Senior Technical Project Manager

ZipRecruiter; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing IT Managed Services Provider in Northampton is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager. This role involves overseeing project delivery for clients and internal projects, mentoring team members, and enhancing project processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in technical project management, excellent communication skills, and a strong understanding of project management methodologies like PRINCE2.

Benefits

25 days leave plus bank holidays

Scheduled training time

Workplace Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Access to Perkbox

Employee Assistance Programme

Free parking

Qualifications

• 5+ years in technical project management.
• Experience in server infrastructure or networks.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer project delivery and mentor project managers.
• Oversee internal projects and refine project delivery processes.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Time Management

Commercial Awareness

Education

PRINCE2 Practitioner Certification

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Job Description

Are you a technical project manager who wants to manage the delivery of server infrastructure, Microsoft Azure and network projects for a growing Northampton-based business?

Due to an increasing pipeline of customer and internal projects, NAK immediately needs a Senior Technical Project Manager based in Northampton on a hybrid basis.

What Is the Role?

There are three principal parts to your role as a Senior Technical Project Manager with NAK:

Customer Project Delivery (70%):

• Act as NAK’s Senior Supplier for the delivery of projects to customers, including the matrix management and mentorship of NAK Delivery and Project Managers.
• Directly manage the delivery of selected professional and managed service projects to customers according to the NAK Client Project Delivery process.

Internal Project Delivery (20%):

• Overall responsibility for all internal NAK projects, including the matrix management and mentorship of NAK Delivery and Project Managers.
• Directly manage the delivery of selected projects according to the NAK Internal Project Delivery process.

Project Delivery Process Engineering (10%):

• Own and lead the ongoing refinement and enhancement of NAK's processes for the delivery of client and internal projects.

What Skills and Experience Do You Need?

• A pedigree of five years (or more) in technical project management.
• Previous career experience in a technical discipline, such as server infrastructure or networks.
• The ability to manage (sometimes competing) internal and stakeholder demands wisely and with discipline.
• Demonstrable experience handling pressure and conflict (with internal and external stakeholders) assertively and professionally.
• Hands-on, practical knowledge of using PRINCE2 to deliver projects.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal. You should be confident to communicate at every level within small and large enterprises, effectively escalating wherever necessary.
• Strong, self-disciplined time management and organisational skills.
• Proven commercial awareness, including a track record of managing projects within cost constraints.

What Other Skills and Experience Are Useful?

• Current PRINCE2 Practitioner Certification.
• An understanding of agile project management and delivery approaches, including Lean and Kanban.
• Exposure to Microsoft Azure or Zero Trust Networks.

What Does NAK Offer in Return?

• An annual salary of £65,000 - £75,000, depending on your experience.
• Hybrid working arrangements – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in our Northampton office, with Monday and Friday at home.
• 25 days leave each year (increasing with length of service), plus bank holidays.
• Scheduled training time and funding to pursue and obtain relevant certifications.
• Workplace Pension Scheme.
• Life Assurance with four times base salary cover.
• Access to Perkbox.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free parking.

Does NAK Offer Visa Sponsorship?

• NAK isn't offering visa sponsorship for this role.

Is NAK Working With Recruitment Agencies for This Role?

• No - we are advertising this vacancy directly and won't be working with recruitment agencies.

More About NAK Consulting Services

NAK is an IT Managed Services Provider (MSP) based in Northampton.

We support a wide range of organisations across the UK with all their outsourced IT needs. We are known for our integrity, honesty and transparency, as well as our professionalism and drive to do a great job for our clients.

We have specialist IT teams and Operations, Service Delivery, Finance, Projects, Sales and Business Administration teams.

NAK has a strong moral compass to do what is right for our clients and our team members, continually investing in their development and growth with us.

NAK is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from individuals with the right to work within the UK.Successful applicants will be asked to undertake employee screening and checks, and any offer is subject to these, as well as satisfactory references being received.