Senior Technical Project Manager

Contract IT Project Manager – Infrastructure & Application Implementation
Location: Cardiff or Madrid (Hybrid - 2 days p/week onsite in Cardiff or Madrid)
Rate: £520–£600 per day (Inside IR35)
Length: 6 months initially, likely extension
Start: ASAP

A leading global organisation is looking for an experienced Technical IT Project Manager to join their IT PMO function, supporting a range of infrastructure and application implementation projects.

This is a hands-on role delivering end-to-end technical projects, so you’ll need to be confident working with infrastructure teams, technical architects, and application stakeholders.

Key Requirements:

• Strong IT infrastructure implementation experience

• Proven track record of delivering application implementations

• 5–10+ years’ experience in technical project management

• Must be able to commute to Cardiff or Madrid (max. 2 hours distance from one of these)

• Able to manage budgets, risk, resources, and stakeholders with minimal oversight

The Role:

• Full lifecycle management of infrastructure and application projects

• Build detailed project plans and track delivery

• Ensure compliance with internal frameworks

• Collaborate with technical teams and senior stakeholders

• Handle risks, issues, dependencies, and comms

• Manage budgets and resource forecasts

Technical Environment:

• Microsoft Azure

• End User Computing

• Networking and Cyber Security

• ITSM tools (ServiceNow)

• Project tools like MS Project, Jira, DevOps, Teams, SharePoint

What You’ll Need:

• Strong communicator, clear reporting style

• Comfortable translating technical speak for the business

• Able to juggle multiple workstreams

• Experience in both Agile and Waterfall delivery

• Confidence managing crisis situations