Project Manager Senior

Nextlink is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead and manage IT projects from initiation through successful completion. The Project Manager will be responsible for delivering projects in line with defined objectives scope budget timelines quality standards and stakeholder expectations.

The role involves project planning and execution resource management stakeholder engagement vendor and contract management risk and issue management budget control reporting and project closure. The successful candidate will be comfortable working in an international cross-functional environment and coordinating teams across different functions and cultures.

• Plan execute monitor and deliver IT projects in accordance with agreed scope timelines budget quality standards and customer expectations.
  

• Define project objectives deliverables milestones resource requirements dependencies and success criteria.
  

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans schedules budgets RAID logs and project documentation.
  

• Coordinate and manage international cross-functional project teams actively supporting effective collaboration across cultural and geographical boundaries.
  

• Manage project resources including allocation capacity planning performance and utilization.
  

• Establish and coordinate effective interactions with key stakeholders including:
  

  • Business Management
    

  • IT Management
    

  • Information Security organizations
    

  • Solution Architects
    

  • Other IT departments
    

  • External vendors and service providers
    

  • Project sponsors and business stakeholders
    

• Maintain a strong customer and end-user focus throughout the project lifecycle ensuring requirements and expectations are clearly understood and addressed.
  

• Manage project scope requirements dependencies risks issues assumptions and change requests.
  

• Coordinate procurement and third-party engagements where required including vendor and contract management.
  

• Monitor project progress against milestones budget resources and quality objectives taking corrective action where necessary.
  

• Identify and proactively manage project risks issues dependencies and escalations.
  

• Facilitate project meetings workshops steering committees and stakeholder discussions.
  

• Prepare and present regular project status updates and highlight reports to the IT Stream Lead Project Sponsor and relevant stakeholders.
  

• Ensure effective communication between technical teams business stakeholders management and external partners.
  

• Support quality assurance activities and ensure project deliverables meet agreed standards.
  

• Manage project closure including completion of deliverables documentation lessons learned handover and resource release.
  

The successful candidate should have substantive experience leading IT-related projects and proven knowledge of key project management disciplines including:

• Stakeholder engagement and management
  

• Project scoping and requirements management
  

• Project planning and scheduling
  

• Budgeting cost control and financial management
  

• Risk and issue management
  

• Dependency and interface management
  

• Resource planning and management
  

• Vendor management and procurement
  

• Contract management
  

• Change and scope management
  

• Negotiation and conflict resolution
  

• Team building and performance management
  

• Project governance and reporting
  

• Project quality management
  

• Project closure and lessons learned
  

The candidate should demonstrate broad technical awareness across multiple technology domains with the ability to understand and effectively manage technically complex IT projects.

• Comprehensive understanding of multiple IT technologies and technology programs/packages.
  

• Understanding of IT infrastructure components including hardware software networks databases and related IT services.
  

• Awareness of Information Security Management principles and practices.
  

• Understanding of Data Centre operations and infrastructure environments.
  

• Interest in and working knowledge of cloud computing technologies particularly Microsoft Azure.
  

• Understanding of Collaboration Services and Active Directory.
  

• Proficiency with project management tools such as Microsoft Project JIRA Trello Asana or equivalent platforms.
  

• Basic understanding of programming languages software development processes and application development lifecycles.
  

• Ability to understand system architecture and how different technology components and interfaces interact.
  

• Understanding of Quality Assurance processes and methodologies.
  

• Basic awareness of cybersecurity principles controls and best practices.
  

• Experience with Document Management Solutions is an advantage.
  

• Leadership & Team Collaboration: Ability to build collaborative high-performing project teams and drive collective results.
  

• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  

• Stakeholder Management: Strong ability to establish relationships manage expectations and communicate effectively with stakeholders at different organizational levels.
  

• Customer Focus: Consistently considers customer and end-user needs when making project decisions.
  

• Adaptability: Comfortable responding to changing requirements priorities technologies and project circumstances.
  

• Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail while maintaining an understanding of the overall project objectives and business context.
  

• Presentation Skills: Ability to prepare and deliver clear concise and effective presentations and project reports.
  

• Problem Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving project challenges.
  

• Negotiation: Ability to negotiate effectively with stakeholders vendors and project team members.
  

• Continuous Learning: Willingness to stay current with emerging technologies project management practices and industry trends.
  

• Up to 9 years of relevant IT Project Management experience depending on the level of the position.
  

• Proven experience managing IT-related projects across different clients business functions or technology environments.
  

• Experience managing regular/standard IT projects with responsibility for scope schedule budget quality resources and stakeholders.
  

• Experience coordinating cross-functional and international teams.
  

• Experience managing complex projects involving multiple technology teams interfaces dependencies and external providers.
  

• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder communication and project reporting.
  

• Experience in an energy or utility company environment is preferred.
  

• Experience working with third-party suppliers procurement processes and contracts is an advantage.
  

The role requires broad and up-to-date technical awareness across several technology domains. The candidate should be able to understand technical concepts dependencies architectures and risks sufficiently to coordinate technical teams and make informed project-management decisions.

• Supervision Level: Regular Projects
  

• Responsibility: End-to-end project management and coordination
  

• Work Nature: Continuous improvement and delivery-focused activities
  

• Team Environment: Cross-functional and potentially international project teams
  

• Communication Focus: Stakeholder alignment collaboration and team results
  

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering Business Administration Project Management or a related discipline is preferred.
  

• Relevant professional certifications such as PMP PRINCE2 Agile/Scrum or equivalent are an advantage.
  

• Fluent English is required with strong written and verbal communication skills due to the international working environment.
  

Candidates with a proven track record of managing IT projects within the energy and utility sector are preferred. Experience working in large complex regulated or multinational organizations will be considered an advantage.

A successful IT Project Manager will combine strong project management expertise with sufficient technical knowledge to understand IT environments effectively coordinate technical and business teams manage stakeholder expectations and consistently deliver projects within agreed scope time cost quality and resource constraints.