IT Project Manager
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job title: IT Project Manager
Reports to: Head of Project Management
Location: Manchester or Leeds (Hybrid working available)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours, 9am to 5.30pm, 60-minute lunch
Salary: Up to £50k DOE + benefits
About us:
BCN Group is a fast-growing provider of digital transformation and IT managed solutions to UK businesses. We provide a full suite of solutions comprising on-premises, hybrid and cloud hosting solutions, Azure cloud migration services, Microsoft product development, application support, voice solutions, data management and hardware sales and maintenance.
You will be joining a business which has grown significantly, has ambitious expansion plans and continues to invest in its transformation projects and its people.
Focus of the role:
As an Infrastructure Project Manager for BCN, you’ll assume the lead role in delivering a wide array of infrastructure projects with a bias to the MS365 cloud offering.
Our clients and projects vary in scale and complexity, but for illustration here is an example of the projects we deliver by type:
- Migration to Azure Cloud services
- Migration to Data Centre
- Enterprise data migrations
- Microsoft Office 365 migrations and rollout (Cloud)
- MS productivity suite migrations and rollout, e.g., SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive for Business (Cloud)
Your focus will be delivering projects on time and within budget and fostering collaborative and constructive relationships with stakeholders. Each project you work on will have a unique set of requirements, so you’ll frequently face new challenges. You can be sure that no two days will be the same. The role will also give exposure to managing software development projects, though infrastructure will be the primary focus.
You will work closely with Account Managers, Pre-sales staff and Solutions Designers to ensure projects are clearly defined. You will co-ordinate highly specialised technical teams, whose unrivalled expertise will set you apart from your competitors. You will be joining a high performing Delivery Team who share a common goal in driving the adoption of M365 cloud technologies.
Why BCN:
- The opportunity to shape your own future with industry leading training and development and access to our BCN Academy
- Competitive salary and the ability to progress
- 23 days holiday increasing with length of service and the option to buy additional leave
- Hybrid working
- Birthday off
- 2 paid leave days per annum to volunteer and support our local communities
- Health cash plan with free access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) supporting bereavement, financial, health and wellbeing, and much more
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work scheme, electric vehicle scheme, tech scheme and retail discounts
- State-of-the-art office with free parking
- Free 24-hour on-site gym
- Long service gifts to celebrate the milestones
- Beer Fridays, end of month pizza, pool tables (with cross office tournaments if you fancy your chances!), dress down every day, social events such as Summer BBQ, plus more!
Person, Skills & Experience:
- Server, Desktop, Network and Telephony providers
- Client-side technologies, Windows 7-10, Thin Client
- Cloud-based technologies, O365, Exchange Online and Azure preferred
- Email migration processes and complex email routing environments
- Multi-site and multi forest Active Directory
- Desktop sanitation and standard build deployment
- Good knowledge of IP Telephony solutions
- Infrastructure knowledge
- Previous experience as an Infrastructure Engineer is desirable although not essential
- At least 3 years’ experience in an Infrastructure Project Manager role
- Knowledge of Scrum and Agile methodologies
- Experience of using waterfall project methodologies
- Ability to run multiple projects maintaining quality and control
- Ability to lead and provide guidance to infrastructure engineers drawing on their project and technical experience
- Demonstrate a very high level of customer service and empathy to the customer issues delivering solutions while working within budget
- Demonstrate a ‘Can-Do’ attitude
- Be an excellent communicator
- Full UK driving licence
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for IT Project Manager roles across BCN Group's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £50,000 - £50,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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