**IT Project Manager - £60-67,000 per annum base + benefits – Leatherhead (2 days per week in the office)**
We have an exciting opportunity for an IT Project Manager to join our client in Leatherhead. The primary focus of this role will be to manage projects on a day-to-day basis, establishing the structure, roles, and teams, developing, and maintaining plans, identifying, and managing risks, along with effectively monitoring and reporting on progress.
You will be working on a range of Group-wide applications and infrastructure projects, with stakeholders from functions including HR, Procurement, Finance, Commercial, Safety and Sustainability.
Key responsibilities:
* Define and agree project scope, outputs, and timescale, quality, and cost criteria to ensure business requirements are understood and agreed
* Define and establish the project structure, roles, and teams to ensure efficient and effective project delivery
* Plan, manage, monitor, and report on the work of the project and project teams to deliver the agreed scope with effective change control
* Ensure projects comply with methodology and governance
* Manage risks and issues effectively and play a proactive part in problem resolution
* Ensure effective management and reporting of all project stages to provide structure and control throughout project lifecycle including management of entry / exit criteria for each stage
* Demonstrate a collaborative approach and willingness to step outside project management role boundaries when necessary to deliver successfully
* Proven experience in supplier management, including selecting, negotiating contracts, onboarding, and managing third-party vendors and service providers to ensure delivery of high-quality IT solutions and services.
* Ability to collaborate with suppliers, stakeholders, and internal teams to ensure seamless integration of external resources into project plans.
* Demonstrated experience in managing multiple projects concurrently, with the ability to effectively prioritise and balance resources, timelines, and stakeholder expectations across two active projects simultaneously.
Key skills and experience:
* Experience with responsibility for delivering projects with budgets up to £1-2m, in a variety of corporate environments.
* Self-starter with a solid understanding of project management principles, best practice and tools.
* Excellent organisational and communications skills, attention to detail, and take the initiative to get the job done.
* Comfortable and effective in working with heads of functions and director-level stakeholders.