Project Manager

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications. We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals.

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager, responsible for managing the delivery of a major virtualisation and infrastructure modernisation initiative, replacing a legacy Hyper-V estate and standing up a new secure hosting environment. The role involves coordinating multiple technical workstreams, third-party suppliers, and internal stakeholders.

In parallel, you will support the definition and early delivery phases of several large capital IT initiatives, ensuring clear scope, governance and delivery plans are established.

Here's what the role looks like:

• End-to-end management of complex IT infrastructure projects
• Coordinating delivery across multiple technical towers and suppliers
• Managing dependencies, risks, issues and delivery milestones
• Working within a maturing PMO and evolving delivery model
• Engaging with architecture, security and operational teams
• Producing and maintaining core PM artefacts (plans, RAID, reporting, budgeting)

Requirements

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong planning, risk management, and reporting capability.
• Experience working within utilities, energy, regulated, or critical national infrastructure environments.
• Proven IT Project Manager
• Infrastructure delivery experience is desirable
• Comfortable running projects in fluid and evolving environments
• Experienced working with multiple suppliers and integrators
• Pragmatic, delivery-focused and able to bring structure where needed

Benefits

At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development, and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success.

We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life. In addition to a Competitive Salary , here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package:

Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.

Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We can't promise to always be able to meet every request, however, are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.

A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more....

At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don't tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we're looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.