Project Manager

IT Project Manager role

• Annual Salary: £50,000-£60,000
• Location: Hybrid (Home, Office, and Customer Locations)
• Job Type: Full-time

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Project Manager to lead projects tailored to the unique requirements of our UK Police clients. This role is ideal for a highly organized individual with a strong background in managing complex, high-stakes projects within the Public Sector.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Full management of the project lifecycle for both small and large-scale internal and customer projects, ensuring they are scoped, planned, managed, and delivered effectively within agreed timeframes and budgets.
• Work closely with the engineering team to allocate resources efficiently and ensure projects meet agreed timescales.
• Collaborate with the sales team and customers to define, scope, and structure potential projects.
• Regularly report progress both internally and to customers, ensuring projects exceed customer expectations.
• Manage project milestones and handle completion billing.

Facilitate effective communication between customers and team members.

• Lead customer meetings, take minutes, and track the progress of meeting actions.
• Manage resources allocated to projects, collaborating with other team leaders as necessary.
• Drive project actions forward within the team and ensure accountability.
• Produce detailed reports for the project team, the business, the board of directors, and customers.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience working within or alongside UK Police.

Proven track record of managing complex IT transformation projects for customers.

• Ability to translate technical requirements into project deliverables, identify customer outcomes, and pinpoint areas of risk.
• Excellent communication skills, comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and navigating conflicting demands.
• Passionate about delivering exceptional customer service, ideally with experience in a customer-facing managed service role.
• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Relevant professional qualification in project management (e.g., Prince 2, Agile, PMI) or equivalent experience.
• Desirable: IOSHH Managing Safely, CCNSG, Membership to a professional body.

Benefits:

• BYOD policy with an allowance of up to £2,000 per employee (refreshed every 3 years).

33 days holiday (25 days + 8 bank holidays), with options for holiday roll-over and buy-back.

• Time Off In Lieu (TOIL).
• Company offsites at least twice per year.
• Personal training budget of £500 per year for role-relevant training.
• Flexible working hours.
• Employee referral scheme – up to £2,500 for successful referrals.

To apply for this Project Manager position, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role.