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IT Project Manager

£45,000 - £55,000
Surrey
LC/14772
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£50,000 to £55,000 + Excellent Benefits including bonus, 30 days holiday, pension, regular salary reviews, plus lots more.

Redhill, RH1

Key Skills:              Project Manager. PM. Finance. Banking. Financial Services. Project. Business Change Function. Project Governance. Framework. Stakeholder. Project Delivery. Infrastructure, Systems, Application, Development, Services, Third Party, 3rd Party, upgrade. ITIL. Prince2.

 

Our client, an exceptional financial services organisation who operate globally, are looking for an experienced IT Project Manager to join them on a permanent basis within their Business Change function, to be responsible for the delivery of a wide range of Business Change Initiatives that involve the design of new systems and services that will include infrastructure, existing systems application and development and the introduction of new systems and services from 3rd parties.

 

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager with a track record of successful delivery, experience of delivering IT projects across the full spectrum including application development, integration of third party applications / services and IT infrastructure implementations / upgrades.  We are also keen to see CVs from PM’s with experience of successful working in a multi-sourced IT support / delivery environment.

 

The IT Project Manager – Primary Responsibilities:

 

The job holder will work within the Business Change function in IT and will be responsible for the successful delivery of assigned projects to time and budget. The job holder will be responsible for ensuring that the project governance framework is adhered to and will be responsible for all components of the project delivery to include progress reporting to the sponsor and other key stakeholders. Duties:

 

  • Plan and implement projects
  • Help define project scope, goals and deliverables
  • Define tasks and required resources
  • Build, manage and lead the project team
  • Manage budget
  • Allocate project resources
  • Create schedule and project timeline
  • Track deliverables
  • Monitor and report on project progress
  • Present to stakeholders reports on progress as well as problems and solutions regarding delivery
  • Implement and manage scope change when required/approved
  • Manage the transition of the project into business as usual service as part of an agreed service transition plan
  • Evaluate and assess the results of the project which may include ‘lessons learned’ as well as benefits realisation assessments

 

The IT Project Manager – Over to You!  

 

Experience:

 

  • Practical experience in a similar role with demonstrable experience of successfully delivering diverse projects to time and budget
  • Proven experience and ability in dealing with staff at all levels of a similar sized organisation or larger
  • Experience of successfully delivering IT technical projects (application development, Software as a Service and infrastructure) and a good understanding of IT service delivery essential
  • Proven experience delivering projects utilising internal, external, 3rd party and outsourced resources across a multi-sourced supply chain essential

 

Knowledge/Skills:

 

  • Excellent emotional intelligence, influencing and collaboration skills
  • Demonstrated initiative and commitment for results and the ability to set priorities and manage multiple initiatives
  • Ability to adjust to changing priorities whilst multitasking effectively
  • Solid work ethic with attention to detail
  • PRINCE2 Practitioner (or equivalent)
  • ITIL familiarity (or equivalent) would be an advantage

 

Key Skills:              Project Manager. PM. Finance. Banking. Financial Services. Project. Business Change Function. Project Governance. Framework. Stakeholder. Project Delivery. Infrastructure, Systems, Application, Development, Services, Third Party, 3rd Party, upgrade. ITIL. Prince2.

 

Due to the large numbers of responses we receive, despite our best efforts it is not possible to respond to every application. Therefore only short-listed candidates will be contacted for this particular role and if you haven’t heard from us within 7 days please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please feel free however to apply for further roles and we will certainly keep your details on file and contact you with suitable vacancies.

 

Key Skills:              Project Manager. PM. Finance. Banking. Financial Services. Project. Business Change Function. Project Governance. Framework. Stakeholder. Project Delivery. Infrastructure, Systems, Application, Development, Services, Third Party, 3rd Party, upgrade. ITIL. Prince2.

 

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