IT Project Manager

Location:

Chelmsford (CM2) – Essex, South East, United Kingdom

Salary:

£44263 – £54395 per annum

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

Search Information Technology Jobs

Other Industries & Skills: 

Information / Knowledge Management

Advertiser:

Bluetownonline Ltd

Job ID:

131140168

Posted On: 

23 September 2024

Job Title: IT Project Manager

Location: Chelmsford

Salary: GBP44,263 – GBP54,395 per year

Job type: Full Time, Permanent / Fixed term (18 months) This role can be based in either our Chelmsford or Cambridge campus.

Closing Date: Monday 7th October 2024.

About ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

The Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to shape and lead projects that deliver IT based solutions for our students and staff. You will be practical and committed to take a hands-on approach where needed.

With a Degree and/or equivalent professional current project management certification e.g. Agile, PRINCE2, APMG, PMP you will have a sound knowledge of IT and emerging technologies, strong interpersonal and leadership skills, and experience working in large organisations managing change. You will also have previous experience in managing and delivering complex technical ideas to both a technical and non-technical audience, and experience delivering projects using both Agile and Waterfall project management approaches, tailoring as needed.

ARU are looking for two Project Managers (one permanent and another fixed term for eighteen months) with experience of implementing IT Business Systems solutions and/or IT Infrastructure for building projects.

Please note it is anticipated that interviews will be held in late October/early November.

Benefits:

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

Extra Information:

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff to share this commitment.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Project Manager, IT Project Manager, Project Coordinator, IT Project Coordinator, IT Project Controller, Technical Project Manager, IT Manager, IT Business Project Manager, Technology Project Manager, Technical Project Manager, Software Project Manager will also be considered for this role.

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