Infrastructure Project Manager

Contract Opportunity: Infrastructure Project Manager (Inside IR35) - 6-month contract

Leading UK Bank | 440 per day | Remote - with occasional out-of-hours (to co-ordinate any releases)

Experienced Infrastructure Project Manager who can work in a fast-paced environment, leading a team to deliver cutting-edge infrastructure projects.

About the Role:

You'll manage a variety of Infrastructure Technology Projects. You'll lead and coordinate technical teams to deliver on key project milestones, ensuring that every phase-from initiation and design to build, testing, and support-meets the highest standards.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Delivering on Time and Budget: Manage projects to hit timelines and financial targets, while meeting governance and regulatory standards.
• Team Leadership: Guide and coordinate technical teams to achieve business and IT goals across the full project lifecycle
• Implementation and Planning: Oversee the scope, resources, and schedule to drive project success.
• Governance and Compliance: Ensure each project phase is fully compliant with our frameworks and guidelines.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a point of contact, identifying and aligning resources with project objectives
• Risk & Issue Management: Handle issue resolution, risk analysis, and necessary escalations with skill.
• Reporting: Provide status reports regularly to track project progress against goals.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Strong background in Infrastructure project management, with experience in project planning, budget oversight, and proactive monitoring.
• Demonstrated experience with Infrastructure-focused projects.
• A proven ability to lead multi-site teams of technical experts.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and guide teams toward a common goal.
• Strong financial acumen and budget management expertise.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, especially when facing complex project demands.
• Familiarity with collaborating with IT suppliers for project deliverables.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience working in the Financial sector and the ability to translate technology challenges into business-focused language.
• Recognised project management certification or training.
• Experience with multiple development methodologies, particularly Agile and Waterfall.