Technical IT Project Manager - London, United Kingdom - Context Recruitment Limited

Context Recruitment Limited

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Technical IT Project Manager
Opportunity for a Technical IT Project Manager to join a well-known public transport organisation undergoing significant technology transformation. A reputable, complex organisation with numerous sites, providing services to hundreds-of-thousands across thecountry.

You'll be joining at a particularly exciting time for the business, currently in the midst of major change as it separates from dependency on group services, insourcing Information Technology services.

You'll be an early hire in the formation of a new ITDepartment, taking responsibility for the delivery of a broad range of IT projects, transforming IT services and delivering technology solutions, upgrades and deployments across the entire technology landscape.

You will manage several projects concurrently, through the full project lifecycle i.e.

discovery, design, build, migration, test, release, ensuring ops/support processes are in place etc, along with commercial aspects such as licencing, outsourcing of servicesetc.

You will be delivering projects into a critical national infrastructure environment and therefore we are looking for an experienced IT Project Manager capable of managing the delivery of a range of technical IT projects, of small-to-medium scale.

You'll needto be a team player, with a can-do attitude, capable of managing multiple complex IT projects concurrently.

You will be confident in working with 3rd party vendors and service providers, senior business stakeholders and directly with technical IT teams acrossvarious disciplines.

Required skills and experience:

IT Project Management, delivering a variety of technical IT projects
IT Infrastructure project experience essential; DC migrations, Network related projects etc.
Demonstrable experience of managing multiple smalltomedium sized technical projects concurrently.
Highly organised with demonstrable experience of utilising bestpractice project management governance, tools and documentation
Working with business to define project scope and benefits
Implementing project processes including scope management, planning, change control, comms, RAID, quality control, cost management and procurement
Qualified in Prince 2 / PMP / ITIL or other relevant accreditations.
Excellent MS project and PPM tooling skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to engage and manage relationships in a pressured environment
Strong experience of procuring, engaging and managing vendors and service providers
Able to work closely with technical delivery teams.

Salary up to £65,000
The role offers
excellent benefits, including a very competitive pension, free rail travel and flexible/home working

Location; Central London (or alternatively from other sites in Buckinghamshire or Oxfordshire), with occasional travel a requirement.
Flexible working policy(Work from home up to 3 days per week)