UC Senior Project Manager in Manchester

We are looking for a UC Senior Project Manager to work in our area of the EMEA Services Delivery function. This position is offered as a 2‑year fixed‑term contract.

Responsibilities

• The Senior Project Manager bears the ultimate responsibility for successfully delivering medium to large projects and for providing leadership to project teams consisting of internal and/or subcontracted client resources and stakeholders.
• Provides a higher level and wider scope of management to projects and project teams, and has the authority to run projects and delegate tasks to individual Project Managers.
• Manages the day‑to‑day project scope, schedule, risk, issue, finance and cost control, and resource and people management.
• Provides a consistent approach to project delivery, utilises tools and methodologies, and reports governance information.
• Teach, train, coach, and mentor teammates; promoting teammate satisfaction and enabling career progression.
• Responsible for the end‑to‑end delivery of medium‑to‑large projects including project scope, schedule, cost, risk management, quality, and customer satisfaction targets.
• Responsible for successful delivery of projects through the entire project lifecycle in accordance with Insight methodologies, processes, and best practice standards.
• Measuring project performance, managing risk, and ensuring the maintenance of comprehensive project documentation.
• Responsible for achieving high client satisfaction through clear and regular communication with clients and stakeholders.
• Execute project contract change control, working with leaders as appropriate.
• Deliver assigned projects against budget and to GP targets.
• Manage assigned internal and external resources to achieve project success.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to project team members.
• Provide support for tactical sales opportunities to account managers as directed.
• Support pre‑sales efforts assigned to help drive sales.
• Manage and motivate the team, promoting teammate satisfaction through mentoring, development, and career planning, creating a high‑performing team with a strong succession benchmark, enabling career progression.
• Be responsible for the day‑to‑day operation of projects, managing profitable growth, and ensuring a high utilisation of the team.
• Be accountable for articulating and aligning the functional strategy in line with that of the business by providing enough tools and resources to teammates to ensure the optimum delivery of the strategy against Insight's goals.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as reasonably requested by the manager.

Qualifications

• Experience in Microsoft UC and Telecommunications.
• Fully conversant with Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, and Word).
• Holds relevant professional Project Management qualification, accreditation, and/or certification (such as PRINCE2, PMP).
• Project management experience with a working knowledge of project management practices and methodologies.
• Shows a deep understanding of IT.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with managers and senior members across the organisation, and external stakeholders.
• Excellent project management, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent organisational skills, prioritising and working to tight deadlines.
• In‑sector operational experience; understanding of sales processes and ability to recognise and advance sales opportunities.

About Insight Enterprises

Insight Enterprises is a Fortune 500 Solutions Integrator helping organisations accelerate transformation by unlocking the power of people and technology. With a 35‑year foundation in hardware and software supply chain augmenting our deep expertise in cloud, data, AI, cybersecurity, and intelligent edge, we guide organisations through complex digital decisions to achieve extraordinary results.

Benefits & Values

Along with excellent benefits and a compelling reward package, we offer the opportunity to work in a supportive environment with a high level of autonomy and creativity. We believe that by giving you the freedom to think big and empower you to reach your full potential, together we will achieve the best outcomes. We strive to display our three core values of Hunger, Heart, and Harmony every day, representing and driving who we are here at Insight.