Senior IT Project Manager

Senior IT Project Manager

Location: Nuneaton – blended working from home and office
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Salary: £75,000 per annum, plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme

About the Job

Relationships mean everything to us, and this one is particularly special. You’ll play a critical role in our IT Business Solutions & Services team, leading the delivery of complex and strategic IT projects that shape the future of our organisation. Your focus will be on cyber security initiatives aligned with NIST and Cyber Essentials frameworks, ensuring robust governance and compliance while driving business value.

Here at Unipart, we don’t just have a way of working – we have The Unipart Way. It empowers everyone in our team to achieve personal and professional goals to a world-class level through our ‘From Gate to Great’ training and development programme.

As the Senior IT Project Manager, you’ll oversee the planning, execution, and successful delivery of major IT programmes, managing risks, mentoring project teams, and ensuring outcomes align with business objectives.

As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:

• Lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of complex IT projects, ensuring delivery on time and within budget
• Apply consistent project methodologies and governance standards across all initiatives
• Manage risks and issues proactively, implementing mitigation strategies
• Oversee resource allocation and vendor management for critical projects
• Ensure alignment with NIST Cybersecurity Framework and Cyber Essentials requirements
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure satisfaction and clear communication throughout project lifecycles
• Mentor and develop project managers and coordinators within the team
• Provide accurate reporting and performance analysis to senior leadership

About You

We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d excel in this role:

• Extensive experience in IT project management, delivering large-scale, complex programmes
• Deep practical knowledge of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and experience closing compliance gaps
• Proven track record in enterprise-wide IT initiatives (e.g., identity management, network segmentation, EDR deployments)
• Familiarity with ISO 27001 or SOC2 standards
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or Agile credentials highly desirable
• Strong understanding of IT service lifecycle and collaboration with architecture and operations teams
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Advanced problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Experience with project management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project)

Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of yourself and do your best work every day.

You may have experience of the following: IT Programme Manager, Senior Technology Project Manager, IT Delivery Manager, Technical Project Manager, Cybersecurity Project Manager, IT Transformation Manager, Digital Project Manager, Enterprise IT Project Lead, Technology Implementation Manager, and Senior Infrastructure Project Manager, etc.

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