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# IT Project Manager

- **Company:** Yorkshire Water
- **Location:** Leeds, UK
- **Salary:** £52,000.0 - £65,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Cyber Security, PRINCE2, Information Technology, BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
- **Published:** September 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/it-project-manager/yorkshire-water-job107991409

## About the Role

* Proven experience delivering medium-scale IT or technology-enabled projects from initiation through to implementation and handover.
 * A strong project governance, planning and control experience, including management of scope, schedule, change and quality.
 * Practical experience of financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking and expenditure control.
 * Experience identifying and managing risks, issues and dependencies in a complex delivery environment.
 * Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, with confidence working with senior stakeholders.
 * The ability to translate complex delivery information into clear reports, recommendations and decisions.
 * Experience defining, tracking and supporting benefits realisation against an agreed business case.
 * A recognised project management qualification such as PRINCE2, APM, PMP or Agile certification.
 * Experience in delivering security or cyber security projects.
 * Experience within utilities, infrastructure or another regulated environment would be advantageous.
 * Hold a Full UK driving licence.

## Description

* Lead medium-scale IT projects end to end, ensuring agreed outcomes are delivered to scope, time, cost and quality.
 * Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, plans, controls and governance with sponsors and business owners.
 * Manage project budgets, forecasts, expenditure and financial reporting, supporting informed investment decisions.
 * Identify and manage risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies and change, escalating where required to protect delivery.
 * Lead multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate delivery across business colleagues, technical specialists, suppliers and partners.
 * Maintain accurate project plans, reports and documentation, providing clear visibility of progress, decisions and delivery confidence.
 * Build effective relationships with sponsors and stakeholders, set clear expectations and support timely decision-making.
 * Embed quality management, assurance and formal acceptance of project deliverables.
 * Define, track and support the realisation of agreed benefits, ensuring delivery remains aligned to the business case.
 * Plan and coordinate resources effectively, resolving competing priorities and delivery constraints.
 * Work with the wider project management community to apply consistent delivery standards, share learning and improve ways of working.


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