**IT Project Manager**
Manage IT projects to deliver software portfolio, supporting technology and digital improvement strategies.
**Job Description**
Birmingham City University is recruiting for 2 x IT Project Manager on a Permanent basis to join our IT Project Management Office.
**Key Responsibilities:**
* Manage delivery of IT projects in support of software portfolio
* Create and coordinate plans involving software suppliers, technical architects, and IT operational technical teams
* Work with senior stakeholders to define and maintain project plans, engaging with and influencing to ensure projects deliver agreed business objectives on time, within cost, and to defined quality levels
* Identify issues with project delivery, cost, risk, inter-dependencies, impact on current business activities, and benefits to be realised, and ensure these are managed appropriately and reported effectively
* Produce clear, timely, and accurate project documentation, including business cases, PID's, plans, RAID logs, and reports
* Work closely with relevant team leads and suppliers to initiate required works, monitor delivery, and recommend corrective action where appropriate
* Be proactive in strategic engagement with technical teams, building strong working relationships and understanding of their technical areas
* Demonstrate experience in gathering epics, user stories, and supporting the business analysis function on gathering clear sets of requirements
* Ability to stage plan well, defining clear and measurable milestones
* Strong financial budgeting, forecasting, and management
* Maintain an accurate RAID log, and proactive review and execution of mitigations
* Excellent workshop hosting, board preparation, and delivery, including setting agendas with clear outcomes, and presenting quality
* Work with customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders to understand and agree what will meet their needs, and to ensure that appropriate expectations are defined
* Demonstrate a successful track record of managing projects in a complex working environment, especially in the areas of software, applications, and integrations
* Excellent stakeholder expectations management, communication, project documentation skills, and strong project management knowledge and experience
**Requirements:**
* Minimum 5 years experience in IT project management
* Strong attention to detail
* Proactive and self-motivated
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
* Strong financial management skills
* Experience in managing projects in a complex working environment
**Salary:** £39,096
**Hours:** 37 hours per week, between 9am - 5pm
**Onsite requirement:** 2 days a week (Mondays and Tuesdays), with frequent need to be onsite up to 5 days a week when required.