Project Manager

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex IT projects within a large enterprise environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing projects from initiation through to completion, ensuring delivery within agreed scope, timelines, budget, and quality standards while engaging effectively with a diverse stakeholder group. Key Responsibilities • Mobilise and manage the delivery of assigned IT projects, ensuring successful delivery against business requirements, timelines, budgets, and quality objectives.  • Track project progress and provide regular reporting to stakeholders and leadership teams. • Build and maintain strong relationships with project sponsors, business stakeholders, and technical teams.  • Manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies, ensuring appropriate mitigation and escalation where required. • Monitor project budgets and ensure effective financial tracking and reporting. • Lead project teams within a matrix environment, providing direction and leadership throughout the project lifecycle. • Ensure effective governance and adherence to project management methodologies and standards.  • Coordinate internal teams, vendors, and external suppliers to ensure successful delivery of project outcomes.  • Manage supplier performance, vendor relationships, contract adherence, and commercial engagements.  • Support procurement and tender activities where required. • Deliver weekly and monthly project reporting to programme leadership and governance forums.  • Conduct post-implementation reviews and drive continuous improvement initiatives. • Provide coaching, mentoring, and knowledge transfer to team members where appropriate. Essential Experience & Skills • Proven experience as a Project Manager delivering large-scale IT projects. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with fluency in English. • Third-level qualification (degree or diploma) in a relevant discipline. • Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities, including engagement with senior business and technical stakeholders. • Experience delivering technology projects within complex, matrix-managed environments. • Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, project governance, risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies. • Experience working with third-party suppliers and outsourced delivery partners. • Strong negotiation, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills. • Ability to work across multiple teams and management levels to achieve successful project outcomes. • Experience preparing and presenting project updates to senior leadership and governance forums. Desirable Experience • Relevant project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent). • Experience working within public sector or highly regulated environments. • Experience managing procurement, tendering, and vendor selection activities. • Experience delivering large-scale digital transformation, infrastructure, cloud, or enterprise application projects. • Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies. Why Version 1?   At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.  • Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits  • Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme  • Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances a