Senior IT Project Manager

Arm; Sheet; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager for a 3-month fixed-term contract based in Petersfield. You will lead delivery of multiple projects within the Staff Retention portfolio, ensuring scope, schedule, budget and risks are managed.

You will work with HR, Operational and IT stakeholders to define requirements and drive a structured Waterfall delivery with strong governance. The role requires hands-on Waterfall delivery experience, excellent stakeholder management up to director level, and

Qualifications

• Experience delivering multiple concurrent projects.
• Hands-on Waterfall delivery experience.
• Business change and organisational transformation delivery experience.
• Strong service transition and operational handover expertise.
• Comfortable managing projects from initiation to benefits realisation.
• Excellent stakeholder management up to Director level.
• Experience in complex operational environments.
• PRINCE2 Practitioner or PMP preferred.
• Experience in care, healthcare, or people-intensive organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery of multiple projects within the Staff Retention portfolio, managing scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Create and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, RAID logs, governance packs and executive reporting.
• Deliver projects using Waterfall methodology with strong project controls.
• Collaborate with HR, Operational and IT stakeholders to define requirements and solutions.
• Drive business change activities including stakeholder engagement, communications and adoption planning.
• Manage project teams, SMEs, third-party suppliers and technical resources.
• Lead service transition activities, ensuring readiness, support models and BAU handover.
• Identify and manage budgets, risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.
• Track delivery against business outcomes and benefits related to staff retention and workforce stability.
• Provide clear project reporting to programme boards, sponsors and senior leadership.

Skills

Waterfall delivery

Stakeholder mgmt

Delivery leadership

Governance

Change management

Executive reporting

Risk management

PRINCE2 / PMP

Healthcare domain

Job description

Senior IT Project Manager

3 Month Fixed-Term Contract (possible extension)

Based in Petersfield

Offering circa 60,000 (Pro rata)

Are you a delivery-focused IT Project Manager?

Do you have experience within care, healthcare, social care, or similar organisations?

Do you have hands-on Waterfall delivery experience?

If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!

As the Senior IT Project Manager, you will be working with a cutting-edge consultancy supporting various clients on their project needs.

You will be involved in:

• Lead the day-to-day delivery of multiple projects within the Staff Retention portfolio, managing scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, and dependencies
• Create and maintain detailed project plans, delivery milestones, RAID logs, governance packs, and executive reporting
• Deliver projects using a structured Waterfall methodology, ensuring strong project controls throughout the project lifecycle
• Work closely with HR, Operational, and IT stakeholders to define requirements, agree solutions, and ensure successful delivery
• Drive business change activities, including stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and adoption planning
• Manage project teams, SMEs, third-party suppliers, and technical resources to deliver agreed outcomes
• Lead service transition activities, ensuring operational readiness, support models, documentation, and handover into BAU teams
• Identify and proactively manage budgets, project risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and delivery challenges
• Track delivery against agreed business outcomes and benefits linked to staff retention, colleague experience, and workforce stability
• Provide clear and concise project reporting to programme boards, sponsors, and senior leadership teams

Your skillset & experience:

• Experience delivering multiple concurrent projects
• Strong hands-on Waterfall delivery experience
• Demonstrable business change and organisational transformation delivery experience
• Strong service transition and operational handover expertise
• Comfortable managing projects from initiation through to implementation through to benefits realisation
• Excellent stakeholder management skills up to Director and Executive level
• Proven experience working in complex operational environments
• PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP, or equivalent is ideal
• Experience within care, healthcare, social care, or other people-intensive organisations