IT Infrastructure Project Manager

2768 – IT Infrastructure Project Manager

Reference: 2768

Posted on 15 April 2026

We are seeking an experienced OT/Infrastructure Project Manager to deliver projects that enhance resilience and manage obsolescence across the Operational Technology (OT) estate, ensuring initiatives are safely and effectively implemented in live environments while maintaining service availability and minimising operational, technical and cyber risks.

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Contract or Permanent considered

• Take full responsibility for delivering OT refresh projects, including platform modernisation, server and hardware replacement, and application re‑platforming
• Deliver projects in high‑availability OT environments with limited outage windows, complex supplier landscapes, and dependencies on wider programmes
• Develop pragmatic delivery plans, manage risks and dependencies, and sequence work to minimise operational disruption
• Maintain control of schedule, budget and delivery status, ensuring appropriate governance, assurance and timely escalation where delivery, funding or risk tolerances are threatened
• Provide strong PM governance, including accurate status reporting, management of risks, issues, dependencies and actions, and tracking spend. Own forecasts, manage change, and support funding and re‑profiling decisions as priorities evolve
• Act as the primary interface between OT operations, technical specialists, architects, suppliers and programme leadership. Work closely with Technical Leads to ensure solutions are deliverable, supportable and aligned to agreed architectures
• Manage multiple initiatives within the wider programme, distinguishing between full projects and lighter‑touch work packages, and aligning delivery to lifecycle‑driven priorities

• Proven experience delivering complex OT infrastructure and modernisation projects, including platform upgrades, server/hardware refreshes and application re‑platforming
• Strong background managing delivery in high‑availability, safety‑critical OT environments with constrained outage windows and operational risk
• Experience running multiple concurrent projects or work packages within a wider programme or portfolio

• Solid understanding of OT environments, including control systems, data and asset condition monitoring platforms
• Experience working alongside OT engineers, technical leads and architects to deliver supportable solutions aligned to agreed architectures
• Familiarity with virtualised platforms, server refreshes and resilience improvements (e.g. removing single points of failure)
• Experience working with third‑party suppliers and system integrators in regulated or industrial environments

• Strong end‑to‑end project management capability, covering planning, scheduling, risk, dependency and change management
• Demonstrated ability to maintain robust PM governance, including status reporting, RAID management and delivery assurance
• Comfortable working within formal stage gates, assurance and control frameworks
• Proven experience managing project budgets and forecasts, tracking spend and handling financial change
• Ability to support funding, re‑profiling and prioritisation decisions as delivery priorities evolve
• Experience managing supplier performance against milestones, cost, quality and outcomes

• Confident acting as the primary interface between OT operations, technical teams, suppliers and programme leadership
• Strong communication skills, able to provide clear, concise reporting and elevate issues appropriately
• Pragmatic, delivery‑focused approach with the ability to balance operational risk, cost and schedule pressures

• Experience in industrial, utilities, energy or regulated environments
• Knowledge of Citrix‑based OT platforms or similar virtualisation technologies
• Formal PM qualifications (e.g. APM, PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent)

For employees, we’re committed to recognising and rewarding hard work. Our competitive salary and benefits package includes:
Company Pension Scheme, Private Medical & Dental Insurance, Group Income…