IT Project Manager - FTC

Attwood Perks is delighted to be partnering with an ambitious and forward-thinking business in central Chelmsford who are looking to appoint an experienced IT Project Manager on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension.

As IT Project Manager you will be responsible working with internal and external technical resources to lead a mix of business-critical system upgrades and migrations, so experience of delivering these types of projects is essential.

You will have extensive project delivery experience and ideally hold a PRINCE2 Qualification. You will have a strong understanding of business and change management needs with vast exposure to implementing complex IT projects and have the ability to lead and get the best out of different IT and non-IT teams.

Day to day duties include:

• Managing a mix of IT infrastructure, systems and software projects across the whole enterprise;
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders;
• Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and budget;
• Allocate resources and coordinate the efforts of team members, vendors, and third parties to deliver projects successfully;
• Monitor project progress, identify and mitigate risks, and troubleshoot issues to ensure timely delivery;
• Communicate effectively with project stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status, risks, and issues;
• Conduct project post-mortems and create a recommendations report to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements;
• Assembling project teams, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources needed, and developing a schedule to ensure projects are delivered on time and to budget;
• Leveraging technical expertise for project planning, resource management, system/technology/validation, testing and implementation planning;
• Ownership of work breakdown structure, production of estimates, project plans, finances, risk and contingency, scope management and change control;

Skills you will ideally have:

• Managing a range of project types primarily within technology;
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft technologies;
• Ability to manage multiple projects across different business units and functions;
• Any qualifications would also be an added bonus - Agile, Prince 2, ITIL, APM, MSP;
• Proven experience as an IT Project Manager, managing projects from initiation to completion;
• Solid understanding of project management methodologies and tools;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Strong leadership and team collaboration abilities;
• Ability to analyse and solve problems, make decisions, and manage conflict effectively;

This role is hybrid-working and is ideally suited to an organised, decisive team player who has the ability to motivate teams to deliver multiple projects on time and to budget.

This innovative organisation is within easy reach from anyone who lives along the A12 / A14 corridor.

Should this position sound like the right one for you and you’re interested in finding out more, please do contact Matt at Attwood Perks who will be delighted to discuss this further.

We look forward to your application!