IT Project Manager / Senior PM (London / Birmingham)

Description

You will manage IT projects from start to finish, working with stakeholders, cross-functional teams and suppliers to deliver on time, within scope and within budget.

The company delivers complex technical projects for major global clients in over 130 countries. The team is collaborative and client-focused.

Responsibilities

• Plan, run and close IT projects using recognised project management practices and methods.
• Agree project scope, objectives, deliverables and success measures with stakeholders.
• Build project plans, schedules and budgets, and track progress against them across the full project lifecycle.
• Spot project risks, issues and dependencies early, and put mitigation in place.
• Keep cross-functional teams, stakeholders and vendors aligned and communicating.
• Monitor budgets, resources and timelines so work stays on budget and on schedule.
• Maintain project documents such as charters, requirements documents, change requests and status reports.
• Hold regular status meetings and give stakeholders timely updates on progress, issues and risks.
• Encourage accountability, teamwork and continuous improvement within the project team.
• Make sure projects follow organisational policies, procedures and quality standards.
• Run post-project reviews and lessons learned sessions to capture improvements.

Requirements

• Hold a project management qualification such as AgilePM, Scrum, PRINCE2 or an equivalent certification.
• Have a minimum of 3+ / 5+ years' experience (SPM).
• Have proven experience as an IT Project Manager delivering one or more of the following: ITSM (e.g. ServiceNow), ERP (e.g. Oracle / SAP), CRM (e.g. Salesforce), or cloud databases (e.g. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, MS Azure).
• Have managed complex projects with cross-functional teams.
• Understand project management methodologies, tools and techniques well.
• Communicate and lead effectively, and work with stakeholders at every level of an organisation.
• Analyse problems critically and make decisions based on data.
• Have used project management tools such as MS Project, JIRA, etc.
• Work under pressure and manage several priorities in quick-moving environments.
• Desirable: experience across Defence, Government, Rail and Transport sectors.
• Desirable: ServiceNow PM experience.

Conditions

Based in London or Birmingham.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role and must be followed where they apply.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Benefits

• A flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.