At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and manage large-scale IT projects in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
- Company: Contechs, a leader in innovative IT solutions for the manufacturing sector.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a collaborative team focused on innovation and excellence.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by delivering cutting-edge IT infrastructure projects.
- Qualifications: Proven project management experience and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
Contechs are seeking a seasoned IT Project Manager with a background in Manufacturing and experience of delivering large scale infrastructure, networking and comms IT projects.
The IT Project Manager will manage and coordinate the workstream delivery, ensuring robust detailed planning, risk/issue management, assurance, and governance.
Key Responsibilities
- Project Planning & Management
- Develop and maintain detailed epic plans managing critical path
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure project activity tasks/deliverables are well-documented, prioritized, and understood
- Actively engage all stakeholders to drive the plan delivery, escalating where support is not received.
- Allocate resources effectively, ensuring the right skills are available for each task.
- Governance Forums
- Ensure governance forum input/outputs align to programme standards e. g. pre-reads issued in a timely manner, minutes distributed etc.
- Weekly highlight report completed by 5pm Wednesday to a high standard
- Risk and Issue Management
- Proactively identify, assess, and manage project risks and issues, implementing mitigation strategies as necessary.
- Escalate unresolved issues to the Programme Manager or relevant stakeholders
- Develop contingency plans for critical delivery issues, escalating as necessary to ensure timely resolution.
- Change Management
- Implement the programme change control approach across the workstream.
- Mange Change requests through Impact assessment decision and planning and delivery
- Raise change requests in a timely manner
- Ensure change requests documents are detailed sufficiently to outline the change and workstream impacts to time, cost, quality and defined
- Key Skills and Competencies
- Project Management Expertise: Proficient in creating and managing large-scale project plans.
- Leadership and Communication: Strong ability to lead teams, influence stakeholders, and convey complex information clearly.
- Analytical Thinking: Aptitude for identifying risks, creating mitigation strategies, and making informed decisions.
- Methodologies and Tools: Deep knowledge of project methodologies (e. g., Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
- Programme-Level Perspective: Ability to align project efforts with the overarching goals of a multi-workstream programme.
- Matrix management of resources including third party suppliers.
Qualifications and Experience
- Proven experience in a prominent Project Manager role within a complex, multi-workstream programme.
- Extensive experience of delivering complex projects with a focus upon IT infrastructure, networking and comms in industrial factory system orientated environments.
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and quality assurance best practices.
- Prince 2 certification or equivalent is preferred.
- Experience in managing diverse teams and delivering results in a high-pressure environment.
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IT Project Manager in Chester employer: Contechs
Contechs is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in the heart of the West Midlands. With a strong focus on employee growth and development, we provide comprehensive support through our in-house Contractor Care Team, ensuring that our team members thrive both personally and professionally. Join us to be part of a collaborative culture that values innovation and excellence in the automotive sector.
