Details:
- Salary: £300 - 340 - Day
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Day
- Location: Manchester Greater Manchester
- Date: 4 days ago
Description:
Project Manager - Application Packaging & Virtual Desktop Migration
Initial 12 month contract role - Inside ir35
Hybrid in the Preston/Manchester Area
Key Responsibilities
Lead the planning and delivery of application packaging and virtual desktop migration projects.
Manage project plans, milestones, dependencies, RAID logs, and governance reporting.
Coordinate packaging, testing, deployment, migration waves, and operational transition activities.
Build strong relationships with business stakeholders, technical teams, and third-party suppliers.
Manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring timely resolution and escalation where required.
Ensure delivery meets agreed quality standards, governance requirements, and business expectations.
Produce regular status reports and present progress to senior stakeholders and project boards.
Support business readiness and ensure a smooth transition into operational support.
Essential Skills & Experience
Proven experience delivering IT infrastructure, application migration, or End User Computing projects.
Strong project planning, governance, and RAID management experience.
Excellent stakeholder and supplier management skills.
Experience coordinating testing, deployment, and operational transition activities.
Knowledge of project delivery methodologies such as PRINCE2, Agile, or Waterfall.
Desirable Experience
Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).
Application Packaging (MSIX, App Attach).
Microsoft Endpoint and Modern Workplace technologies.
ITIL or Service Management environments.
This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in delivering a business-critical transformation programme, working across technology and business teams to ensure successful migration and adoption of modern workplace solutions.
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