Project Manager

Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive, collaborative and innovative company?
Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team?
Why join Softcat's internal technology team?
Softcat is an amazing success story and as part of our continued growth we are investing significantly more in a new technology strategy going forward. Softcat's internal Technology Team is undergoing an exciting transformation this evolution aims to provide greater opportunities for our people's professional development and prepare us to execute our more ambitious technology strategy effectively.
We're passionate about what we do, how we do it and the positive impact our technologies have on the lives of our employees and customers.
With new leadership, a clear vision, an ambitious technology roadmap and a new operating model, we are gearing up to drive some of the biggest technology initiatives in Softcat's history. This is a great opportunity to be a part of rapidly growing and successful company.
Introduction
We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to support TechFwd, Softcat's strategic internal technology transformation programme. Working across the programme's multiple workstreams, you will provide the day-to-day coordination, planning and delivery discipline needed to maintain momentum and create a clear, joined-up view of delivery.
You will work closely with the Programme Manager and workstream leads to understand progress, dependencies, risks, issues and upcoming milestones. You will bring information together across the programme, ensuring actions are followed through, interdependencies are actively managed and stakeholders have clear visibility of delivery.
The role requires strong project management disciplines alongside the ability to operate effectively across Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery environments. The Programme Manager retains overall accountability for programme strategy, governance, financial oversight, benefits and senior stakeholder leadership.
As Project Manager, you'll be responsible for:
Integrated Planning & Delivery Coordination
Build and maintain an integrated view of delivery across TechFwd workstreams
Coordinate milestones, activities and delivery commitments across workstreams
Work with workstream leads to understand progress, upcoming activity and areas requiring intervention
Identify where changes or delays within one workstream could affect another
Maintain clear visibility of delivery status and provide consolidated updates to the Programme Manager
Support sequencing and coordination where workstreams have shared dependencies
Follow through key actions and decisions to ensure momentum is maintained

Risk, Issue, Dependency & Change Management
Maintain programme RAID, dependency, decision and action logs
Work with workstream leads to ensure risks, issues and dependencies are identified early and actively managed
Identify and track cross-workstream dependencies and understand their potential impact on delivery
Coordinate mitigation actions and ensure owners and target dates remain clear
Escalate programme-level risks, issues or decisions to the Programme Manager where intervention is required
Support impact assessment where changes could affect multiple workstreams, milestones or outcomes
Provide clear information, options and recommendations to support decision-making

Governance & Reporting
Coordinate reporting inputs from individual workstreams and maintain a consolidated programme view
Ensure reporting clearly communicates progress, key milestones, delivery confidence, risks, dependencies and decisions required
Support preparation for programme governance forums and SteerCo meetings
Track decisions and actions arising from governance forums through to completion
Work with the Programme Manager and PMO to maintain appropriate governance and delivery controls
Support consistent use of agreed project and programme governance standards across TechFwd
Maintain programme documentation and ensure key delivery artefacts remain accurate and up to date

Stakeholder & Workstream Coordination
Build effective working relationships with workstream leads, Product, Technology, Business Change, the PMO and business stakeholders
Act as a central coordination point for delivery information across TechFwd
Facilitate cross-workstream planning, dependency and delivery conversations
Bring the right stakeholders together where issues or dependencies span multiple workstreams
Provide clear communication on progress, blockers, dependencies and decisions required
Support the Programme Manager with stakeholder communications and programme-level updates
Help resolve competing priorities and delivery challenges, escalating where Programme Manager intervention is required

Ways of Working & Continuous Improvement
Apply appropriate Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery approaches in line with Softcat frameworks
Work collaboratively with Agile and project delivery teams, adapting the level of project management support to each workstream
Identify opportunities to improve planning, governance, reporting and cross-workstream coordination
Encourage transparency, accountability and proactive management of delivery challenges
Help embed consistent delivery practices and share learning across the programme

Proven experience managing IT or business-change projects and coordinating delivery across multiple workstreams
Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to maintain an integrated view across multiple areas of delivery
Strong risk, issue, dependency, action and decision management skills
Experience identifying and managing dependencies across teams, projects or workstreams
Strong governance and reporting capability, with the ability to consolidate complex information into a clear delivery view
Excellent stakeholder management and facilitation skills
Ability to work confidently across business and technical teams
Comfortable working with ambiguity, competing priorities and changing delivery requirements
Experience operating across Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery environments
A structured, outcome-focused approach with strong judgement and attention to detail
PRINCE2 Foundation, APM or equivalent project management qualification

We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply - we would love to hear from you!
Work in a way that works for you
We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
Hybrid working
Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day
Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs

Working with us
Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.
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