Your newpany
A job opportunity has arisen for an experienced IT Project Manager to join a highly established and growing organisation during a period of rapid technical and business transformation.
Your new role
The IT Project Manager will join an innovative and fast-paced IT team during a period of transition and transformation. You will be responsible for delivering a range of high-profile IT projects, whilst liaising with several key stakeholders. Reporting to the IT Programme Manager, you will work closely with the IT Business Analysts and key business sponsors/stakeholders to support workload management, dependencies, strategic alignment, and progress. You will take responsibility for the end-to-end project delivery of the required solution, managing the project with full control of scope, risks, and budgets.
You will work closely with IT colleagues to review business requirements, match to appropriate solutions, and manage any external tender selection processes alongside the procurement team where appropriate.
What you'll need to succeed
1. A proven track record of having worked as an IT Project Manager, including experience of having delivered highly regulated projects
2. Experience of either delivering IT projects in the Utilities sector or for Utilities clients (experience ofmunication and power solutions for pressure control systems and dataloggers is desirable but not essential)
3. Knowledge of managing projects in a largely outsourced environment
4. Proven vendor management experience / experience working with third party suppliers
5. Considerable IT delivery, project & portfolio management experience
6. Project implementation expertise
7. Hold a Prince2 Practitioner, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) or equivalent Project management qualification
8. ITIL experience / qualification would be an advantage
9. Budget management expertise
10. Contractualmercial awareness
11. Excellent senior stakeholder management, supplier management andmunication skills
12. Process andernance design and implementation expertise
What you'll get in return
This position offers excellent scope for career progression plus a benefits package that includes:
13. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
14. Pension scheme (5% employee contribution, 10% employer contribution)
15. Bonus scheme (up to 15%)
16. 14 x salary Life Insurance
17. Flexible benefits scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash-plans
18. Access to Financial Wellbeing Programme
19. Enhanced pay for parental leave
20. Retail discounts and cashback scheme
21. Flexible/hybrid working options
This position will be based on a hybrid working set-up from the Newport office.