DTS Project Manager

Andy File Associates Limited is working as a Recruitment Business on behalf of our client for this temporary position.

Job Title: DTS Project Manager

Reporting to: DTS Programme Manager            

Daily rate: £177.26  

Role Purpose

To lead the planning, execution, and oversight of technical projects, applying robust project management methodologies to ensure delivery within agreed timeframes, scope, and budget.  By embedding governance, compliance, and change management, the role ensures digital initiatives deliver measurable benefits and contribute to our client’s digital strategy and organisational priorities.

Principal Accountabilities

• Manage delivery of key DTS projects, internally to DTS and across the wider organisation, applying recognised project management methods, coordinating resources, and working within the governance framework set by the PMO, to ensure projects are completed to agreed time, cost, and quality standards.
• Oversee the end-to-end project lifecycle, ensuring governance processes are followed, including securing necessary approvals and funding prior to project initiation.
• Develop comprehensive business cases and project documentation, clearly defining scope, objectives, success criteria, and stakeholder alignment.
• Create and maintain detailed project plans, enabling accurate tracking of milestones, dependencies, and deliverables, to ensure projects remain focused and achievable, thereby supporting business needs.
• Manage resource allocation effectively, ensuring project priorities are met and capacity is optimised across teams.
• Engage proactively with project teams and stakeholders, identifying, assessing, and managing risks and issues, ensuring compliance with governance frameworks where necessary and with timely escalation to governance boards where appropriate.
• Control project scope, schedule, and budget, managing change requests and ensuring alignment with agreed parameters.
• Provide accurate and timely reporting by preparing progress updates, assurance reports, and board papers, on project status, risks, and performance to stakeholders, senior managers, and governance bodies.
• Monitor and manage outputs from all project-related resources, ensuring deliverables meet agreed standards, timelines, and budget constraints.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts and technical teams to ensure all changes are thoroughly tested and validated prior to deployment into live environments.
• Foster strong relationships with stakeholders, customers, and suppliers to support successful project delivery and long-term collaboration.
• Communicate effectively with customers, colleagues, and leadership on project progress, impacts, and outcomes.
• Ensure smooth transition of projects into operational services, minimising disruption and ensuring all documentation, training, and approvals are in place.
• Ensure compliance with their standards, including data protection, security, and quality assurance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead, support, and develop assigned project staff by setting clear objectives, providing feedback, and managing performance, to build capability and engagement within the team, thereby ensuring projects are delivered effectively and staff are supported in their development.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the role as required, by adapting to business needs and supporting colleagues across the department, to provide resilience and flexibility.

Knowledge required for this role covering qualifications, experience, and skills

Essential:

• Educated to A-level standard in a relevant subject or equivalent (including GSCE English & Maths A-C, or equivalent).    
• Hold a qualification in Project Management (Prince2 or similar) or have relevant experience and be willing to undertake formal project management training.
• Extensive IT sector knowledge.              
• Understanding of the implications of legislation affecting IT use, including the Data Protection Act / GDPR, accessibility, Computer Misuse Act and appropriate health and safety legislation.
• Previous proven experience in managing IT projects to successful completion in a complex business environment          
• Previous experience of successfully engaging with multiple stakeholders across key business areas       
• Experience in managing multiple projects at the same time effectively             
• A confident communicator, both verbally and in writing, possessing strong influencing and negation skills with demonstratable experience in leading teams or functions through change
• Organisational and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure, prioritising workloads to meet deadlines.     
• Self-motivated and able to use own initiative to complete tasks under minimal supervision       
• The ability to understand complexity and give accurate, concise advice to decision-makers and colleagues          
• Proficient in using Microsoft Project, Microsoft Project Web App, and Microsoft Office applications.     
• Literacy skills – Builds and understands the story/rationale within documents                 

Desirable:

Experience in all stages of project management, including the development, implementation and use of all the necessary controls and processes to minimise delays, additional costs or reduced delivery against the project plan and business case to ensure successful delivery   

ITIL Service Management Qualification              

Experience in managing and leading staff         

About the Client

Collaboration 

They nurture a supportive environment where new ideas are welcomed

They are stronger when we work together as one team

They actively engage with colleagues, stakeholders, and partners

They manage expectations and communicate their intentions and needs effectively

Integrity            

They are an ethical, transparent, and inclusive organisation

They endeavour to reduce inequalities in South Yorkshire

They strive to do the right thing

They have a respectful environment where unethical behaviour can be challenged

Ambition           

They aim for innovation, adapting to changing circumstances

They work together towards common goals, overcoming barriers

They are passionate and strive for excellence, with a relentless focus on delivery

They shout about their successes internally and externally

Accountability               

They take pride in their role and are publicly responsible for their results

They are a community and businesses-focused organisation

They listen to feedback, working to solve problems

They offer a safe space to own their successes, mistakes, and setbacks