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# IT Project Manager

- **Company:** Hays plc
- **Location:** York, UK
- **Salary:** £39,906.0 - £48,822.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Identity and Access Management, PRINCE2, Scrum Methodology
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.hays.co.uk/job-detail/it-project-manager-york_4840549

## About the Role

You will be an experienced IT Project Manager with a strong track record of delivering complex technology, infrastructure or digital transformation projects.

You will ideally have:

 * Experience managing end-to-end IT project delivery
 * Strong Business Analysis and requirements gathering skills
 * Experience delivering systems, applications, data or IAM projects
 * Knowledge of Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies
 * Experience transitioning projects into ITIL service-managed environments
 * Strong supplier and third-party management experience
 * Experience coordinating testing, UAT and implementation
 * Excellent stakeholder management, communication and workshop facilitation skills
 * Experience leading multidisciplinary teams within a matrix environment

A PRINCE2, APM or Business Analysis qualification would be advantageous, as would previous experience within Higher Education or a similar complex public sector environment.

## Description

Your new company

An exciting opportunity to join a public sector organisation as part of its Innovation & Technology Services team, making a significant contribution to the delivery of its Digital Strategy.

You will join a small, collaborative technology team responsible for delivering strategically important digital, technology and infrastructure projects.

Your new role

As IT Project Manager, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of a portfolio of high-profile Digital Strategy projects, working closely with project sponsors, technical teams, end users and external suppliers.

Projects will centre around systems, data, applications and Identity & Access Management (IAM) changes and implementations.

This is a hands-on project management role covering the full lifecycle from discovery and requirements gathering through procurement, design, implementation, testing, cutover, go-live and transition into BAU.

You will also undertake elements of Business Analysis, including facilitating requirements workshops, defining requirements and user stories, mapping as-is/to-be processes and ensuring solutions align with Enterprise Architecture principles.

You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams and third-party suppliers, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards.

What you'll need to succeed

You will be an experienced IT Project Manager with a strong track record of delivering complex technology, infrastructure or digital transformation projects.

You will ideally have:

 * Experience managing end-to-end IT project delivery
 * Strong Business Analysis and requirements gathering skills
 * Experience delivering systems, applications, data or IAM projects
 * Knowledge of Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies
 * Experience transitioning projects into ITIL service-managed environments
 * Strong supplier and third-party management experience
 * Experience coordinating testing, UAT and implementation
 * Excellent stakeholder management, communication and workshop facilitation skills
 * Experience leading multidisciplinary teams within a matrix environment

A PRINCE2, APM or Business Analysis qualification would be advantageous, as would previous experience within Higher Education or a similar complex public sector environment.

What you'll get in return

You will receive a salary of £39,906 - £48,822, alongside an excellent benefits package including:

 * Circa 40 days' annual leave
 * Hybrid and flexible working, typically 1-2 days per week on-site in York
 * The opportunity to lead strategically important digital transformation projects
 * Exposure to projects spanning applications, infrastructure, data and identity technologies

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

#4840549 - Sarah