FILLED IT Project Manager (ref DB6127)

IT Project Manager,
Infrastructure Programme
Fixed Term Contract, 12 months,
Canary Wharf £80K


Role Summary

Our client, a leading global law firm, require an IT project manager to deliver a number of IT projects involving the relocation, transition and set up of facilities and IT infrastructure.

The client is offering an initial fixed term contract for 12 months, and there is the possibility of a permanent position being offered thereafter.

Deadline: 5 pm Monday 22nd October.

Role / responsibilities

The IT Project Manager will be responsible for the delivery of the full project lifecycle from inception through to completion of a number of technical projects which will involve both general business and technical aspects.

The projects will typically, but not exclusively, involve: relocation of facilities and IT infrastructure, establishment of new facilities and IT infrastructure, transition of applications and infrastructure from an internally hosted environment to a 3rd party.

There are no formal line management responsibilities as the client has a matrixed organisation. So the IT Project Manager will need to utilise resources from other departments, vendors, and 3rd party suppliers to deliver project tasks.

Key tasks:

* Ensuring that the business case has validated benefits

* Managing resource and inter-dependencies across a number of high profile projects

* Managing the project according to the client's in-house governance and project delivery methodology

* Delivering training and communication plans

* Working with IT Teams and IT Stakeholders at all levels

Key Skills and Requirements

* Full lifecycle IT project management experience - Proven IT project delivery experience

(4-6 full project lifecycles) demonstrating expertise from business case formulation to project closure

* IT Infrastructure experience - Specific experience in transitioning in-house IT infrastructure to 3rd parties (e.g. contracts, networks, data centres, hardware)

* 3rd Party / Supplier / Stakeholder management - delivery experience gained in matrixed organisations, with strong supplier / vendor management skills

* Degree qualified, and likely to have a legal, professional services, or consulting background

Formal project management qualifications would be advantageous (e.g. Prince 2, PMBOK)