IT Project Manager-Salisbury- South West

You will be an IT Project Manager looking to deliver impactful technology and business change projects within a complex, enterprise environment. Experience within Defence, Facilities Management, Utilities or Asset Management sectors highly advantageous.

We are seeking a proactive and delivery-focused IT Project Manager leading projects across a predominantly Microsoft and Cloud technology landscape.

Working closely with business stakeholders and technical teams, you will be responsible for managing projects from initiation through to successful delivery, ensuring outcomes are achieved on time, within budget and aligned to business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Manage the full life cycle delivery of IT projects of varying size and complexity.

Develop project plans, schedules, resource requirements, budgets and communication plans.

Lead governance activities, managing risks, issues, dependencies and project reporting.

Work closely with Business Analysts and technical teams to define, prioritise and deliver business requirements.

Collaborate with architecture, infrastructure, service desk and security teams to ensure successful project outcomes.

Build strong relationships with sponsors, stakeholders, suppliers and end users.

Support both Agile and Waterfall delivery approaches depending on project requirements.

You’ll be an experienced IT Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering successful technology projects in fast-paced environments. You’ll be comfortable engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders and able to drive projects through challenges and competing priorities.

Essential Skills Experience

Minimum 3 years experience as an IT Project Manager. Strong stakeholder and supplier management skills.

Experience delivering projects using Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Excellent planning, organisational and communication skills.Strong problem-solving and risk management capabilities.

Desirable

Prince2, PMP or equivalent Project Management qualification.Agile certifications (Scrum Master, AgilePM etc.).

ITIL Foundation.

Experience with Microsoft technologies, SharePoint and cloud- based environments.

Familiarity with tools such as Jira, MS Project, Azure DevOps, Miro or Monday.com.

Salisbury - c.£400-450 a day Contract Posted by: SmartSourcing Ltd Posted: Friday, 11 September 2026

IT Project Manager our defence services client based near Salisbury, Wiltshire, South West. Commutable from Andover, Marlborough, Chippenham, Basingstoke.

Hybrid working-* you must live in commutable distance to site.*

The role is working in an SC Security Cleared environment. SC Security Clearance is required or candidates must be eligible.

Pau c.£400-£475 (umbrella), SmartSourcing Ltd offers contract, permanent, fixed term and outcome based work package opportunities across Digital and Technology, Transformation, Project and Programme Management, PMO, Business Change, Cloud Services, Cyber Security and wider corporate functions. Our experienced team works closely with candidates throughout the recruitment process, from initial engagement and role matching through to pre interview preparation, onboarding, timely payments and ongoing assignment support.

We are committed to clear and personal communication, professional representation and a service led approach that helps candidates find the right opportunity for their skills, experience and career goals