IT Project Manager

Salary Range: £42,192– £60,515 per annum

Permanent - Fulltime

Location: Wandsworth Town Hall

Other essential information: This is a Hybrid Role with opportunities to work from home

Objective of role

To plan, manage and deliver business and IT projects ranging from simple to complex, ensuring that these projects are formally managed in accordance with the Council’s chosen project management methodology and contribute to improved Council operations and performance in line with the Digital Transformation commitments. You will be working within our high-performing IT Programmes and Projects Office, playing a pivotal role in the implementation of Digital Transformation commitments by delivering a diverse range of technical and business projects, ensuring that these are professionally managed in accordance with our chosen project and programme management methodologies – ‘Agile’, ‘Prince2’ and ‘Managing Successful Programmes’.

About the role:

• Take responsibility for the detailed definition, documentation, delivery and success of a range of projects - tailoring the approach to the context; directing and counselling project team members; and advising clients/users as necessary on all phases.
• Lead on interacting with and influencing project stakeholders, SSA IT staff, the business and suppliers to manage project scope and expectations.
• Liaise with IT Business Partners within the IT Service on project start-up and initiation activities and the development/refinement of project brief and business case documents.
• Recommend and implement appropriate project governance arrangements and ensure that respective governance roles are clearly articulated and understood.
• Lead project teams; allocating and monitoring tasks, motivating staff and appraising individual performance; contribute to the development, training and appraisal of project staff.
• Prepare and maintain pragmatic and realistic project, quality, and risk plans, including plans incorporating sub-projects; and monitor team performance against plans, providing reports to project boards and SSA IT management as required.
• Monitor and control allocated project resources and budget; assess the effect of any project changes on costs, timescale and/or resource needs; and report these to the project board.
• Evaluate and make recommendations/decisions on business and technical options as appropriate.
• Ensure projects are formally closed out; handed over to ‘business-as-usual’ arrangements; subsequently reviewed where appropriate; and that lessons learned are captured and actioned. Produce appropriate documentation to support these processes.
• Assist the Projects and Programmes Manager in continuous project improvement and organisational development.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Comprehensive specialist knowledge of project management methodologies and ‘good practice’.
• Demonstrable track record of successful project delivery across different business functions.
• Broad knowledge of contemporary IT issues and challenges – within a local government context.
• Ability to produce and advise others in the production of compelling business cases and requirement specifications.
• Educated to at least ‘A’ Level standard or equivalent.
• Prince2 Practitioner qualification or other suitable project management accreditation (for grade PO4 and above).
• ‘Managing Successful Programmes’ (MSP) Practitioner qualification (for grade PO6).

Indicative Recruitment Timeline:

• Closing Date: Sunday 08th June 2025.
• Shortlisting Date: W/C 09th June 2025.
• Interview Date: TBC.

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Useful Information

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.