Senior IT Project Manager

Senior IT Project Manager - Vacancy - Leeds-2 Year FTC

Your new company

Senior IT Project Manager required on a 2 year fixed term basis for a large and transforming public sector organisation based in Leeds. You will be joining a large IT department and will work on IT projects that underpin critical systems and processes.

Your new role

As an experienced Project Manager you will own and be accountable for IT's strategic partnership with the business and overall delivery of the IT elements of ambitious and complex programmes of change, providing the leadership skills to oversee the effective delivery of transformative customer focused IT systems and services. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring IT delivers on the organisation's strategic aims and objectives, working with the IT Executive and senior stakeholders. You will be accountable for the delivery of the organisation's Network refresh which is embedded within the Digital Enablement Programme. You will have the ability to influence and balance strategic priorities, successfully shape and align highly complex programmes of change through strength of leadership and partnership across executive stakeholders.

What you'll need to succeed

• Substantial experience of working as an IT Programme or Project Manager on multi-million-pound budgets, incorporating complex and/or large projects/programmes, reporting to executive level boards;
• Experience of delivering Enterprise wide Network change in particular delivery of Software Defined Networking and Policy Based Access
• Strong experience of IT delivery leadership, leading and motivating internal IT teams in the coordination and successful delivery of IT change
• Experience of leading and being accountable for the scope and design of programmes of work as well as implementing processes, organisation structures, new services and people capabilities needed to satisfy programme outcomes
• Ability to work confidently and assertively with a range of executive and senior stakeholders, using coaching, negotiating, communication and influencing skills to achieve successful outcomes
• Strong understanding of standard ITIL processes including service introduction and change management
• Previous experience in delivery of projects utilising Agile methods such as Scrum, Kanban is desirable but not essential

What you'll get in return

This exciting position is paying up £50,000 negotiable on experience and offers an excellent work life balance including: home working, 30 days annual leave, competitive pension scheme, flexibility, training and development opportunities.

What you need to do now

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