Project Manager

Role Details

• Role: Project Manager
• Department: IT
• Team: Performance & Planning
• Reporting to: Performance & Planning Manager
• Grade: EBA 7
• Vacancies: Three positions available
• Location: Hybrid (predominantly home-based), with occasional travel across the UK for planning reviews or ad hoc meetings

Summary of the Role

This role sits within a major UK energy infrastructure organisation's IT function, working in the Performance and Planning department as part of the central IT PMO. Reporting to the IT Performance & Planning Manager, you will take a senior role in delivering a portfolio of IT projects that support the organisation's critical operational and strategic needs.

With three vacancies available, this is an excellent opportunity to join a high-performing delivery function during a period of significant transformation and investment across the energy network.

The role includes supporting the recent Jira on-premises to cloud migration, which was accelerated due to licensing considerations. You will focus on optimising processes, ensuring best practices are embedded post-migration, and contributing to other IT migration projects, including moving data from legacy systems to cloud platforms. You will operate within a Scrum/Agile environment, supporting sprints, ceremonies, and iterative delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as Project Manager for medium to large IT projects, including supporting the recent Jira migration to cloud.
• Optimise processes, embed best practices, and ensure smooth post-migration operations.
• Assist with or lead other IT migration projects, including migrating data from legacy systems to cloud platforms.
• Deliver cross-functional IT initiatives supporting operational technology, business systems, and broader strategic programmes.
• Operate within a Scrum/Agile environment, supporting sprints, ceremonies, and iterative delivery.
• Lead project planning, defining scope, milestones, risks, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Maintain accurate project schedules and financials, ensuring delivery aligns with organisational governance.
• Work with technical leads to assign tasks across multidisciplinary teams.
• Produce and present project plans and status updates for senior stakeholders and steering groups.
• Monitor delivery performance, identifying interventions where required.
• Proactively manage risks, issues, and dependencies in a regulated utility environment.
• Chair and facilitate project meetings, workshops, and governance checkpoints.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to expected quality standards, supporting continuity of service across the energy network.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation throughout the lifecycle.
• Uphold and contribute to the consistent application of IT PMO standards, processes, and reporting practices.
• Travel occasionally, primarily for planning reviews (once per quarter for 2 days) or ad hoc meetings; otherwise, the role is predominantly home-based.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Educated to NVQ Level 3/4 or equivalent, or with significant experience in Project, Programme, PMO or Portfolio Management.
• Proven track record delivering complex cross-functional IT projects, including software, cloud, or legacy system migrations.
• Experience supporting post-migration optimisation, ensuring smooth operation and process improvement.
• Experience managing or assisting with multiple IT migration projects is advantageous.
• Strong working knowledge of Scrum, Agile delivery practices, and sprint/ceremonial frameworks.
• Strong working knowledge of project management methodologies, frameworks, and best practices.
• Broad understanding of SDLC methodologies and IT delivery approaches.
• Experience working within large, complex, or regulated organisations (energy, utilities, infrastructure, or similar advantageous).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills across all seniority levels.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to build trust and lead confidently in high-stake delivery environments.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation capabilities.

We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

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Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV to be considered.

Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.

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