Job Description

Posted 1 week ago

IT Project Manager – Contract Role
Location: Barnsley (3-4 days onsite per week)
Rate: £(Apply online only)/day (Outside IR35)
Contract Length: 3-6 months (with potential for extension)
Start Date: ASAP

Overview
Our client is seeking a highly experienced IT Project Manager to lead and deliver multiple IT and business system projects across the organisation. This role will focus on ERP system enhancements, with a particular emphasis on COINS, and will work closely with senior stakeholders across finance, HR, and procurement functions.

Key Responsibilities
– Manage the end-to-end delivery of multiple IT projects, with a focus on COINS ERP system implementation and optimisation
– Collaborate with stakeholders across Accounts Payable, Finance, HR, and Procurement to gather requirements, define priorities, and manage expectations
– Ensure disciplined project governance, including clear status reporting, milestone tracking, and risk/issue management (RAID logs)
– Drive decision-making through confident and structured communication, with the ability to challenge constructively and push back where needed
– Coordinate cross-functional teams, manage third-party vendors (if applicable), and ensure resource planning aligns with project timelines and budget
– Ensure clarity and structure in reporting, documentation, and stakeholder updates
– Manage project risks, budgets, and resource allocations effectively throughout the lifecycle

Key Skills & Experience Required
– Proven experience as a Senior IT Project Manager
– Strong ERP implementation experience, ideally with COINS in a construction or engineering environment
– Excellent stakeholder management skills – able to work with senior leaders (Finance Director, HR Director, etc.)
– Strong knowledge of project delivery disciplines, including RAID logs, budget tracking, risk management
– Confident communicator – able to present project status clearly and influence senior stakeholders
– Structured, disciplined, and proactive in approach
– Experience in procurement or project delivery in finance-related systems is a strong advantage