IT Project Manager

Join Yorkshire Water and help turn technology investment into lasting outcomes. You’ll lead medium-scale IT projects from definition through delivery, bringing together business teams, technical specialists and delivery partners to manage scope, plans, budgets, risks, quality and change. With a clear focus on benefits and customer outcomes, you’ll create the structure, pace and stakeholder confidence needed to deliver sustainable change across our technology portfolio.

Where you fit in:

As our IT Project Manager you will:

Lead medium-scale IT projects end to end, ensuring agreed outcomes are delivered to scope, time, cost and quality.

Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, plans, controls and governance with sponsors and business owners.

Manage project budgets, forecasts, expenditure and financial reporting, supporting informed investment decisions.

Identify and manage risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies and change, escalating where required to protect delivery.

Lead multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate delivery across business colleagues, technical specialists, suppliers and partners.

Maintain accurate project plans, reports and documentation, providing clear visibility of progress, decisions and delivery confidence.

Build effective relationships with sponsors and stakeholders, set clear expectations and support timely decision-making.

Embed quality management, assurance and formal acceptance of project deliverables.

Define, track and support the realisation of agreed benefits, ensuring delivery remains aligned to the business case.

Plan and coordinate resources effectively, resolving competing priorities and delivery constraints.

Work with the wider project management community to apply consistent delivery standards, share learning and improve ways of working.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

Proven experience delivering medium-scale IT or technology-enabled projects from initiation through to implementation and handover.

A strong project governance, planning and control experience, including management of scope, schedule, change and quality.

Practical experience of financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking and expenditure control.

Experience identifying and managing risks, issues and dependencies in a complex delivery environment.

Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, with confidence working with senior stakeholders.

The ability to translate complex delivery information into clear reports, recommendations and decisions.

Experience defining, tracking and supporting benefits realisation against an agreed business case.

A recognised project management qualification such as PRINCE2, APM, PMP or Agile certification.

Experience in delivering security or cyber security projects.

Experience within utilities, infrastructure or another regulated environment would be advantageous.

Hold a Full UK driving licence.

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it’s important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn’t always easy! Do we sound like your cup of tea?

If you’ve got experience in delivering medium-scale IT or technology-enabled projects and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance. All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.I f you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required. Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

No agencies please.

What's in it for you?

Career enhancement and development, colleague well-being and a genuinely positive work experience for all are key priorities. We are continuously evolving and improving our ways of working and you will support us in achieving our vision of 'taking responsibility for the water environment for good'.

If you feel this opportunity is suitable and you match the skills required, then please apply on line and complete the application process.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

The Kelda Group provides water and sewerage services to domestic and business customers across the UK, managing the following subsidiary companies: -

Yorkshire Water, is the main subsidiary company providing water and sewerage services to 4.7 million people and 130,000 businesses in the Yorkshire region. Its activities are regulated by the Water Services Regulation Authority, Ofwat Loop Customer Management Ltd specialises in delivering customer service support to Yorkshire Water that includes billing, debt recovery and incident management. Employing more than 600 people, Loop have built up an impressive list of industry awards and achievements since being created in 2000 and is currently listed in the Sunday Times Top 100 list as being one of the best companies to work for.

Kelda Water Services (KWS) manages Kelda's non-regulated water and waste water contract operations. It is now the second biggest player in the UK market for outsourced clean and waste water services.

Kelda Water Services Retail offer quality, integrity and partnership but it is never just about the technologies behind our solutions in water. It is about the structure, delivery and even the financing of those solutions, and about giving our customers a level of convenience they never knew was possible.

KeyLand Developments Limited (KeyLand Developments) is responsible for managing, developing and disposing of the group's surplus property assets, either on its own or in partnership with outside organisations.

Kelda Group values equality, diversity and inclusion we believe that everyone should be treated with respect. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, religion or belief and trade union membership.