Your new company
An exciting opportunity to join a public sector organisation as part of its Innovation & Technology Services team, making a significant contribution to the delivery of its Digital Strategy. You will join a small, collaborative technology team responsible for delivering strategically important digital, technology and infrastructure projects.
Your new role
As IT Project Manager, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of a portfolio of high-profile Digital Strategy projects, working closely with project sponsors, technical teams, end users and external suppliers.
Projects will centre around systems, data, applications and Identity & Access Management (IAM) changes and implementations. This is a hands-on project management role covering the full lifecycle from discovery and requirements gathering through procurement, design, implementation, testing, cutover, go-live and transition into BAU.
You will also undertake elements of Business Analysis, including facilitating requirements workshops, defining requirements and user stories, mapping as-is/to-be processes and ensuring solutions align with Enterprise Architecture principles.
You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams and third-party suppliers, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be an experienced IT Project Manager with a strong track record of delivering complex technology, infrastructure or digital transformation projects. You will ideally have:
- Experience managing end-to-end IT project delivery
- Strong Business Analysis and requirements gathering skills
- Experience delivering systems, applications, data or IAM projects
- Knowledge of Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies
- Experience transitioning projects into ITIL service-managed environments
- Strong supplier and third-party management experience
- Experience coordinating testing, UAT and implementation
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication and workshop facilitation skills
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams within a matrix environment
A PRINCE2, APM or Business Analysis qualification would be advantageous, as would previous experience within Higher Education or a similar complex public sector environment.
What you'll get in return
You will receive a salary of £39,906 - £48,822, alongside an excellent benefits package including:
- Circa 40 days' annual leave
- Hybrid and flexible working, typically 1-2 days per week on-site in York
- The opportunity to lead strategically important digital transformation projects
- Exposure to projects spanning applications, infrastructure, data and identity technologies
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.