Project Manager

MCS Group; Ballymena; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager for a temporary contract in Ballymena. The role involves leading critical IT projects, managing stakeholders, and ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget. Candidates should have substantial project management experience and a degree in a related field. Competitive hourly rate offered for the duration of the contract, with some flexibility for remote work.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience managing IT projects.
• Strong expertise in project methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).
• Solid technical understanding of software development life-cycles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple key IT project work-streams.
• Work with stakeholders to define processes, scope, and manage budget.
• Proactively identify, manage, and mitigate risks.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

API integrations

JIRA

Agile methodologies

Education

Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

Tools

JIRA

MS Project

Job description

Overview

MCS Group is looking for an experienced IT Project Manager for a temporary contract in Ballymena. This IT Project Manager will help to deliver some critical projects, joining at a crucial stage in the projects' delivery life-cycles. This is a great opportunity to take ownership of system implementation projects, API integrations, and IT transformation projects, while working closely with stakeholders across the business and external vendors.

As IT Project Manager, you'll be responsible for ensuring that all IT initiatives are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standard.

The Role

• Lead and manage multiple key IT project work-streams, ensuring they are delivered on time.
• Work with key stakeholders to define processes, scope, and manage timescales and project budget.
• Allocate and manage resources to achieve milestones efficiently.
• Proactively identify, manage, and mitigate risks.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels through clear reports and updates.
• Work with 3rd party vendors to deliver seamless integrations and implementations.

The Person

• Degree/third level qualification in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• Substantial, demonstrable experience of successfully managing IT projects.
• Strong expertise in project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall) and tools such as JIRA or MS Project.
• Solid technical understanding of software development life-cycles, system implementations, API integrations, ERP/MRP, cloud, and infrastructure.
• Proven ability to build strong stakeholder relationships and communicate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.

Salary: Competitive (paid as a rate per hour for the duration of the temporary contract)

Location: Client is located in Ballymena, and on-site working is required (some flexibility available regarding working from home)

Duration: 3 - 4 months initially.

Start Date: ASAP

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Jill Johnston, Head of IT Contracts, at MCS Group

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Skills

• project manager
• project coordinator
• project lead
• infrastructure project manager