Job IT Project Manager, Birmingham

IT Project Manager - Applications & Infrastructure

Overview
A global legal business is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager with strong Infrastructure delivery expertise to join its established Project Delivery team. This role will focus on managing and delivering a range of strategic technology initiatives-spanning core infrastructure upgrades, cloud and platform services, enterprise applications, and operational change. Operating within a complex, fast-paced environment, you will lead cross-functional teams, coordinate external suppliers, and ensure successful end-to-end project execution.

• Lead the full project lifecycle across Infrastructure and Application workstreams-from initiation and planning through delivery, testing, deployment, and closure.

• Manage internal technical teams, engineering specialists, and third-party suppliers, ensuring clear direction and quality outputs.

• Develop and maintain core project documentation including delivery plans, RAID logs, status reports, and financial tracking.

• Oversee progress against milestones, budgets, and scope; identify risks, issues, and dependencies with proactive mitigation.

• Ensure effective, transparent communication between IT, business services, operations, and vendor teams, maintaining alignment on scope, timelines, and priorities.

• Translate technical requirements-particularly around infrastructure and platform change-into clear business language for mixed stakeholder groups.

• Coordinate resource allocation, scheduling, procurement activities, and vendor engagement to support delivery.

• Lead service transition activities, ensuring infrastructure and application changes are embedded successfully into BAU support with appropriate documentation and knowledge transfer.

• 5+ years' experience delivering end-to-end IT projects, with significant exposure to infrastructure-focused initiatives such as server/network upgrades, cloud migration, virtualisation, storage, identity management, endpoint solutions, or data centre work.

• Strong experience managing third-party vendors, hardware/software suppliers, and managed service partners.

• Solid understanding of application delivery, software development lifecycles, and integration with infrastructure services.

• Strong knowledge of PRINCE2, Agile, and traditional Waterfall methodologies.

• Excellent planning, organisation, and risk management skills, with the ability to operate in structured yet flexible environments.

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities, comfortable working with technical teams, senior business leaders, and external partners.

Desirable:

• Experience in professional services or other regulated, client-focused environments.

• Background in delivering cloud-based projects (Azure, SaaS, platform consolidation, identity & access management).

• Experience working with large-scale outsource partners or managed service providers.