Job Title:             Project Manager

Location:             Liverpool

Salary:                 £40,000 - £48,000

Contract type:    Permanent

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Please note that this is a Hybrid role with onsite requirement 3 days a week. You must be able to commute to the office and have your own transport.

We have a newly created role for a Project Manager to join our Specialist Data Services team in Liverpool. In this role you will manage a series of new and existing networking and infrastructure projects for a wide range of NHS and private sector clients.

The role is highly operational and typically involves engagement across multiple projects. An essential part of the role is to ensure accurate and timely communication between external and internal stakeholders. It’s key that our Project Managers have a demonstrable track record of delivering a range (including medium to large, complex) of projects to time, quality, and budget. Our Project Managers must have experience and be comfortable working with stakeholders at all levels.

• Manage and plan current and new technology projects into client environments, delivered through our consultants and engineers. 
• Own and manage issues and risk logs as part of the project process 
• Plan the most efficient use of ARO resources 
• Effectively communicate with all levels of internal and customer stakeholders 
• Manage the costs and profitability of projects 
• Production and maintenance of standard Project Documentation
• Planning
• Risk management
• Budget tracking
• Resource allocation
  
  

Requirements

Essential

• Proven experience of delivering complex and diverse IT projects to paying customers to time, cost and quality 
• Strong forecasting skills 
• Strong understanding of the role of governance and ability to tailor to suit the requirements of the project / customer 
• Excellent communication skills 
• Demonstrable experience of working within a commercial and project environment - and comfortable working with individuals of all levels 
• Demonstrable experience of working in a fast-paced environment, running multiple concurrent projects with tight timelines 
• The successful candidate will need to be knowledgeable on every aspect of the project lifecycle, while being able to adapt to the differences and challenges experienced between small and large projects.
  

Desirable

• Delivery of projects in Deployment Compute and Storage Platforms, Wide Area Networks
  and IT Managed Services
• PRINCE 2 Practitioner Qualification 
• Full UK driving Licence and own car 
• ITIL Foundation
• Agile Methodology Experience 

Benefits

Who are we?

ARO has 25 years’ experience in Collaboration, Connectivity, Cloud and Infrastructure and Cyber Security services both in the UK and Internationally and has a nationwide presence with offices across the UK.

As one of the UK’s leading independent IT and communication experts our mission is to deliver a seamless technology experience to all end users. To make that vision a reality, we need bright, tenacious and inspiring talent to help drive our performance, growth and achieve this mission.

To make us successful we focus on strong communication, a culture based on fun, trust and collaboration. We have created a modern workplace environment, which is full of engaged, energetic, positive and curious people whose productivity, resilience and wellbeing allow them to thrive.

In 2021 we were awarded the People Insight’s Outstanding Workplace Award, which celebrates organisations building positive workplace cultures and acting on employee feedback to spark positive change.

Why Work for ARO?

At ARO we are committed to creating an excellent employee experience. Our employees, culture and additional benefits all make ARO a great place to work. Come join us!

We offer a wide range of benefits and incentives to our employees including:

• ‘Design Your Life’ training and development programme
• Flexible working
• Company Pension Scheme and matching contributions
• Company Perks portal
• Private Medical insurance
• Life assurance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus holiday trading
• Your Birthday off, on us!
• Health Club and Wellbeing Scheme
• ARO Shares after 12 months employment
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Technical Training Academy and E-learning

If even 80% of this matches your experience and attributes, we would be delighted to hear from you.