Senior Project Manager - IT Projects

Computacenter AG & Co. oHG; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex, high-risk projects or major workstreams within larger programmes. You will manage scope, budget and timelines from planning through completion while maintaining strong customer relationships.

This role requires securing security clearance. You will build project teams, manage risks and dependencies, and support solution design and sales cycles, ensuring projects meet financial and quality targets and align with business

Qualifications

• Must have project management accreditation (Prince2, Agile)
• Strong leadership and influencing skills required
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
• Familiarity with latest technologies and ability to explain benefits
• Strong financial and contractual management skills
• SC clearance or ability to gain relevant clearances

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end complex projects or lead PMO activities
• Build and manage project teams
• Control risks, issues, dependencies, and change
• Support solution design and sales cycles
• Maintain positive stakeholder relationships
• Ensure projects meet financial and quality targets

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Financial acumen

Education

PRINCE2/Agile certification

Job description

Location: GBR - CC Manchester, GBR - CC Nottingham, GBR - CC MiltonKeynes, GBR - CC Birmingham, GBR - CC Leeds, GBR - CC Sheffield | Job-ID: 218717 | Contract type: | Business Unit: Project Management

Life on the team

Computacenter’s Group Professional Services (GPS) brings together Engineering, Consultancy, and Project Management expertise to deliver innovative solutions for global brands. With over 4,200 professionals across three continents, we drive digital transformation in a fast-paced, evolving landscape.

As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll lead complex, high-risk projects or major workstreams within larger programmes. You’ll ensure successful delivery from planning through to completion, managing scope, budget, and timelines while maintaining strong customer relationships.

This role will require you to obtain Security Clearance

What you’ll do

• Deliver end-to-end complex projects or lead PMO activities
• Build and manage project teams
• Control risks, issues, dependencies, and change
• Support solution design and sales cycles
• Maintain positive stakeholder relationships
• Ensure projects meet financial and quality targets
  

What you’ll need

• Project management accreditation (Prince2, Agile)
• Strong leadership and influencing skills
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
• Familiarity with latest technologies and ability to explain benefits
• Strong financial and contractual management skills
• SC clearance or the ability to gain relevant clearances

About us

Computacenter is a leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services, with about 21,000 employees worldwide. We work at the heart of digitisation, advising organisations on IT strategy, implementing the most appropriate technology and managing our customers’ infrastructures.

We offer a friendly, open working environment without too much fuss about hierarchy. We are looking for professionals with diverse competencies, personalities and strengths who want to live our shared value of teamwork and performance.

Interested in joining a company with a strong sense of community?

We’re growing. We’re hiring. We encourage. We empower. We support.
#winningtogether #peoplematter