Senior IT Project/Programme Manager
Hybrid - Shropshire/North Birmingham (2-3 days per week on-site)
Permanent
£80,000 - £85,000 base + performance-based bonus + excellent benefits
The opportunity
An established organisation delivering complex technology solutions is looking for a Senior IT Programme Manager to lead high-profile, business-critical IT programmes. This is a senior delivery role with end-to-end accountability. You'll be trusted to take ownership of large, complex initiatives, lead multi-disciplinary teams and work closely with senior stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes.
What you'll be doing
* Leading the end-to-end delivery of large and complex IT and technology projects and programmes
* Taking full accountability for scope, schedule, quality, risk, and budget
* Providing clear, confident leadership to multi-disciplinary and multi-supplier teams
* Establishing strong delivery rhythms, managing dependencies, and removing blockers
* Building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, ensuring alignment and transparency
* Managing financial performance, forecasting, and robust change control
* Applying agile delivery principles while maintaining appropriate governance
* Identifying, assessing, and proactively mitigating delivery risks
* Ensuring deliverables meet quality standards and are completed on time
* Creating a collaborative, inclusive environment that supports high performance
What we're looking for
An experienced senior delivery professional who brings both structure and pragmatism.
* Proven delivery of large, complex IT or technology programmes at a senior level
* Strong experience across the full project / programme lifecycle
* Confident leading matrix teams and multiple suppliers
* Excellent stakeholder management skills, including senior-level engagement
* Solid financial and commercial understanding (budgets, forecasting, contract models)
* Strong planning, risk management, and delivery governance capability
Security & eligibility
Due to the nature of the work, appointment is subject to Security Check (SC) clearance.
Continuous UK residency for the past 5 years.
No extended trips out the UK in the last 5 years (no trips that have lasted 28 days or more consecutively).
Identity, employment history, and background checks.
What's on offer
* £80,000 - £90,000 base salary
* Performance-based bonus
* Comprehensive benefits package
* Strong focus on wellbeing, inclusion and professional development
* Long-term career opportunities within a stable, growing organisation
* Hybrid working - 2/3 days a week in an office, 2/3 days from home (fully remote working not possible as this role requires regular in-person collaboration).
Interested?
If you're a senior IT delivery leader who is eligible for SC clearance, thrives in complex environments and is seeking an opportunity where you can make a tangible impact, please apply now to be considered.
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