Senior IT Project Manager

Are you looking for your next exciting career move? British Transport Police are seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to join the IT Portfolio Delivery Team. As a Senior IT Project Manager with BTP, you will lead all aspects of the delivery of technology solutions for Estates-related projects, including new site openings, relocations, and decommissioning activities. This is a critical role ensuring IT services and infrastructure are seamlessly integrated into physical changes across the organisation.

You will work closely with Estates and Network colleagues and senior stakeholders to scope, plan, and deliver complex IT elements of the projects that enable operational success. These projects are high-profile, technically challenging, and essential to the organisation's strategic objectives.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead the successful delivery of IT elements for Estates projects, including new site openings, relocations, and decommissioning, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
• Manage and identify IT project costs, resources, risks, issues, and interdependencies, ensuring seamless integration with Estates activities.
• Define and communicate complex project scope, objectives, costs, deliverables, and timelines to senior stakeholders, ensuring clarity and alignment. Provide comprehensive documentation and present at senior governance boards.
• Develop IT elements into robust business cases to gain approval for business requirements, translating them into actionable operational plans.
• Collaborate with Estates, Networks and the wider change community to embed technology change effectively and ensure best practice in reporting and processes.
• Manage and develop a team of change professionals, supporting performance, growth, and wellbeing.
• Deliver medium to large-scale IT projects that are complex and technical in nature. Successful delivery of them is critical to the success of wider programmes and portfolios.

Do you have experience in Software deployment?, * Proven experience as a Senior IT Project manager, ideally within Estates or property-related projects, with a strong understanding of IT infrastructure, networking, and technology deployment in physical environments.

• Extensive experience of planning and leading large-scale and complex technology projects in a fastpaced environment using established project management methodologies
• Extensive experience of leading and managing 3rd party suppliers and stakeholder relationships and influencing personnel at all levels.
• Experience of creating and assuring effective project documentation, aligning to governance processes/standards to ensure delivery, resource management and quality.
• Experience of leading and motivating teams to deliver all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Professional qualifications or significant business experience in Project Management
• Educated to degree level in a specific IT or engineering discipline or equivalent experience.

Additional Information: The projects are Force wide and there will be times when travel and overnight stays will be required., Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Management Vetting (5 years minimum UK residency required), including a full background and financial disclosure. For more information and Top Tips, please see attached document.

Pulled from the full job description

• Annual leave
• Gym membership
• Company pension
• Season ticket loan, * 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years.
• Family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave.
• Bespoke benefits platform and Blue Light Card access.
• Salary sacrifice options for cycles, home technology, gym membership, and electric vehicles.
• Interest-free annual rail season ticket loan after 6 months.
• Access to the Transport Benevolent Fund for health, welfare, and financial support.
• Development opportunities, including fully funded apprenticeships.
• Excellent Pension scheme: We offer the BTP GPP Police Staff Pension Scheme, administered by Royal London. This group personal pension plan is available to all police staff and is a defined contribution scheme. It provides the flexibility to vary your pension contributions from 4.4% to 12% of your salary. For more information, visit the Royal London dedicated pension page or email us at Pension-Queries@btp.police.uk. Note: If you are an existing member of Police Staff in the RPS, your pension will not be affected.

At BTP, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued. We believe diversity drives innovation and better decision-making. Our roles are open to everyone, and we encourage applications from underrepresented groups, including Black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates, women, LGBTQI+ individuals, people with disabilities, and those who are neurodiverse. As part of our commitment we operate a 'Disability Confident Scheme' - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.