Information Technology Project Manager in Watford, Lake Simcoe North Shore (Coldwater)

IT Project Manager Watford, Hybrid working (some travel to local sites, transport required)

£61k + good benefits&work life balance

This is a varied and interesting IT Project Management role, Agile, Azure Cloud environment encompassing Project Delivery, Change Management, PMO and Management skills.

My client is a leading education provider, undergoing a large-scale transformation to Azure Cloud and a modern application-based infrastructure. This Project Manager role will be critical in the creation of a new PMO responsible for both IT Delivery and Change. Managing a PMO admin and a business analyst your team will be responsible for defining project and programme methodology, governance (in conjunction with ITD), defining the change management structure and creating a road map for the new PMO function.

As part of the business/technology transformation strategy, this role will both deliver against large IT and Change Projects, modernise working practices and guide cross functional teams to ensure delivery aligns to the organisation goals.

Define the scope, goals, deliverables and programme plan for multiple projects.

Estimate costs, manage budgets and correctly allocate resources.

Providing regular risk&status updates and align project goals with business objectives.

Maintain comprehensive project documentation.

Support service transition from project to production.

Manage and plan release schedules for deliverables as part of change control.

Develop the road-map for a newly developed PMO.

Support the shift to Agile working within an Azure application environment.

Criteria for the role

Prince 2 / PMP or similar certification (ITIL certification advantageous).

Full UK driving licence.

Experience in an Azure environment (accreditation desirable).

A detailed understanding of agile mythologies and full project life cycle.

Experience of large-scale IT systems, software, and vendor coordination

Strong experience managing stakeholders and influencing project delivery in the right way.

Ideally experience in setting up a PMO or leading a PMO function.

This role has variety and exposure to the SLT coupled with strong budgets to modernise technology across a large complex estate. It also comes with a strong work life balance with hybrid (3 days on site) and flexible working, good holidays, pension and benefits.

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