2 weeks ago

Project Manager - IT/Business/Asset Management

West Sussex 55K - 65K Permanent

Job Reference: 57645092

A major utilities organisation I am working closely with on the South Coast is looking for a delivery-focused Project Manager to drive independent IT and business change projects across a dynamic portfolio.

𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲: Project Manager - IT/Business/Asset Management
𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲: £55,000 - £65,000
𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Permanent, 2-3 days per week on site
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: South East - Kent/Hampshire/Sussex/Surrey

Key Responsibilities:

End-to-end delivery of medium-scale IT and business change initiatives
Leadership of cross-functional teams and mentoring of colleagues
Oversight of project governance including risk, quality, and change control
Budget management, procurement, and coordination of third-party contracts
Strategic stakeholder engagement across technical and business functions
Formal reporting to senior leadership on financials, milestones, and project status
Alignment of project inter-dependencies within broader programme objectives

To be considered for this role, you must have:

Proven track record delivering large, complex infrastructure or construction projects.
Background in engineering, project management, or a related field.
Strong commercial and stakeholder management skills.
Confident communicator with a safety-first mindset.
Experience with contract negotiation and risk-based decision-making.

You will serve as the central point of accountability from project initiation through to service transition, driving measurable outcomes across operations, technology, and stakeholder engagement.

Utilities background not essential but preferred - what is desirable is having worked in regulated/customer focused spaces such as retail with experience delivering meaningfully sized applications into business teams.

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