Project Manager

Logicalis UK&I; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT solutions provider in Manchester is looking for a seasoned Project Manager to oversee the full lifecycle of a diverse range of IT projects. This role requires a minimum of 5 years’ experience in an IT delivery environment and excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include managing project governance, forecasting costs, and ensuring project delivery meets business objectives. A competitive salary range of £65,000 - £70,000 is offered, along with a bonus.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in an IT delivery environment.
• Ideally possess PRINCE2 or similar qualification.
• Proven project management experience in the IT sector.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a portfolio of projects within cost, quality, and timescale parameters.
• Responsible for project management governance including planning and reporting.
• Forecast costs and revenue for projects over the next three months.

Skills

High energy problem solver

Detail-oriented

Highly organised and methodical

Excellent communication and influencing skills

Education

Educated to degree level in IT or Business Studies

Tools

Kantata

Job description

Project Manager - Basic annual salary range : £65,000 - £70,000 - Bonus Amount : £7,000

About Logicalis

At its core, Logicalis is an IT solutions and services provider, helping to accelerate the digital and IT transformation of all our customers. The importance of a customer’s IT infrastructure, today, is a key focal point for every business. Significant investments have been made over many years

to keep pace with the change in technology, and now, more than ever, there is a necessity to modernise infrastructure - faster.

As Architects of Change, our industry insights and technological expertise enable us to design, support, and deliver on our customers’ vision. Through our deep knowledge in key IT industry drivers (including on-premises and cloud, data management, network connectivity, workforce transformation, and security transformation), we help to address our customer’s priorities, from revenue and business growth and operational efficiency to innovation, data governance and sustainability.

We’re part of Logicalis Group, one of only five Cisco Global Gold Partners, and in the top 1% of Microsoft Azure partners globally. Headquartered in the UK and with an international team of over 6000 people, maintaining operations in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, and Africa.

ROLE PURPOSE

Logicalis firmly believes that strong project management is a critical factor in the accurate and timely delivery of projects. Projects bring together many components that can be complex in nature and therefore require a comprehensive framework that maintains focus on meeting the business objectives, and providing the required benefits, that initiated the project.

Working as part of the Project Management team, the Project Manager will be responsible for full lifecycle delivery of a variety of IT projects. The role involves working closely with our technical resources as well as external service partners, customers, Sales, PMO, Finance, and Order Management.

The role will join an established team, which delivers 150+ customer projects annually and will own their own portfolio of projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for delivering a portfolio of projects within agreed parameters of cost, quality, and timescales
• Responsible for project management governance – planning, reporting, RAID etc.
• Co-ordinate logistics, resources, RAMS, access requirements etc
• Direct customer interactions, including senior stakeholders (C-Level)
• Some out of hours management of specific activities, e.g. migrations under change control
• Facilitate and run project meetings including full minutes – mix of onsite and remote
• Forecast costs and revenue for projects over a rolling three-month window
• Maintain project governance and reporting via PSA tool – Kantata
• Ensuring that own projects are closed properly

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• High energy problem solver with drive and ability to work under pressure
• Detail-oriented
• Highly organised and methodical
• Logical
• Interpersonal sensitivity
• Calm under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Problem-solving
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in an IT delivery environment.
• Ideally possess PRINCE2 or similar qualification
• Strong working knowledge of tools and techniques required for planning, monitoring, and controlling projects
• Educated to degree level in IT or Business Studies desirable
• Proven project management experience in the IT sector
• Demonstrates an organised, analytical approach to tasks and problem solving
• Experience planning, scheduling, and monitoring work
• Excellent communication and influencing skills

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

• Quality reporting and governance
• Accuracy of financial performance
• Deliver projects within the agreed parameters

CONNECTING WITH OTHERS

• Project Management Office
• Finance Department
• Solution Units – pre and post sales technical resources
• Order Management Team