About the role

Senior IT Project Manager responsible for establishing a PMO and delivering internal IT projects. Leading digital transformation initiatives and collaborating with business stakeholders in a growing organization.

Responsibilities

Establish and embed a pragmatic PMO framework, including project lifecycle, governance, standards, templates, controls, and reporting appropriate to the organisation’s size and maturity.
Define and maintain consistent project methodologies, documentation, and tools to ensure transparency and effective delivery across the IT portfolio.
Provide portfolio-level visibility, including prioritisation, dependency management, risk tracking, and executive reporting.
Lead and deliver multiple concurrent IT initiatives end-to-end, ensuring outcomes are achieved on time, within scope, and within budget.
Act as hands-on Project Manager for high-impact initiatives, including customer digital platforms, Office 365 rationalisation and enhancement, and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central implementation.
Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, risk and issue registers, and communication plans.
Proactively identify, manage, and mitigate risks, issues, and dependencies to minimise delivery impacts.
Partner with business leaders, IT teams, and third-party vendors to align requirements, priorities, and expectations.
Facilitate project governance forums, including steering committees, status reporting, and decision-making processes.
Support change management and ensure effective transition and handover to operations, while driving continuous improvement through lessons learned.

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Project Management, or a related discipline
5+ years’ experience delivering IT projects in a hands-on Project Manager or PMO role
Proven experience establishing, operating, or maturing a PMO within a growing or transforming organisation
Professional project management certification required or strongly preferred (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP, or equivalent PMO/portfolio certification)
Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise IT initiatives, including ERP implementations (such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central), digital platforms, collaboration tools, and infrastructure or telephony solutions
Strong working knowledge of project and portfolio management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) with the ability to apply them pragmatically
Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and organisational skills, with the ability to operate effectively at both delivery and executive levels
Strong problem-solving capability, with a proven ability to manage ambiguity, risk, and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment