IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager

On Offer

• £55p/hr – Outside IR35
• Start – ASAP
• Duration – 6 months
• Hybrid working; 3 days in the Leatherhead office, 2 remotely.
• BPSS Security clearance.

Purpose Of The Role:

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to deliver a range of client facing and internal projects, covering the mobilisation and exit from key accounts. This role will involve managing multiple IT and people-focused projects, ensuring high quality assurance, maintaining strong client relationships, and aligning technical design and project outcomes with goals.

Skills / Experience:

Essential:

• 5+ years of project management experience, with a strong focus on client-facing projects in industries such as IT, software development, consulting, or professional services
• Knowledge and experience of the Public Sector technology programmes
• Capable at running effective project governance, with both internal and external stakeholders
• Able to build collaborative and productive working relationships with vendors, clients and internal technical resources
• Proficient in the use of project delivery methodology, tooling and artefacts, including Planning, scope and change management, governance and RAID management. Ability to apply these while striking a meaningful balance between client flexibility and adherence to budget
• Capable of building Project plans, identifying resource requirements, the critical path and key tasks to fulfil the plan, and proficient in the use of Project planning and delivery tooling.
• Experience working with Agile, Scrum, and/or Waterfall methodologies, with the ability to tailor approaches based on project needs
• Experience of working with operational teams in demanding, delivery-focused environments, delivering multiple projects simultaneously, from initiation to closure
• Capable of building a delivery mindset in project teams, including internal resources and vendors
• Capable of using initiative whilst understanding the tolerances and boundaries that necessitate escalation
• Possess analytical skills to break down complex scopes of work, arrange them in a logical sequence, identify dependencies, constraints and opportunities
• Good written, oral, comprehension and presentational skills to enable effective communication with both internal and external stakeholders
• A good level of knowledge of IT systems and infrastructure, including a general knowledge of software development and software and hardware architecture, including the explain how systems work, especially to non-IT literate audiences

Desirable:

• Preparation and delivery of presentations to internal and external stakeholders
• Deliver projects to or for public sector clients
• Delivering in a secure environment (Official-Sensitive or higher)

Responsibilities / Duties

• Manage a variety of projects, often in parallel, where appropriate and supporting large projects
• Plan and deliver projects, including within mobilisation Programmes to fixed timelines
• Supports and drives all aspects of the project through the lifecycle, from definition through delivery to close, including schedule, budget, resource, quality, risks, issues, change and stakeholders
• Being accountable for using the standard project management products of plans, schedules, budgets, and reports for project delivery, ensuring transparency and accountability
• Governance of project delivery, including stakeholder reporting, change management, and issue resolution through structured frameworks
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, proactively resolving challenges to ensure smooth project delivery
• Working with third party Clients and Vendors enabling the delivery of Service Delivery Projects through stakeholder engagement and facilitation of required delivery activities across all parties
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including development, operations, business stakeholders, and third-party vendors, to ensure successful project execution
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, industry regulations, and business policies while continuously seeking process improvements
• Establishes priorities for the completion of assigned tasks, supervises and manages the input of others, ensuring task completion in compliance with policies, procedures, and business strategy
• Lead project lessons-learned initiatives to drive continuous improvement and innovation.

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