IT Project Manager

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 life cycle 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.

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.

You will receive a salary of \u00a339,906 - \u00a348,822, 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