Specialist Project Manager at Boardroom Appointments

• A leading technology-driven organisation is seeking an experienced Specialist Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex enterprise application and software development projects within a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
• This is a senior-level delivery role suited to a highly organised and strategic project professional with extensive experience managing multi-stream technology projects, stakeholder engagement, governance, and enterprise delivery frameworks.

THE ROLE

• You will be responsible for leading large-scale enterprise application and software engineering projects from initiation through to deployment and operational handover.
• The role requires strong delivery leadership, governance capability, stakeholder management, and the ability to manage complex multi-workstream programmes across business and technical teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Planning & Delivery

• Defining project scope, timelines, objectives, deliverables, and resource plans
• Managing full end-to-end project delivery across:
• Design
• Build
• Testing
• Deployment
• Driving execution across multiple workstreams and cross-functional teams
• Managing project schedules, dependencies, milestones, and deliverables
• Ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to business objectives

Governance & Reporting

• Maintaining governance standards and delivery oversight across projects
• Producing executive-level reporting, dashboards, and governance packs
• Managing RAID logs and project documentation
• Leading steering committee meetings, governance forums, and stakeholder engagements
• Ensuring alignment with PMO frameworks and enterprise delivery standards

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Managing relationships with business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, and executive sponsors
• Facilitating workshops, planning sessions, and project governance discussions
• Driving alignment between business objectives and technical delivery outcomes
• Managing stakeholder expectations, escalations, and decision-making processes

Risk, Change & Quality Management

• Identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks and delivery issues
• Managing scope changes and change control processes
• Ensuring quality assurance and validation processes are followed
• Supporting issue resolution and proactive delivery management

Budget & Resource Management

• Managing project budgets, financial tracking, and forecasting
• Monitoring resource allocation and utilisation across delivery streams
• Managing vendor coordination and delivery dependencies
• Escalating deviations and risks proactively

Project Closure & Operational Handover

• Ensuring successful transition to operations and support teams
• Conducting lessons learned and project close-out activities
• Maintaining complete and accurate project documentation
• Supporting benefit realisation and delivery optimisation initiatives

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Key Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in:
• Information Technology
• Computer Science
• Business Administration
• Engineering
• Or related field
• Minimum 10 years' project management experience
• Proven experience managing:
• Multi-phase delivery cycles
• Multi-stream projects
• Cross-functional technology initiatives
• Strong experience within:
• Enterprise applications
• Software engineering environments
• ERP/CRM project delivery
• Strong understanding of:
• Agile
• Waterfall
• Hybrid delivery methodologies
• Experience using:
• Microsoft Project
• Azure DevOps
• Project Operations tools
• Strong governance, reporting, budgeting, and stakeholder management capability

Advantageous Skills

• PMP, PRINCE2, AgilePM, or related project management certifications
• Exposure to Dynamics 365, ERP, or Power Platform environments
• Experience within enterprise PMO environments
• Experience managing vendors and external delivery partners