance structure, timescales, scope and budget
• Tracking, prioritising and resolving issues and managing risks throughout the delivery process
• Budget and resource forecasting and management for each project
• Defining the governance structure for each project
• Managing Third Party deliverables and relationships in line with contractual obligations
• Providing effective and timely reports to ensure stakeholders are kept up-to-date at all stages throughout the project lifecycle
• Lead a small team of project managers, business analysts and business product owners to ensure successful delivery of projects
• Lead on specific areas contributing to the development of the Change Function within the Change Management Team

Key skills

• Significant experience of delivering progressive information technology change.
• Understanding what good design, development and testing looks like to enable robust discussions with technology resources and suppliers on the project.
• Strong change management and leadership skills, and the ability to apply them to implement new systems and redesign work.
• Experience of running senior stakeholder meetings e.g. Steering groups as well as workshops to facilitate an agreed decision/outcome.
• Experience of commercial negotiations with suppliers to input into contracts for project delivery.
• Experience of working in a complex corporate culture or rapidly growing business.
• A background in financial services is desirable.