IT Project Manager in Ringwood

Location: Ringwood
Salary: £200.00 per hour
Recruiter: Churchill Retirement Living
Job Hours: Full-time

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  • Location: Head Office, Ringwood
  • Reward & Benefits:Competitive salary, company car or car allowance and excellent benefits
  • About us

    We are Churchill Retirement Living, the fastest growing company in the UK retirement house building sector and we’re looking for people like you.

    We’re a family-run, privately-owned business and we’re going places. We’re proud of what we do, and the people we work with. We have ambitious growth plans for the future, now employing 700 people and growing all the time.

    We pride ourselves on building beautiful, quality, purpose-built one and two bedroom apartments in desirable locations across the UK for those looking for an independent lifestyle in later life. Developments are designed to take away all the hassle and fears that can be experienced by older people and provide security, peace of mind and independence.

    We’ve won a host of awards; most recently we have been recognised by The Sunday Times as the 03rd best company to work for and in 2016 we became the first ever retirement living specialist to have been named overall ‘Housebuilder of the Year’ by the WhatHouse? Awards.

    Our Company Values TORCH: Trust/Openness/Respect/Communication/Honesty

    About the role

    This opportunity would suit either an experienced IT Project Manager, or an Assistant Project Manager or Project Lead who is ready for their next step in their career.

    You will work with various stakeholders, internal teams and external suppliers to ensure all projects are managed from business case through to project closure. .

    Your key responsibilities include;

  • Overseeing the overall IT project portfolio
  • Maintaining project templates
  • Supporting the business in developing their project business cases and PID’s.
  • Identify key resource requirements and timescales required.
  • Monitoring and reporting on scheduled progress including any deviations to agreed plans with all stakeholders involved in the project.
  • Monitoring critical path(s) of the schedule to identify risks and opportunities and develop mitigation or recovery plans.
  • Managing and maintaining budgets to ensure requirements are kept within agreed spend.
  • This role will report to the Risk & Assurance Director and will be instrumental in ensuring Technology remains high on the business agenda. You will influence through being a key member of relevant business steering groups, ensuring IT are a business enabler and aligned with key stakeholder’s initiatives.

    Office based, hours of work are 9.00am to 5.30pm, Monday to Thursday and 9am to 5pm on Fridays.

    About you

    It’s important that you have strong knowledge of Project Management methodologies these may include but not limited to Agile, Waterfall or PRiSM. You will have led IT and software projects in your career and be confident and capable of conversing with technology companies and suppliers.

    You will have demonstrable experience of successfully leading multiple projects at any one time and be familiar with Project Management, Business Analysis and Change Management tools and techniques (MS Project, MS Visio, Smartsheets).

    The successful Project Manager will be a solutions orientated person and passionate about delivery, with the ability to interpret the requirements of projects and effectively apply the correct processes.Ideally with Azure and MS 365 experience.

    We are looking for someone with excellent verbal and written communication to be able to effectively interact with range of technical and non-technical colleagues.

    Joining Churchill Retirement Living at this exciting time will enable you to influence and impact our digital and business transformation.

    How you’ll be rewarded

  • Competitive salary
  • Company car or cash for car allowance
  • Annual holiday entitlement of 25 days + Bank Holidays
  • Day off on your birthday
  • Excellent Colleague benefits including Group Personal Pension Plan, Life Assurance and Private Medical
  • Based in central Ringwood with free on-site parking
  • John Lewis vouchers - £200 to all expectant mums and dads
  • Ongoing investment into your personal development
  • Training Courses and Professional Memberships paid
  • Colleague well-being programmes and ambassadors
  • Charitable company who offer a match-funding programme for Colleagues to raise money for their chosen charities
  • Join the Churchill family and be part of an ambitious and successful business who value and appreciate their people. Apply today!

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    About Churchill Retirement Living


    Churchill Retirement Living is an award-winning, privately owned and family run British company, voted Most Outstanding Retirement Housing Operator in the UK for eight years running.

    We have built over 160 retirement living developments across the country. Headquartered in Ringwood, Hampshire and with regional offices in Byfleet, St Albans, Bromsgrove and Warrington, and a satellite office in Exeter.

    We specialise exclusively in developing attractive, purpose-built one and two bedroom retirement apartments in the UK. Our retirement developments are designed to take away all the hassle and fears that can be experienced by older people and replace them with a new lifestyle that provides security, peace of mind and independence.

    Our success is built primarily upon the people who work for and with Churchill Retirement Living and in 2019 we are immensely proud to announce that we have been ranked as the 2nd Best Company to Work for in the UK in the Sunday Times Top 100 list - up two places from 2018 and our best ranking to date!

    In 2016, we also won the coveted Housebuilder of the Year from WhatHouse? This is the most highly respected accolade in the housebuilding industry and we are the first retirement specialist to win the award. 2019 also saw us scoop Gold for Best Medium Housebuilder - a testament to the hard work and dedication shown by our Colleagues at all levels.

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