IT Project Manager

​We are working with a Northern Ireland industry leader, based in Belfast, who are looking for a self-motivated, results driven IT Professional with a proven track record in delivering IT projects to join there All-Ireland business. The successful candidate must have a solid IT technical background, and will report to the Programme Management Office Senior Project Manager and will be responsible for delivering and implementing IT Projects for the Group.

Note - applicants must be resident in Northern Ireland (or plan to move to NI) or they will not be considered.

Key responsibilities

• Manage multiple project deliveries from initiation through to implementation and project closure

• Management of third party vendors against agreed work packages

• Represent the projects/programmes and their objectives i

• Assess and report status of all projects in an objective manner, maintaining project transparency and accurate status; keeping the PMO and stakeholders informed

• Proactively identify, resolve, and escalate (as needed) projects/programme risks/issues to the PMO and stakeholders as needed

• Proactively plan staffing and make dynamic adjustments to maximise resource efficiencies and achieve project results

• Accountable for understanding business objectives and how the project delivers them; driving adjustments in the project to more effectively achieve desired business results

• Be able to adapt and respond to changes both inside and outside the project

• Be able to predict risk areas, design mitigation/contingency strategies and execute on these strategies to avoid issues

• Be able to lead across a wide variety of project types

• Liaise with internal customers to design functional enhancements and identify gaps

• Manage and report project costs to the PMO and stakeholders as needed

• Carry out any other duties that may reasonably be required from time to time 

Applicants must have the following:

• Experience in delivery of IT software and infrastructure projects with the ability to work on

• complex, multiple work streams or projects simultaneously

• Experience in all phases of Software Development Lifecycle

• Ability to coordinate and motivate project team members to deliver based on agreed milestones

• Experience of preparing and submitting budget proposals, monitoring and reporting of financial information

• Experience of managing third party suppliers

• Experience of managing risks, actions, issues & dependencies and producing project status reports and project board reports

• PRINCE2/PMP certification (or equivalent)