ICT Project Manager

VolkerWessels UK is a market leading contracting group of five closely linked businesses.

We provide integrated and ground-breaking solutions for the civil engineering and construction sectors, with specialisms in rail, highways, airports, marine, defence, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

We''re now looking for an experienced ICT Project Manager to join our ICT team and help lead the successful delivery of technology and business transformation initiatives across the organisation.

Reporting to the Head of Programme Management Office (PMO), you''ll take ownership of a diverse portfolio of projects, leading them from initiation through to successful implementation and benefits realisation. Working with senior stakeholders, business teams, and third-party suppliers, you''ll play a key role in driving change, improving processes, and delivering technology solutions that support our strategic objectives.

If you''re passionate about project delivery, stakeholder engagement, and organisational transformation, we''d love to hear from you.

About our role

As ICT Project Manager, you''ll be responsible for leading multiple concurrent projects while ensuring delivery to agreed timescales, budgets, and quality standards.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the end-to-end delivery of ICT and business transformation projects.
• Managing project scope, timelines, budgets, resources, risks, and dependencies.
• Driving organisational change and technology adoption across the business.
• Developing and maintaining project plans, ensuring projects are appropriately governed and controlled.
• Providing regular reporting to project boards, steering groups, and senior stakeholders.
• Identifying, managing, and mitigating project risks and issues.
• Ensuring adherence to project governance frameworks and best practice methodologies.
• Facilitating project workshops and stakeholder engagement sessions.
• Building strong, collaborative relationships with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation.
• Managing external suppliers and partners to achieve desired programme outcomes.
• Supporting and developing members of the wider PMO and business analysis teams.
• Conducting post-implementation reviews and ensuring successful project close-out and lessons learned.
• Working closely with the Implementation Manager and wider ICT leadership team to support strategic delivery objectives.

About you

We''re now looking for an experienced ICT Project Manager to join our ICT team and help lead the successful delivery of technology and business transformation initiatives across the organisation.

Reporting to the Head of Programme Management Office (PMO), you''ll take ownership of a diverse portfolio of projects, leading them from initiation through to successful implementation and benefits realisation. Working with senior stakeholders, business teams, and third-party suppliers, you''ll play a key role in driving change, improving processes, and delivering technology solutions that support our strategic objectives.

If you''re passionate about project delivery, stakeholder engagement, and organisational transformation, we''d love to hear from you.

About you

You''ll be an experienced Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering successful technology and business change projects through the full project lifecycle.

You''ll combine strong project management expertise with excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence at all levels of the business.

• Demonstrable experience managing and delivering end-to-end ICT projects.
• Strong knowledge and practical application of both Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
• PRINCE2 Practitioner, APM qualification, or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience leading business transformation and organisational change initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the confidence to influence and challenge constructively.
• Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience managing project budgets, resources, risks, and governance requirements.
• The ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Strong planning, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing third-party suppliers and delivery partners.
• A resilient and adaptable approach with the ability to maintain momentum and focus in a fast-paced environment.
• A pragmatic approach to project delivery, balancing governance, risk, and business needs.
• A collaborative mindset with a focus on developing others and driving team success

If your past experience doesn''t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerWessels UK operate through five separate, but complementary businesses, working in collaboration and using our specialist skills to deliver an integrated service for our clients. At any one time, our people are working on our sites or in our offices, for around 250 projects across the UK. Everyday we overcome challenges, fulfilling our commitments, no matter what. That''s what our business is about, that''s how our people find satisfaction in their jobs.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Flexible working opportunities
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

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Additional information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

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