Senior Project Manager - Smart Infrastructure

Computacenter (UK) Ltd • Edinburgh, Hatfield, London, Manchester, United Kingdom, Reading

Edinburgh, Hatfield, London, Manchester, United Kingdom, Reading

210931-en_GB

Life on the team


An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Manager to join our Smart Infrastructure team at Computacenter on a permanent basis. You will be managing projects that deliver structured cabling and related technology projects in the UK and when required internationally. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a team that has had a fantastic growth journey in Computacenter with exposure to diverse and interesting project for enterprise and global customers.

What you’ll do

  • Successfully manage customer projects to time, cost, quality and customer satisfaction objectives.
  • Assist the Bid teams in pursuing new business leads and in the preparation of competitive tenders or pricing with regards to design, procurement, working methods and resourcing.
  • Maximise the revenue from contracts through scope growth and variation orders.
  • Ensure that the projects are delivered in accordance with company and customer processes, procedures and statutory obligations, taking overall responsibility for project quality.
  • Ensure that the necessary project practices are in place and used and developed to reflect recognised best practice.
  • Ensure provision of professional project planning throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Ensure provision of timely and accurate internal and customer project reporting.
  • Operate with regard to the Health & Safety of employees and third parties, ensuring consistency with company and statutory obligations.
  • Line manage employees directly assigned to the project(s) consistent with employee expectations, general company policy and best practice.
  • Professionally represent the company at all times, protecting the company assets and its reputation.
  • Participate in any training that the company may from time to time, reasonably ask the incumbent to undergo, to achieve accreditations and qualifications that are deemed essential for the fulfilment of duties.
  • Propose and champion innovations and improvements to the business and its processes.

What you’ll need

  • Experience of delivering large scale network transformation programmes.
  • Minimum 5 years project management experience in the structured cabling industry.
  • Experience of all Project Management controls, including; initiation, change management, risk management, Project plans and the principles and practicalities of running projects.
  • Experience of managing a team of project managers.
  • Prince2 Practitioner qualification or equivalent.
  • Be familiar with industry standard testers and testing procedures.
  • Must be prepared to travel overseas when required.
  • Excellent technical understanding of structured cabling design and technologies.
  • Experience of owning and driving the commercial accountability of projects.
  • You must be articulate, a self-starter, have strong communication and stakeholder management skills, and able to demonstrate experience in pragmatically solving problems.

Why you should choose us

Freedom & trust

You’ll have the support on hand when you need it and the autonomy when you don’t. Feel right at home in an environment where you’re able to work with freedom and flexibility, and trusted to manage your own work.

Showing appreciation & having fun

Great performance is recognised, so too is the willingness to help others. Our Bravo! awards and Long Service Awards Scheme are just a taste of how we say thank you for a job well done. And when it comes to recognising success, we love to celebrate. Our company and team events are legendary!

Working with the best

Over 1,300 technology consultants, 900 project managers and 3,200 systems engineers come together to form our highly regarded professional services community. You’ll find they’re a close-knit team, where mutual trust and collaboration is the norm.

Sharing knowledge

We organise several events and initiatives, such our UK Professional Services Conference and ‘Lunch and Learn’ sessions, that bring together the brightest minds in the business. Here you can learn new things, network, and celebrate success together.

Exciting digital technology

Challenging and rewarding projects: The range of technologies and industries that we are so diverse, that no two projects are alike. The result? A role for you that’s varied and provides the opportunity to expand your expertise and develop your career further.

Health & wellbeing

Our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about supporting you in feeling good and staying healthy. We offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions, Mental Health First Aiders, Access to Work scheme, and more.

Personal development

We like to invest in our people. We offer training and technology certifications, mentoring and coaching, specialist or management careers, access to our on-the-go immersive learning platform, Percipio, and much more.

Inclusive workplace

People work best when they bring their whole selves to work, that’s why we see and value you as the amazing individual you truly are. We take a genuine interest you that extends beyond skills, knowledge, and experience. Our Employee Impact Groups champion best practice, celebrate diversity and promote inclusion within our industry.

Pension and financial security

Thinking ahead, planning for life’s uncertainties, or simply saving for a rainy day? We offer auto-enrolment onto our pension scheme, a Sharesave/SAYE scheme and more besides.

Flexible benefits

Do you fancy a new bicycle? Want to work-out at the gym? Or do you prefer to get-away from it all? With our voluntary flexible benefits platform, ‘My Benefits’, you can. Achieve savings with our Cycle2Work, GymFlex, Travel Insurance benefits and loads more.

You belong

You belong

At Computacenter, we celebrate difference and it’s important to us that we have a working culture where you can be free to be yourself; in an environment where you feel valued, respected, and supported to reach your full potential and experience a sense of belonging. Because we know when you thrive, we thrive.

As a proud equal opportunities employer, we’re committed to ensuring that there is fair and equal access to opportunities for everyone. Your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a government scheme that helps employers attract, recruit, and retain disabled staff. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats – and guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.

Winning Together

At Computacenter, we have been writing success stories for more than 40 years! Today, we’re driving digital transformation with over 20,000 employees worldwide. We develop IT strategies, implement new technologies and manage complex infrastructures.

As a proud, independent partner to some of the world’s leading technology providers, our portfolio covers workplace, applications & data, cloud & data center, security, and networking. What’s the secret of our success? Quite simply, it’s our people.

The people who bring their unique skills and perspectives to a diverse and inclusive environment that enables them to reach their full potential.

Winning Together

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