Project Manager in Greater London

What is an project manager?

For IT projects to run to budget and on time, an IT project manager is usually required. They are responsible for planning and rolling out IT projects by ensuring that each team is correctly briefed and on track, right down to an individual level.

An IT project manager should be able to develop and maintain excellent working relationships across all departments and be able to work to tight deadlines, resolving project roadblocks as they arise. Good time management is essential, as is a flexible approach to work.

Project manager job description and responsibilities

A project manager should be able to run multiple business-critical IT projects at once, pulling together information and objectives from senior stakeholders and team leads to create a timeline and list of project deliverables which are briefed into team members and monitored until completion.

Professionals should be skilled at budget management and be able to consistently deliver projects within set costs.

Planning, managing and implementing IT application development projects

Setting and scheduling project priorities

Managing and monitoring budgets for IT projects

Being a point of contact for all project teams

Issuing IT resources when needed

Briefing project details to the relevant parties

Liaising with third parties and external suppliers

IT project manager qualifications, skills and experience

Professionals within this job field should have good mix of management skills, people skills and IT expertise.

They should also have a degree in one of the following subjects:

IT or Computer Science

Business Management

Engineering

Experience in a similar role or with project management is usually preferable, as is a strong technical background. Any of the following technical skills are also beneficial:

Certified in project planning methodologies such as Scrum, Agile, PMI or Prince2

Experience with MS Project or other project management software

A good knowledge of ITIL

Good knowledge of server systems

HTML, CSS and JQuery fluency

Skills should also include some of the following personal characteristics:

Excellent problem-solving skills

Good negotiation skills

Attention to detail

Ability to multitask

Ability to keep calm under pressure

Excellent written and verbal communication

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Salary for Project Manager in Greater London

60500 - 90750

25th percentile

60500

The candidate has little or no prior experience in the position and is still developing relevant skills.

50th percentile

75750

The candidate has an average level of experience and has most of the necessary skills.

75th percentile

90750

The candidate has above-average experience, has most or all the necessary skills, and may have specialised qualifications.

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