Pensions Projects Administrator

Computacenter PLC; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services provider in Hatfield is seeking a Senior Project Manager to deliver complex, high-risk projects and manage stakeholder relationships. The role requires experience in project management methodologies (e.g. Prince2, Agile) and a track record of success in large-scale Data Centres. The successful candidate will ensure projects are aligned with customer requirements, delivered on time, within budget, and with high quality outcomes. Strong leadership skills and excellent interpersonal abilities are key to excel in this role.

Qualifications

• Experience with complex, high-risk assignments and large-scale Data Centres.
• Demonstrable leadership skills and ability to build relationships.
• Familiarity with latest technologies and ability to articulate benefits.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects through the entire lifecycle.
• Ensure projects align with customer requirements and deliver value.
• Create and manage stakeholder relationships at all levels.

Skills

Project Management

Change Management

Business Management

Relationship Management

People Management

Education

Trained in project management methodology (e.g. Prince2, Agile)

Job description

Job Overview

As a Senior Project Manager (SPM) or Programme Manager (PGM) in Computacenter's Projects & Programmes Practice you will be responsible for delivering complex and/or high‑risk, end‑to‑end solutions. You may deliver multiple projects simultaneously or significant work‑streams on larger projects and programmes. Whatever the assignment you will lead the engagement, be responsible for the business outcome and for the overall success of the change activity and will work with our assurance and governance process to ensure the projects or PMO meet Computacenter's and the Customer's requirements and needs. Your scope of activity will range from the development of the delivery approach to be used by Computacenter, the delivery definition and the successful delivery of assignments from inception through to completion.

Delivery of a successful project will include building and managing your team, ensuring the agreed products are delivered, effective communication, managing project controls (including risk, issue, customer dependencies and change) and providing a high‑quality professional outcome to the satisfaction of our customers and other stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Management: Throughout the entire project lifecycle, you will be expected to understand and adhere to our methodologies for delivering Professional Services engagements to our customers.
• Change Management: Own or ensure that the end‑to‑end change process for the assignment is followed to ensure full awareness and adoption of the project outcomes whilst minimizing working at risk/commercial exposure & optimizing our contribution.
• Business Management: Ensure that projects align with the customer requirements, deliver value, and are completed efficiently within scope, time, and budget constraints.
• Contract Management: Manage the assignment scope and understand the commercial baseline, supporting or leading the development, negotiation, and agreement of the statement of work and any subsequent changes.
• Financial Management: Be responsible for the successful delivery of the assignment to the agreed financial baseline to meet (or exceed) the key performance indicators.
• Relationship Management: During your assignments, you will create and manage the stakeholder relationships across Computacenter, its suppliers, and customers, ensuring that a positive and constructive relationship is created and maintained.
• People Management: You will be responsible for leading and shaping the team to ensure the successful delivery of your assignment.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with the latest technologies and the ability to articulate the benefits in line with Computacenter's propositions.
• Trained and accredited in project management methodology, for example Prince2, Agile Techniques.
• A demonstrable track record of delivering complex, high‑risk assignments/multiple successful outcomes with focus on large‑scale Data Centres or High Performance Computing.
• Demonstrable leadership skills and personal gravitas.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Able to apply a variety of influencing skills to enable the required outcomes for your stakeholders, to enable positive assignment outcomes.
• Ability to apply a variety of approaches including Emotional Intelligence with flexibility, to adapt personal style and approach to meet specific customer needs and to resolve conflicts.
• Understand and be able to articulate the wider context of the project you are leading.
• Ability to articulate the value of project management to internal and external customers.
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills.

About the Company

Group Professional Services is a dynamic part of Computacenter that integrates our Engineering, Consultancy, and Project Management practices, alongside our expanding Business Solutions portfolio and nearshore/offshore centres. With a team of over 4,200 highly skilled professionals, we possess deep expertise in core infrastructure technologies, industry‑standard architecture, and project management methodologies. Operating across three continents, we serve some of the world's largest brands, driving technological change in a vibrant and rapidly evolving digital landscape.