Technical Project Manager
| Posting date: | 21 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 January 2026 |
| Location: | Swansea, Swansea, SA1 1SP |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 4763275_1768981687 |
Summary
Hays are now looking for a Technical Project Manager for one of our local clients:
- Flexible rate, Outside IR35
- Remote
- Network Refresh / Data Migration
Overview
An organisation completing a large‑scale network modernisation programme is seeking a Senior Technical Project Management consultant to support the final delivery phase. The focus of this engagement is to provide independent coordination and assurance across complex Cisco‑based network and datacentre migrations, ensuring a controlled transition into operational service.
What you'll be doing
- Provide structured project management and continuity during the final stages of a network transformation programme
- Coordinate delivery across Cisco SDA campus networking and Cisco ACI datacentre workstreams
- Work closely with internal infrastructure teams and specialist Cisco partners to plan, sequence, and execute migration activity
- Oversee campus network and Wi‑Fi cutovers into software‑defined network environments
- Manage dependencies, milestones, risks, and issues across multiple parallel technical streams
- Support governance reporting and financial tracking aligned to agreed approval and control processes
- Coordinate migration schedules, technical readiness activities, and stakeholder communications
- Support the transition from programme delivery into business‑as‑usual operational support
Skills and experience needed
- Proven experience delivering complex network or infrastructure transformation programmes
- Strong working knowledge of Cisco enterprise networking technologies, including:
- Cisco Software‑Defined Access (SDA)
- Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
- Understanding of datacentre and platform migrations, including virtualisation and storage technologies
- Experience working alongside internal infrastructure teams and third‑party Cisco engineering partners
- Ability to manage technically complex migrations and cutover activity within live environments
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including facilitation of technical planning and readiness sessions
- Comfortable operating independently in a consultancy role, focused on delivery outcomes rather than resource augmentation
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