Overview
IT Project Manager – Digital Transformation & Service Transition
Location: Crewe
ASAP Start
Current End date: 31/12/2025 – likely to be extended
Day rate: Up to £550
37 hours per week
Hybrid - Minimum 3 days on site per week – may need to be in more on some weeks depending on work demand
Role
We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead a critical initiative focused on transitioning technology vendors into live service as part of a wider digital transformation. This is a high-impact role, enabling enterprise-wide change and supporting our journey towards smarter, more connected, and more sustainable operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of service transition projects, ensuring new vendor services are integrated seamlessly into the enterprise environment.
- Partner with IT, business leaders, vendors, and external partners to deliver enterprise-wide technology solutions.
- Collaborate with Commercial and Legal teams on contracts, SLAs, and vendor performance.
- Apply structured business change management to derisk transitions and drive adoption.
- Provide clear and confident communication to senior stakeholders, translating complex technical details into business value.
- Align IT infrastructure, enterprise applications, and integration strategies to support long-term business goals.
Qualifications
- Proven experience leading digital transformation initiatives in large enterprise environments.
- Strong knowledge of IT service transition processes, infrastructure, enterprise systems, and integrations.
- A track record of delivering IT solutions that enable business change at scale.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior executives.
- Strong commercial awareness, including contract and SLA negotiation.
- Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Business acumen and understanding of how technology creates value.
- Experience applying business change management to reduce risk and ensure success.
Preferred
- ITIL Service Transition or equivalent certification.
- Automotive or manufacturing industry experience (a plus).
Other
- Employment type: Contract
- Job function: Project Management
- Industries: Automation Machinery Manufacturing
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