IT Project Manager

Summary

Location: London (Hybrid)

Salary: Negotiable

Duration: 24 Months – FTC (Fixed Term Contract)

Availability: ASAP

About the Client

Our Client is a multinational public transport provider headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Established in 1987 during the privatisation of the National Bus Company, it has grown into a major operator of both bus and rail services across the UK, Ireland, Singapore, Australia, and Norway

They are looking to hire an experienced IT Project Manager on a Fixed Term Contract for 24 months.

About the Role

As part of the Fit for Future Growth Programme (F4FG), this role will play a key part in the delivery of a project who’s objective is to replace the OmniBus and Austrics Scheduling applications with the Hastus Scheduling system, across the Group UK and Ireland, Bus division.

In addition, the role will support the establishment of a Scheduling Competency Centre to implement business change and upskill the Scheduling cohorts throughout the Bus Division.

Key Duties:

• Lead the delivery of a project to replace the OmniBus and Austrics Scheduling applications with the Hastus scheduling and rostering system across the Group UK and Ireland Bus division.

• Support the establishment of a Scheduling Competency Centre to implement business change and upskill the Scheduling cohorts throughout the Bus Division.

• The post-holder will be required to assist in managing the projects to successful delivery within the project governance structures, as defined the F4FG Programme and by IT PMO.

• Support audit and compliance reporting by providing timely access to archived data.

What we are looking for

Key Skills:

• Proven track record in successfully managing the delivery of major business transformation projects.

• Demonstrated ability to effectively plan and execute project plans.

• Highly organized and self-motivated project manager with a keen attention to detail

Qualifications and Experience:

• Prince 2 Project Practitioner Qualification

• Experience of delivering complex Business IT Transformation Projects in a fast paced and multi-stakeholder environment, to time and budget

• Excellent Stakeholder Engagement • Excellent written and oral communication

• Excellent attention to detail

• Experience with project management software such as Microsoft Project, JIRA, or Trello.

Desirable:

• Worked in Bus / Rail / Transport

• Familiarity with data analysis tools like Tableau, Power BI, or Excel.

• Understanding of ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) practices.