IT Project Manager
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Position Overview & Specifications
IT Project Manager
The Role
Hutchison Ports (UK) – Port of Felixstowe is the largest deep-water Port in the UK and to support our continued development and growth we are looking to recruit an IT Project Manager for the ISD team.
Reporting to the IT Change and Business Systems Manager and being a member of the ISD Team, in this role you will have functional responsibility for the co-ordination of all IT Projects and software development activities across HPUK, always adhering to policies and procedures relating to IT and Health and Safety. You will be accountable for quality, budget, and timeliness of all ISD change programmes and for managing the many and often competing prioritises of the team and the business stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.
Key Requirements
- Ensuring that realistic project, quality, change control and risk management processes are maintained, taking full responsibility for the definition, documentation and successful completion of complex projects.
- To determine impacts and risk to pipeline delivery with full stakeholder engagement, perform wider portfolio and project analysis.
- Ensure quality standards are maintained through quality assurance activities when leading critical project governance activities, including project meetings, progressing projects through life cycle transitions.
- Support the project and portfolio reporting process, providing quality assurance and analysis on the reports to ensure and maintain a single source of truth, flagging areas of concern and inconsistency.
- To ensure and maintain a single source of truth provide quality assurance and analysis on the reports when supporting the project and portfolio reporting process, flagging any areas of concern and inconsistency.
- Aggregation of both business and system requirements including the orchestration of IT Tenders to enable utilisation of third-party resources or capabilities to compliment software development.
- Responsible for effective communication of issues risks, project status and budgetary information to key stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Development of an appropriate PMO tools, framework, and governance to support the overall IT Change governance suited to the maturity of the organisation and its goals.
- When required provide project/programme planning support to Project Managers within the wider portfolio.
- Peer review within the stage gate review process, quality assuring the deliverables before each gate, coaching, and supporting Project Managers to ensure objectives are achieved, and flagging areas of concern.
- Facilitates the capture of business value measurements for IT initiatives and how new technical capabilities will be delivered to the business, including all activities that the business needs to do to prepare for new technologies.
Who are we looking for?
Suitable applicants should meet the following criteria:
Essential:
- Demonstrable experience (8 – 10 Years) of working in an IT Project Management position focused on delivery of change and Project Management Office supporting a multi-disciplinary team.
- Extensive project and project office management experience.
- A demonstrable understanding of IT infrastructure, networking systems and information management systems including Microsoft 365 and SharePoint plus Cloud migration technologies.
- Experience in the orchestration of 3rd party tender and evaluation.
- Infrastructure domain knowledge – Transition and Transformation Projects.
- Ability to analyse and assess risk thoroughly understanding cause and effect systems.
- First-hand expertise with MS Project, MS Excel and familiarity with other Project Management tools.
- Experience and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies, and tools.
- Experience of working with software developers to deliver internal /external application changes.
Desirable:
- Prince II practitioner.
- ITIL qualification.
- Microsoft Cloud framework including Sharepoint and Infopath.
- Ability to produce and/or present clear written material suitable for consumption by HPUK Executive, Senior Management, and Global Hutchison Ports IT Teams.
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
Hutchison Ports is committed to creating and developing an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants and encourage discussion about flexible working opportunities. We offer a supportive, community environment and have recently been awarded Chartered status by Women In Maritime. We have our own Women’s Network, offer leadership, mentoring and role specific training.
Please apply via the Port-al. The selection process may involve a competency based interview and psychometric assessment.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £53,000.00-£58,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 08/04/2023
Reference ID: 9600
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Taxi & Car Services
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for IT Project Manager roles across Port of Felixstowe's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Taxi & Car Services.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £53,000 - £58,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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