IT Project Manager

Description:

IT Project Manager

Location: Knutsford (on-site)

Salary: £50k upwards (negotiable DOE)

Benefits:

• Eligible to participate in the Company’s profit share scheme.

• Excellent Company pension scheme, with income protection and life assurance benefits.

• Free parking.

• Fantastic free canteen.

• Free flu vaccinations.

• Fully funded training courses to aid professional development.

• A fun and inclusive environment where you can develop great relationships.

Are you passionate about understanding functional business requirements, coordinating IT developments and process improvements?

Do you enjoy a ‘hands-on’ approach to Project Management?

Our client, a well-known electrical wholesaler, is looking for an IT Project Manager to join their quality driven Application Development Team! They play an important role in developing the Company’s business systems and continually reviewing and streamlining business processes.

Collaboration is key to the success of their IT projects.

This role involves working with stakeholders across functional boundaries to ensure our investments align with our business processes. It is a leadership role with responsibility for mentoring, inspiring and guiding the efforts of a dedicated team. Any support needed is provided by an experienced internal testing team and technical experts. Applicants should have at least 10 years relevant experience in leading IT Projects.

With an exciting range of application development projects to manage, this opportunity is ideal for someone looking to join a very successful company and take the next step in their career.

NOTE: The role will be supported by the internal experienced application testing team and technical experts.

Key Requirements

* least 10 years relevant experience in leading successful IT Projects.

* project management qualifications (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, APM, PPM, PMI etc).

* working with both waterfall and agile project management methodologies.

* travelling when required to liaise with business system users, programming agencies etc.

* about developing talent in your team.

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Liasing with senior management to identify both tactical and strategic developments.

• Clarifying requirements with business system users and other stakeholders.

• Management of a series of application development projects throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Management and mentoring of an internal application development team.

• Management of external programming agencies