Practice Lead - IT Projects

Computacenter; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent IT provider is seeking a Practice Lead in the Greater London area. This role is critical in leading project delivery excellence, managing a team of Project Managers in Networking, Security, Data Centre, Cloud, and Applications projects. The ideal candidate has a strong background in delivering large-scale projects, a passion for team development, and the ability to innovate services. Join a collaborative team and make a significant impact!

Qualifications

• Recent experience leading the delivery of large-scale projects.
• Proven ability to deliver business growth.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Project Managers.
• Take full responsibility for project outcomes.
• Drive customer satisfaction across all engagements.

Skills

Project delivery excellence

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Team leadership

Continuous improvement

Tools

Networking technologies

Security technologies

Cloud technologies

Data centre technologies

Job description

Location: UK - London, UK - Hatfield, UK - Manchester, UK - Nottingham, UK - Reading | Job-ID: 216433 | Contract type: Standard | Business Unit: Project Management

Life on the team

Do you have a strong background in delivering complex projects and programmes and a proven track record of leading high-performing project management teams? If so, we’d love to talk to you about an exciting opportunity within our thriving Professional Services Division at Computacenter, Europe’s leading independent IT provider.

We’re looking for a Practice Lead to take ownership of project delivery excellence and lead a team of Project Managers delivering Networking, Security, Data Centre, Cloud, and Applications projects. You will be responsible for ensuring we continue to deliver outstanding results to our client base.

At Computacenter, you’ll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team that values innovation, integrity, and impact. You’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of project delivery, influence strategic outcomes, and grow your career in a supportive and dynamic environment.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and line manage a team of Project Managers, ensuring successful delivery of customer engagements.
• Take full commercial and contractual responsibility for project outcomes.
• Drive assurance, governance, and customer satisfaction across all engagements.
• Foster a high-performance culture through talent development, succession planning, and effective performance management.
• Manage team operations and financial performance to meet targets and improve productivity.
• Continuously evolve and innovate the Practice’s capabilities to align with business strategy.
• Support business growth by developing competitive, standardised, and market-relevant propositions.
• Provide thought leadership and subject matter expertise across internal and external stakeholders.
• Deliver programmes within contracted service accounts, ensuring quality and consistency

What You’ll Need

• Recent experience leading the delivery of large-scale projects and programmes, ideally within a professional services organisation.
• Proven ability to deliver business growth
• Strong commercial acumen and experience managing project and practice financials and governance.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop individuals and teams.
• A passion for continuous improvement and innovation in service delivery.
  Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience collaborating with sales, service delivery, and service development teams.
• Experience with Networking & Security, Datacentre and/or Cloud & Applications technologies would be an advantage

About us

We are a leading independent technology and services provider, trusted by large corporate and public sector organisations. We are a responsible business that believes in winning together for our people and our planet. We help our customers to source, transform and manage their technology infrastructure to deliver digital transformation, enabling people and their business.

Our business may be about technology, but first of all it’s about people

With over 20,000 people across 22 countries, we are proud of our inclusive culture - where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and truly belong.

As an equal opportunities employer, we’re committed to ensuring fair and equal access to opportunities for all. Your application will be considered on its merits, regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, or any other characteristics protected by law. What matters most to us is that you share our vision and values, and bring the experience and skills we’re looking for.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats. We also guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.

If you share our values and want to make a meaningful impact in a supportive, forward-thinking environment - we’d love to hear from you!