Project Manager (D365)

Willmott Dixon are currently looking to recruit an IT Project Manager to join their project services team within the IT department. Within this role you will be responsible for the management and delivery of technology and application projects ensuring all projects are delivered to time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards whilst maintaining good stakeholder relationships.

Currently there is a focus on delivering an ERP implementation project and other associated software projects, so experience with ERP/software project management would be preferred.

Although the team are based at our head office in Letchworth Garden City, this role can be done as either a hybrid, or a fully remote role, with occasional travel to Letchworth or other Willmott Dixon office locations.

They are a great team to work with and would describe themselves as: -

• Flexible
• Fun
• Uncomplicated
• Genuine and friendly
• Innovative and keen to improve
• Responsive to customer needs

As a project manager you will lead on the day-to-day management to ensure that the project is delivering the requirements, within timescales, budget and to agreed quality standards. You will ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with defined procedures, policies and the prevailing IT processes and project management methodologies used to manage and control the end-to-end services.

We are looking for an experienced project manager with the following skills and experience:

• Delivering projects (preferably using Prince2 or other methodologies)
• Ability to manage multiple projects dependant on the complexity
• Setting and achieving project milestones
• Managing costs against the business case and exceptions with budget holders
• Working in a fast-paced environment
• Strong stakeholder management
• Problem solving skills
• Managing ambiguity
• Resilience

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential Criteria

• Prince2 qualification
• ITIL 4 Foundation

Desirable Criteria

• Familiar with ITIL principles
• Prince2 for Agile Projects
• MSP

Additional Information

Willmott Dixon embraces diversity in the workplace and will consider flexible and agile working. We are a disability confident employer.

Benefits: In return we reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full / heavily discounted private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

About Us

With 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon’s purpose beyond profit is to deliver brilliant buildings, transform lives, strengthen communities, and enhance the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and trusted privately owned business where our people can thrive.

Construction is changing and we are at the forefront of that change. Pioneering new ways to build, innovating the way construction is viewed and establishing ourselves as one of the top employers in any industry. It truly is an amazing company in one of the most exciting industries with a vast array of professional career paths.

Willmott Dixon has just been awarded No 1 in the Best "Big" Companies (2022) to work for and already holds the Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022 and is the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.