Technical Project Manager

Job Title:Technical Project Manager
Location:Sheffield, in the office when required
Salary/Rate: £430 - £443
Start Date:05/05/2026
Job Type: Contracted- 6 months

Company Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our tier one banking clients! They are currently looking for a skilled technical project Manager to join their team for a six-month contract.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

We are seeking an experienced Programme / Project Manager to provide critical support to an Infrastructure team, managing IT Service Owner (ITSO) engagement for platform migration pre-requisite activities.The role focuses on coordinating enablement and upgrade activities required ahead of large-scale migrations, ensuring impacted services and platforms are fully prepared, tracked, and approved before production execution.This is a coordination-heavy role requiring strong stakeholder management, structured planning, and disciplined tracking across multiple infrastructure teams and service owners.

Key Responsibilities

Programme & Workstream Management

• Own and manage a dedicated Migration Pre-Tasks / Enablement workstream, decoupled from core migration execution.
• Plan, track, and report readiness activities required prior to migration events.
• Align enablement activities with the overarching migration schedule, while running as an independent execution stream.

Required Experience & Skills

• Strong experience as a Programme or Project Manager within large-scale infrastructure or platform programmes
• Proven track record coordinating pre-requisite or enablement workstreams for migrations or major upgrades
• Hands-on experience working with:
• Infrastructure teams
• IT Service Owners (ITSOs)
• Complex multi-stakeholder environments
• Excellent planning, dependency management, and reporting skills
• Ability to manage ambiguity and drive clarity across multiple teams

Planning & Execution Coordination

• Coordinate execution of infrastructure upgrades and prerequisite changes across virtualised environments and clusters.
• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure correct sequencing of enablement activities.
• Manage reboots, downtime windows, and non‑functional dependencies as part of upgrade execution planning.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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