IT Project Manager

A large, highly regulated critical infrastructure organisation in the South West runs maintenance and asset work across engineering, fleet, operations and technology, each with its own systems and ways of working. They want to consolidate onto a single asset management platform. They need an experienced IT Project Manager to take it from requirements to a full market tender, and then to a recommendation the board can approve with confidence.

There’s no preferred vendor. Some people assume they know the answer. Your job is to make sure the decision is evidence-led and that the business backs it.

The role

• Lead the end-to-end selection of an enterprise SaaS asset management platform, from discovery to board recommendation
• Build and run a cross-business project team of subject matter experts from engineering, fleet, operations and technology
• Gather and challenge requirements from stakeholders with strong, sometimes conflicting views
• Design and run a structured tender: market engagement, ITT/RFP, a scoring framework, demos and evaluation
• Work with a dedicated Business Analyst and a Solutions Architect to shape the target solution and cost model
• Produce a clear, costed recommendation and business case for executive approval
• Bring long-serving, hands-on teams with you, from engineers on the ground to senior leaders, The Lead Accountant has end-to-end responsibility for the integrity of the general ledger, including transactional accounting, bank, supplier and customer accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, ac… 1d ago

• A track record as an IT Project Manager in a medium to large organisation
• Proven experience taking an enterprise platform selection through a formal tender, where you ran the process and the business made the decision
• Strong governance: scoring matrices, evaluation panels, decision papers
• Real stakeholder skills, including tailoring your approach for frontline technical teams as well as senior leaders
• The confidence to work independently and get moving without daily direction

Nice to have

• EAM/CMMS exposure, such as Maximo, SAP PM, IFS, Oracle EAM or Infor EAM, while staying vendor-neutral
• Experience in regulated environments (transport, utilities, infrastructure, defence, public sector)
• A PRINCE2, APM or similar qualification

• Temporary
• Full Time

• Bristol

• £60k - £65k / year
• 17h ago
• Other

Most project roles hand you a solution and ask you to deliver it. This one asks you to find the right one., * £60,000 to £65,000 (pro rata), 9-month fixed-term contract

• Hybrid working with 3 days a week on site
• A full benefits package: employer pension up to 9%, life assurance from day one, private health and dental cover, on-site gym, EAP and some sector perks we can talk you through
• A one-stage interview process, so decisions come quickly
• Potential for the role to carry on into implementation if the programme is approved

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