Job Description
Job title: IT Project Manager
Recruitment Partner: Noaman Hussain
Contract: Perm
Location: Nottingham
About the role
As Project Manager you will lead projects to deliver the agreed requirements, within timescale, cost and quality constraints. You will manage large projects and engage with senior level stakeholders to ensure successful completion.
Planning and Estimating
* Lead the planning for projects – including project plans, resource plans and financial forecasts
* Undertake resource planning for projects
* Oversee the production of estimates for projects and validate estimates provided by other portfolios, horizontals and third parties
* Ensure that estimates for projects cover all identified work and represent value for money for IT
Delivery
* Lead the delivery of projects within timescale, cost and quality constraints
* Manage and record in the PPM tool, the progress against the plan, the actual and forecast costs, resource forecasts and budget following our goals
* Ensure that projects meet the agreed business customer requirements
* Ensure projects follow the change control process for any changes to timescales, cost, requirements or design and that these are recorded
Process and quality
* Apply the IT project delivery methodology and processes, identifying issues and opportunities to promote continuous improvement of the delivery processes
* Understand and be able to apply both the IT Agile and Waterfall delivery framework and agree with stakeholders the most appropriate for the project
* Ensure projects comply with the IT governance framework
Finance, analysis and reporting
* Produce and maintain financial forecasts for projects by tracking project budgets, actuals, and invoices and accounting for the cause of any variances against forecasts
* Ensure that costs are only incurred against approved funds and that Internal Order authorised values are not exceeded at any point
* Ensure Purchase Orders and Internal Orders are closed promptly following the receipt of the final invoices / costs
* Produce an up-to-date and transparent project report to the agreed timescales and following PMO standards and guidelines. Ensure the status of the project is always understood and available to the Portfolio Manager, Senior Delivery Manager and PMO.
Business engagement and stakeholder management
* Build relationships with and gain the trust of the Senior Delivery Manager and team and senior business stakeholders working with the Technical Product Managers to ensure you understanding our priorities and benefits of the projects being delivered
* Develop and implement project communications plans to engage key stakeholders within and outside of IT to lead their sustained and active commitment to success
Lead, manage and develop people (including virtual teams)
* Lead virtual teams, drawing on resources from across IT, partners and third parties
* Ensure the project team has the appropriate resources, roles and skills to deliver without duplication
* Lead and motivate the project team, providing coaching and guidance
What you'll need to have
* Experience managing the complete delivery of IT projects
* Experience of a relevant IT project delivery methodology and processes
* Experience leading a team
* Excellent stakeholder management skills
It would be great if you also have
These are desirable skills or experience and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don't match this additional criteria.
* Experience managing projects with a team comprised of onshore and offshore resources
* Project management qualification, e.g. APMP, Prince2, MSP
* Experience delivering information security projects and programmes with a basic understanding of information security concepts
Our benefits
* Boots Retirement Savings Plan
* Discretionary annual bonus
* Generous employee discounts
* Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
* Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
* Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.
Why Boots
At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.
What's next
Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
This role requires the successful candidate to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.
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Business Area
Support Office
Function
Technology
Keywords
IT, Project, Manager, Agile
Hours per week
37.5
Latitude,longitude 1
52.927182,-1.183948
Is this a Global Brands req?
No
Airport
No
Company
Non Stores
Division
Non Stores
Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?
No
Region
East Midlands
Area
East Midlands (non stores)
Store
Nottingham Support Office
Req Posted Date
14-Aug-2025
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
UK
Address 1
Recruitment Service Centre (D94)
Address 2
Thane Road
Address 3
Nottingham
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