Senior IT Project Manager

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior IT Project Manager to work with the ever-growing IT Team at Wigan - WA3 3JD. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the USA, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation, water, power and natural resources. So that our teams out on projects can run smoothly it is vital that we have robust support functions in place.

In this role you will manage a range of stimulating, challenging and rewarding projects, helping to ensure successful delivery against agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards, whilst driving strong governance, proactive risk management, and high-quality stakeholder engagement. You will work closely with sponsors and staff from operational, business support and IT services, as well as with third party suppliers and vendors.

Reporting to the Head of IT Programme Management, and working closely with the IT Programme Management Office, you will be joining a growing team of enthusiastic project and programme management professionals, who are focussed on driving and implementing digital transformation and change.

The ideal candidate will come with energy, significant project management experience, highly developed organisational skills, a good understanding of programme management and a track record of successful project delivery.

A day in the life of a Murphy IT Project Manager:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of multiple IT projects.
• Manage the full lifecycle of digital, data and technology projects, ensuring successful delivery against scope, budget, timeline, and quality requirements.
• Ensure alignment with business objectives, requirements, governance frameworks and the IT strategy.
• Drive project scoping and definition, including business case development, requirements gathering, definition of deliverables, identification of benefits, and agreement of success metrics, in conjunction with business analysts, subject matter experts, sponsors and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with agreed project standards in relation to governance, processes, frameworks and documentation, in accordance with, and overseen by the Project Management Office, and be an advocate for best practice.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans.
• Create and maintain project documentation including Project Initiation Document, plans, RAID logs, budgets, and change controls, ensuring full alignment with IT governance and Programme Management Office standards.
• Identify and manage risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle, implementing mitigations and escalating appropriately.
• Oversee technology design and implementation.
• Collaborate with Solution Architecture, Infrastructure, Network, Cyber Security, and Applications teams to ensure solutions are properly designed, tested, and deployed in line with IT standards and best practice.
• Ensure timely deployment of systems, networks, platforms, devices, and security technologies needed to support business operations and strategic initiatives.
• Lead cross-functional project teams.
• Provide direction, coordination, and guidance in both matrix and multidisciplinary environments.
• Provide direction to IT teams and oversee third party suppliers and vendors to ensure coordinated delivery and high-quality outcomes.
• Develop trusted and robust relationships with project sponsors, subject matter experts, stakeholders and IT staff to ensure that project delivery success is maximised.
• Manage vendor and supplier relationships.
• Serve as a key point of contact within the IT department, providing clear updates, managing expectations, and building effective working relationships across technical and non-technical teams.
• Deliver clear and effective reporting.
• Reporting to sponsors, stakeholders, steering groups, and senior leadership through dashboards, status reports, and governance packs.
• Management of change requests.
• Ensure that change requests are properly defined, documented, reviewed and signed-off by project sponsors and that the impact and consequence of any change request is understood.
• Ensure effective handover of projects to operational support teams.
• Ensure that projects are handed over effectively and that all necessary training, support and materials are in place to effect smooth transition to business as usual.
• Support the Head of IT Programme Management and the Programme Management Office in identifying interdependencies and issues that may adversely impact delivery of IT projects and work plans.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent knowledge and experience, in a project management discipline.
• Qualifications in recognised project management methodologies e.g. PMP, PRINCE2, APM, or equivalent professional qualification.
• Recent experience working as a Senior Project Manager supporting the delivery of digital transformation.
• Proven experience managing budgets, schedules, and stakeholders within formal Programme Management Office frameworks, including governance and assurance, risk and incident management, and benefit realisation.
• Experience using MS Planner, using a PPM system such as the Wellingtone Accelerator+ application.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrable experience in document writing, reporting, presenting, facilitation, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Skilled at assembling, building, enabling and managing project delivery teams that accept responsibility and who are accountable for their decisions and actions.
• Works within deadlines, prioritises effectively and delivers at pace.
• Excellent IT skills, able to use a wide range of software packages including, Microsoft Planner/Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, Visio and Devops.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and appropriate professional registration.
• Willing to travel to Murphy sites and offices as required to deliver projects and be part of the ongoing development of the IT Programme Management teams and wider IT department.