IT Project Manager
| Posting date: | 20 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £61,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 March 2026 |
| Location: | Watford, Hertfordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | West Herts College |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 3259B |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced IT professional to join our IT & Systems Department.
We are looking for a confident IT Project Manager to work with our DevOps team and newly formed Project Management Office to support the development, direction, and delivery of IT services covering college infrastructure, including on-premise, SaaS and cloud services across storage, network, firewalls, and management systems.
What you will be doing on a daily basis, working with stakeholders, executive c-suite and IT teams to deliver critical modern systems for the college. Provide IT Project management support for all WHC Group Core strategic projects. Technical knowledge required: Cisco networking, Firewalls, Windows Server, SQL, Database Concepts, AD, Virtualisation, Microsoft 365 / Azure, IP telephony, Power Shell, SCCM and Intune.
The ideal candidate will hold Azure accreditation (AZ-900 or equivalent), Prince2 and ITIL certificated. Have a minimum of 5 years experience working in an enterprise environment as an IT Project Manager.
This is a full time, permanent position, based primarily at our Watford campus with travel between our other campus’ as required (hybrid working pattern available).
The closing date for applications is Friday 20th March 2026.
You’ll have the full support of a dynamic team and opportunities to bring your ideas to the role. Training and development are at the heart of everything we do so you’ll be actively encouraged to upskill.
You can access a wide range of discounts and benefits including a cycle-to-work scheme, free on-site parking, generous pension, generous holiday scheme, time off at Christmas, early finishes on a Friday and the opportunity to work from home.
For more information, please contact Human Resources on 01923 812333, or by e-mailing jobs@westherts.ac.uk.
WHC Group is positive about disabled people. If you need help applying for this role please contact the Human Resources department.
We are looking for a confident IT Project Manager to work with our DevOps team and newly formed Project Management Office to support the development, direction, and delivery of IT services covering college infrastructure, including on-premise, SaaS and cloud services across storage, network, firewalls, and management systems.
What you will be doing on a daily basis, working with stakeholders, executive c-suite and IT teams to deliver critical modern systems for the college. Provide IT Project management support for all WHC Group Core strategic projects. Technical knowledge required: Cisco networking, Firewalls, Windows Server, SQL, Database Concepts, AD, Virtualisation, Microsoft 365 / Azure, IP telephony, Power Shell, SCCM and Intune.
The ideal candidate will hold Azure accreditation (AZ-900 or equivalent), Prince2 and ITIL certificated. Have a minimum of 5 years experience working in an enterprise environment as an IT Project Manager.
This is a full time, permanent position, based primarily at our Watford campus with travel between our other campus’ as required (hybrid working pattern available).
The closing date for applications is Friday 20th March 2026.
You’ll have the full support of a dynamic team and opportunities to bring your ideas to the role. Training and development are at the heart of everything we do so you’ll be actively encouraged to upskill.
You can access a wide range of discounts and benefits including a cycle-to-work scheme, free on-site parking, generous pension, generous holiday scheme, time off at Christmas, early finishes on a Friday and the opportunity to work from home.
For more information, please contact Human Resources on 01923 812333, or by e-mailing jobs@westherts.ac.uk.
WHC Group is positive about disabled people. If you need help applying for this role please contact the Human Resources department.
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