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IT Project Manager

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Our Business

Workdry International is a market-leading provider of engineered solutions for the handling and treatment of water and wastewater.

Our Selwood, Siltbuster, Vanderkamp and Holland Pump business combined form a UK, European and US leader in pumping solutions, on-site water treatment, wet waste processing and the prevention of waterborne pollution, delivering an unrivalled range of rapidly deployable solutions.

Workdry provides support to group companies through administration and back-office functions including finance, HR, training and development, and health and safety.

We are committed to excellence in solutions and services, staff training and development, sustainability and diversity, and provide an environment where every team member can thrive and progress to their full potential.

About The Role

The Workdry Group has seen enormous growth over recent years and is scaling up its investment in technology to drive greater customer engagement and operational efficiency. Due to this we are recruiting an IT Project Manager, which is a critical role in planning and leading our most essential commercial transformation projects across the group, ensuring successful execution and alignment with our overall business goals.

This role will be responsible for leading and overseeing complex IT and other central function projects from conception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards, while fostering strong relationships with clients and cross-functional teams.

Tasks & Responsibilities

  • Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or more areas

  • Provide on-site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals

  • Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one or more initiatives simultaneously

  • Report on project success criteria results, metrics, testing, and deployment management activities

  • Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence

  • Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships that facilitate project success

  • Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks, and issues

  • Manage ongoing quality control and participate in quality issue resolution

  • Assist in dispute, negotiation, arbitration, or litigation, as needed

  • Support formal/informal schedules to manage the engagement contract

  • Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise project and program team

  • Effectively communicate with superiors, team members, clients, and other stakeholders

  • Continue professional development in order to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices

    Qualifications & Experience

  • Extensive experience in leading IT business projects, with demonstrable experience of successful delivery.

  • Extensive experience in managing complex IT projects or programs in a finance, sales, service, quote to cash and manufacturing environment, largely based upon the application of technology and associated business process change.

  • Strong strategic thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

  • Team management skills, with experience leading diverse, geographically dispersed teams.

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to guide and motivate diverse teams, as well influence and engage stakeholders at all levels of the business.

  • Relevant certifications such as PMP (Project Management Professional) or PRINCE2 (Projects IN Controlled Environments) are advantageous along with agile methodologies.

  • Proven track record in leading successful IT projects and change initiatives and achieving positive outcomes in complex environments.

  • Experience of leading complex IT change projects especially with networking, infrastructure, Microsoft Azure, SharePoint, cyber security technologies, along with the integration/migration of IT systems as part of company acquisitions and expansion.

  • Experience leading projects associated with IoT telemetry would be a real bonus as would experience in leading data projects.

  • Experience of process re-engineering to deliver project outcomes in a commercial setting.

  • Ability and willingness to travel nationally and internationally for company sites when needed.

    What we can offer you

    We understand balancing work and life commitments isn’t always easy, that’s why we’ve designed our benefits package to support you in all areas of life.

    Competitive salary

    Eligible for company bonus scheme (annual and quarterly payments)

    25 days holiday (plus length of service increases) + 8 Bank Holidays

    Holiday buying (up to an additional week)

    Private Medical Insurance (PMI) for yourself

    Medical cash plan for yourself – reimburse health costs e.g. dentist or optician, access to 24hour online GP services, discounted gym memberships

    Pension scheme with contribution based on total earnings not just salary

    Life assurance protection at 3 x salary

    Employee discount scheme (discounts/vouchers for supermarkets, high street shops, holidays and more)

    Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) & access to Mental Health First Aiders

    Employee referral scheme (up to £1,000 per referral)

    Hybrid working (i.e., working from home and in the office) pattern

    Support for development and training

    This role is not open to Agencies - Please no calls or emails - Thank you.

    EDI Statement

    Workdry International Ltd is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

    We value transparency, respecting others and understanding differences. We give full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

    As part of your recruitment journey, we are happy to support requests for reasonable adjustments

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