Practice Lead - IT Projects

Computacenter AG & Co. oHG; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent IT provider is seeking a Practice Lead in Greater London. This role requires a proven track record in managing project delivery for a variety of IT projects, including Networking and Cloud services. The ideal candidate will lead a team of Project Managers, ensuring successful outcomes and customer satisfaction. The position emphasizes leadership, commercial responsibility, and a passion for innovation and continuous improvement, offering a forward-thinking and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Recent experience leading large-scale projects within professional services.
• Ability to deliver business growth and manage project financials.
• Strong mentorship and development skills for teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Project Managers to ensure successful project delivery.
• Be responsible for commercial and contractual project outcomes.
• Drive governance and customer satisfaction across engagements.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Job description

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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.

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!