IT Project Planner – FTC 6 Months - £50k pro-rata

• Are you an experienced Project Planner (IT) who would like to get some great technology projects on to your CV?
• Do you want to work with an innovative Fibre Technology business?

My client has an opening for an IT Projects Coordinator who will be responsible for planning and delivering IT projects for the whole organisation, supporting business and departmental change initiatives.

 The role has responsibility for coordinating a wide range of deliverables spanning IT services, systems, technologies and processes. 

 The position is a customer facing role requiring strong communication and organisation skills, coordinating multiple activities and workstreams from idea creation through to service deployment.  The role involves planning deliverables, tracking and communicating progress, handling risks and issues and developing collaboration across a varied stakeholder base to support IT delivery. 

 Additionally, the role has responsibility for accurately maintaining important administration activities such as project documentation and department finances in line with company budgets. 

 What will you be doing?

• Support the successful planning, implementation and communication of varied change initiatives delivering new and enhanced IT capabilities, including application and technology projects, process and control enhancements, and continuous improvements. 
• Contribute to an engaged, collaborative and high-performing team, communicating clear targets, setting expectations, encouraging collaboration and providing regular communications and feedback to stakeholders.
• Driving change projects and delivering new and enhanced IT capabilities.
• Contributing to ensuring the organisation adheres to any necessary regulations, compliance requirements and best practice in relation to cybersecurity, infrastructure and enterprise risk management.
• Development, execution & follow-up of audits, reviews, compliance & health checks on all areas of ISD projects, administration and portfolio management. 
• Day to day spend and budget monitoring/recording for ISD (actuals vs budget) with input into ongoing budget planning.
• Maintaining important administration activities such as project documentation in line with company requirements.
• Preparation of materials to communicate project, activity & financial status/progress/risks/issues/metrics to key stakeholders including senior executives.
• Contributing to control initiatives as required, including contract, procurement and budget management, risk and issue management, continuous improvement (methods, processes, standards, procedures and tools).

What skills and experience should you bring to the role?

• Demonstrable experience of project planning and delivery.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills (both written and verbal): Ability to work with others, comfortable in receiving and giving direction from/to peers to achieve operational goals. 
• Experience with coordinating IT projects / improvement initiatives / change control; able to assign and coordinate resource effectively and monitor and report on ever-changing task, risk and issue status. 
• Ability to efficiently scope projects by eliciting and prioritising data and information. 
• An understanding of Project Management principles.
• Ability to prioritise effectively based on business needs.
• Ability to manage multiple activities concurrently. 
• Problem solving and decision making.
• Experience with maintaining documentation accurately and timely.
• Ability to manage budgets and investments.

The role is based in Kendal, Cumbria. To apply you must be willing to be on-site 4 days per week.