Project Manager - eSC or eDV Clearance Required

International Business Machines Corporation; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working approaches

Sabbatical programs

Paternity leave

Maternity leave

Maternity returners scheme

Private medical

Dental & optical cover

Employee Assistance Program

Life assurance

Group pension plan through salary sac

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the delivery of key technology projects across the organisation. You will manage project scope, schedule, and budget, coordinate with technical and business teams, and ensure successful outcomes for application development, modernization, cloud, or analytics initiatives.

You will work closely with clients, stakeholders, and delivery teams, applying Agile or traditional project management methods to keep projects on

Qualifications

• Experience leading technology projects across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to manage scope, schedule, budget, and dependencies.
• Familiarity with Agile and traditional PM approaches.
• Experience coordinating with vendors and clients.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead project planning, execution, and delivery in line with contractual requirements.
• Coordinate with clients, technical teams, and delivery partners to maintain alignment.
• Apply Agile, Design Thinking, and traditional PM methods to projects.
• Oversee large-scale programs and manage risks, issues, and dependencies.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Agile methodologies

Design Thinking

Cloud delivery

Tools

AWS

Azure

IBM Cloud

GCP

Red Hat OpenShift

Job description

Introduction

At IBM Consulting UK FutureNow, you’ll build a career at the forefront of hybrid cloud and AI, working with leading clients across the public and private sectors.

You’ll collaborate with top industry professionals, gain hands on experience with cutting edge technologies, and deliver solutions that create real business impact. From day one, you’ll work on meaningful, high profile programmes that stretch your skills and accelerate your growth.

We invest heavily in you-supporting continuous learning, in demand skills development, and long term career progression. You’ll thrive in a flexible, inclusive environment that values curiosity, encourages reinvention, and recognises what makes you unique.

We offer:

• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme


• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice.

Your role and responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead the delivery of key technology projects across our organisation. In this role, you will manage project scope, schedule, and budget, coordinate with technical and business teams, and ensure successful outcomes for application development, modernization, cloud, or analytics initiatives.

You will work closely with clients, stakeholders, and delivery teams, applying Agile or traditional project management methods to keep projects on track. You may oversee modernization work involving APIs, microservices, or cloud platforms, or coordinate multi-team engagements with vendors and partners. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential.

If you enjoy leading teams, solving delivery challenges, and driving successful project outcomes, we would love to hear from you.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead project planning, execution, and delivery in line with contractual and business requirements.


• Manage scope, budget, schedule, risks, issues, and dependencies across teams and vendors.


• Coordinate with clients, technical teams, and stakeholders to ensure clarity and alignment.


• Apply project management methods such as Agile, Design Thinking, and traditional PM approaches.


• Oversee technical or vendor teams and ensure quality delivery throughout the SDLC.

Required technical and professional expertise

• Project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource management


• Strong understanding of SDLC and application delivery


• Experience with Agile and traditional PM methodologies


• Cloud delivery experience (AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, GCP, Red Hat OpenShift)


• Risk, issue, dependency, and change management


• Vendor, subcontractor, and cross-functional team coordination


• Stakeholder engagement and communication planning


• Contractual and financial management, including cost controls and deliverables tracking


• Ability to manage complex or large-scale projects and programs


• Strong leadership, negotiation, and facilitation skills


• Excellent communication and analytical skills

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personal Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NVS) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.