IT Project Manager (Ref: 192571)
Posted 1 day ago by Forsyth Barnes
£550 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
Crewe, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The IT Project Manager will lead a significant digital transformation initiative focused on transitioning technology vendors into live service, enhancing enterprise-wide operations. This role requires collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of new vendor services and effective change management. The position is hybrid, requiring a minimum of three days on-site per week, with a day rate of up to £550. The contract is outside IR35 and is expected to last until at least December 31, 2025, with potential for extension.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end delivery of service transition projects, ensuring new vendor services are integrated seamlessly into the enterprise environment.
- Partner with IT, business leaders, vendors, and external partners to deliver enterprise-wide technology solutions.
- Collaborate with Commercial and Legal teams on contracts, SLAs, and vendor performance.
- Apply structured business change management to derisk transitions and drive adoption.
- Provide clear and confident communication to senior stakeholders, translating complex technical details into business value.
- Align IT infrastructure, enterprise applications, and integration strategies to support long-term business goals.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience leading digital transformation initiatives in large enterprise environments.
- Strong knowledge of IT service transition processes, infrastructure, enterprise systems, and integrations.
- A track record of delivering IT solutions that enable business change at scale.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior executives.
- Strong commercial awareness, including contract and SLA negotiation.
- Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Business acumen and understanding of how technology creates value.
- Experience applying business change management to reduce risk and ensure success.
Salary (Rate): £550 daily
City: Crewe
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
IT Project Manager – Digital Transformation & Service Transition
Location: Crewe
ASAP Start
Current End date: 31/12/2025 – likely to be extended
Day rate: Up to £550
IR 35: Outside
37 hours per week
Hybrid - Minimum 3 days on site per week – may need to be in more on some weeks depending on work demand
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead a critical initiative focused on transitioning technology vendors into live service as part of a wider digital transformation. This is a high-impact role, enabling enterprise-wide change and supporting our journey towards smarter, more connected, and more sustainable operations.
What You’ll Do
- Lead end-to-end delivery of service transition projects, ensuring new vendor services are integrated seamlessly into the enterprise environment.
- Partner with IT, business leaders, vendors, and external partners to deliver enterprise-wide technology solutions.
- Collaborate with Commercial and Legal teams on contracts, SLAs, and vendor performance.
- Apply structured business change management to derisk transitions and drive adoption.
- Provide clear and confident communication to senior stakeholders, translating complex technical details into business value.
- Align IT infrastructure, enterprise applications, and integration strategies to support long-term business goals.
What they’re looking for
- Proven experience leading digital transformation initiatives in large enterprise environments.
- Strong knowledge of IT service transition processes, infrastructure, enterprise systems, and integrations.
- A track record of delivering IT solutions that enable business change at scale.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior executives.
- Strong commercial awareness, including contract and SLA negotiation.
- Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Business acumen and understanding of how technology creates value.
- Experience applying business change management to reduce risk and ensure success.
Preferred
- Project management certification (Prince2, PMP, MSP).
- ITIL Service Transition or equivalent certification.
- Automotive or manufacturing industry experience (a plus).