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Project Manager
Location: Farnborough
Working pattern: Hybrid (3 days in the office)
A Little About Us:
Parico is an established technology business with a history of delivering innovative and secure solutions to Public Sector customers across the United Kingdom. Our team are motivated individuals that help each other to do remarkable things every day. We face challenges together and we win together. At Parico, we deliver world-class solutions that transform the way that our clients use technology.
The Role:
We are seeking an experienced and delivery-focused Project Manager to lead the successful planning, execution, and delivery of technology projects across the organisation. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing projects from initiation through to closure, ensuring they are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the agreed quality standards.
The Project Manager will work closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, suppliers, and senior leadership to coordinate resources, manage risks, and deliver strategic business outcomes. This role requires excellent leadership, communication, governance, and organisational skills, together with the ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced technology environment.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of technology and digital projects.
- Develop comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
- Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria.
- Monitor project progress and ensure delivery against agreed milestones.
- Manage project changes through appropriate governance and change control processes.
- Ensure projects are completed in accordance with organisational standards and methodologies.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with business sponsors, customers, suppliers, and technical teams.
- Act as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders.
- Develop and manage project budgets and forecasts.
- Monitor expenditure and ensure effective financial control throughout the project lifecycle.
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Our Ideal Candidate:
- Proven experience delivering technology or digital projects within a medium or large organisation.
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies such as PRINCE2, Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models. Working towards a PM qualification within 12 months.
- Experience managing project budgets, schedules, resources, and risks.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience working with cross-functional technical and business teams.
- Strong organisational, planning, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously.
- Experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, or similar.
- Ability to hold a minimum of UK Security Clearance (SC)
Desirable Skills and Experience:
- PRINCE2 Practitioner, AgilePM, PMP, APM PMQ, or equivalent project management qualification.
- Experience delivering cloud migration, infrastructure, software development, cybersecurity, or digital transformation projects.
- Knowledge of Agile delivery frameworks including Scrum and Kanban.
- Familiarity with ITIL Service Management and operational transition.
- Experience working within regulated industries or public sector organisations.
- Understanding of portfolio management and PMO governance
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What’s In It For You?
- A high-performance company culture and leadership team that are there to help you to progress your career quickly and thrive with endless opportunities.
- Kitted out with a full suite of tech goodies and any additional tech you may need with our work-from-home subsidy upon joining, so you can kit out your home office.
- A catered lunch in the office once a week.
- 25 days of paid holiday (plus 8 bank holidays).
- 10 days at full pay for Armed Forces Reservist training.
- Private health insurance provided through AXA PPP and mental health support through our Employee Assistance Program.
- Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle car scheme with Octopus Energy.
- Discretionary company bonus.
- Flexible Life Insurance, with a minimum of 2 x salary and rewards, provided by YuLife.
- Flexible working hours to support life admin as well as being able to work from home.
- Enhanced Private pension contributions, matched up to 5%.
- We’re family friendly, with Parico company policies built to support you, in all stages of life.
- If you're relocating to join the team, we'll provide a contribution to help with your costs.
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity and meet the requirements, please submit your application today. At Parico, we believe a diverse workforce is a successful workforce. We actively work to empower balanced teams which represent ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, the LGBTQIA+ community, and all genders.
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