Project Manager

Project Manager£37,000 - £43,000 | Cheshire region with flexible home working

Office attendance: Ideally weekly, although more remote working (potentially monthly office attendance) can be considered for the right person.

We're looking for an Technical lead/ Project Manager to join a growing professional services technology business supporting clients across the Financial Services and Legal sectors. The role is very flexible with large amount of home working with some office work as required (some days during each month). Therefore candidates commutable to Cheshire would be required (North Wales/ North West etc).

This is a great opportunity for an Infrastructure Engineer, Systems Engineer or IT Support professional who has moved into project management and is looking to take the next step.

The role will focus on internal infrastructure, hardware and server projects, including projects such as VMware to Azure migrations, server infrastructure and wider technology upgrades.

What you'll be doing:Managing internal infrastructure and hardware projects from start to finish

Coordinating VMware, Azure, server and infrastructure projects

Working closely with Infrastructure Engineers and technical teams

Creating project plans, timelines and milestones

Managing risks, issues and project dependencies

Coordinating internal teams and third-party suppliers

Providing project updates to stakeholders

Managing multiple projects through to successful completion

What we're looking for:The most important thing is strong technical infrastructure knowledge.

You could be an experienced Infrastructure/System Engineer who has recently moved into project management, or a Junior Technical Project Manager with a solid hands-on IT background.

Ideally you'll have:

A background in IT infrastructure, servers, hardware or systems

Around 1-2 years' project management/project coordination experience

Good understanding of infrastructure environments

Experience working on IT infrastructure projects

VMware and/or Azure experience would be beneficial

Strong communication and organisational skills

You don't need to be a highly experienced Project Manager. We're particularly interested in someone who understands the technical side of infrastructure and is now looking to build their career in project management.