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Senior IT Project Manager
| Posting date: | 13 November 2024 |
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| Salary: | £58,596 to £65,814 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 December 2024 |
| Location: | Headington, Oxford |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Oxford Brookes University |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 173179 |
Summary
As an IT Project Manager you will be responsible for delivering designated IT projects on schedule, within budget and to agreed quality standards. You will be responsible for delivering technical change projects, such as cloud adoptions or strategic transformations. You'll be involved in the full project management lifecycle, from gathering requirements (with the help of business analysts), through to delivering the expected outcomes and ensuring that budget, scope and timelines are adhered to.
This two-year role will provide the right candidate with an opportunity to build their career in a senior Project Management role. We are looking for a candidate with the right mindset. If your skills are developing towards a Senior IT PM role and you can demonstrate an aptitude for getting things done in an organised way then this role could be for you.
Knowledge of practical project management tools such as being a guru in Servicenow or the Scaled Agile Framework could be advantageous. IT Services at Oxford Brookes University is a modern, service-oriented environment that is constantly embracing change. You will be joining the team at an exciting time and will be contributing to the ‘cloud-first’ digital strategy which aims to transform university life through the use of digital technologies and services, as well as delivering excellent customer service. In return you will be provided with development opportunities both professionally and personally that will enable you to continue to enhance your skills and knowledge.
About you:
We’re ideally looking for someone with:
● Experience of end to end project management including proven experience of preparing business cases, project initiation documents, planning and successfully delivering IT projects including risk management, issue resolution, contingencies and formalised project progress reporting.
● Experience in taking care of vendors, markets in which they operate within a multisource environment
● Experience of major Data Centre application transition
● Experience of managing total cost of ownership and optimisation of Cloud deployments
● Proven experience with Software licensing, hardware and complex services contracts
About us:
At Oxford Brookes University we pride ourselves in the great experience we offer our staff. You'll be joining a friendly, professional environment where every member of staff is recognised as playing an important role to the success of Oxford Brookes University. We aspire to being a progressive, inclusive, diverse and flexible employer.
You will also enjoy the benefits of working at Oxford Brookes University with up to 38 days holiday, rising to 41 days holiday (this includes 13 Bank Holidays and Concessionary Days), a generous Local Government pension scheme (19.2% Employer contribution rate), cycle to work scheme and access to a variety of university facilities (Brookes Nursery, Gym and sports facilities). To find out more about the benefits of working for Oxford Brookes please visit www.brookes.ac.uk/job-vacancies/working-at-brookes
This two-year role will provide the right candidate with an opportunity to build their career in a senior Project Management role. We are looking for a candidate with the right mindset. If your skills are developing towards a Senior IT PM role and you can demonstrate an aptitude for getting things done in an organised way then this role could be for you.
Knowledge of practical project management tools such as being a guru in Servicenow or the Scaled Agile Framework could be advantageous. IT Services at Oxford Brookes University is a modern, service-oriented environment that is constantly embracing change. You will be joining the team at an exciting time and will be contributing to the ‘cloud-first’ digital strategy which aims to transform university life through the use of digital technologies and services, as well as delivering excellent customer service. In return you will be provided with development opportunities both professionally and personally that will enable you to continue to enhance your skills and knowledge.
About you:
We’re ideally looking for someone with:
● Experience of end to end project management including proven experience of preparing business cases, project initiation documents, planning and successfully delivering IT projects including risk management, issue resolution, contingencies and formalised project progress reporting.
● Experience in taking care of vendors, markets in which they operate within a multisource environment
● Experience of major Data Centre application transition
● Experience of managing total cost of ownership and optimisation of Cloud deployments
● Proven experience with Software licensing, hardware and complex services contracts
About us:
At Oxford Brookes University we pride ourselves in the great experience we offer our staff. You'll be joining a friendly, professional environment where every member of staff is recognised as playing an important role to the success of Oxford Brookes University. We aspire to being a progressive, inclusive, diverse and flexible employer.
You will also enjoy the benefits of working at Oxford Brookes University with up to 38 days holiday, rising to 41 days holiday (this includes 13 Bank Holidays and Concessionary Days), a generous Local Government pension scheme (19.2% Employer contribution rate), cycle to work scheme and access to a variety of university facilities (Brookes Nursery, Gym and sports facilities). To find out more about the benefits of working for Oxford Brookes please visit www.brookes.ac.uk/job-vacancies/working-at-brookes
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