Senior Project Manager

Expleo
London
Overview

We are looking for talented Project Managers, ideally with consultancy experience, to join us at Expleo. This client-facing role will lead projects in collaboration with our clients across a wide range of IT deliveries.

We have an immediate need for a Project Manager with extensive Infrastructure (Data Centre, Networking, App Connectivity) experience ideally able to work with a team to build a solution to support a new retail bank.

The successful candidate will be able to work independently and communicate effectively with stakeholders, as well as internal and external teams. The programme follows a Waterfall delivery approach, so strong experience with Waterfall methodologies is essential.

Expleo works across multiple clients and industries, so there is an expectation that you will contribute to the continued growth of the Practice as time allows.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain detailed project plans, ensuring alignment with overall programme objectives
  • Identify, manage, and mitigate Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies
  • Monitor project budgets to ensure cost-effective delivery
  • Provide regular status updates to stakeholders, highlighting progress, risks, and issues
  • Ensure all deliverables meet required quality standards
  • Lead technical teams, capable of engaging with architects, SMEs, and technical workstreams
  • Bring IT colleagues on the delivery journey through clear communication, challenge, and support
  • Flex focus, direction, and workload as required throughout the programme lifecycle
Qualifications

  • Desirable Certifications: MAPM, PMP, Prince2
Essential skills

  • Excellent client-facing skills
  • An understanding of IT infrastructure
  • Strong understanding of the systems development lifecycle (SDLC)
  • Ability to understand and lead system development, implementation and data integrations
  • Strong understanding of Waterfall methodologies
  • People management skills to focus and lead teams in complex projects
  • Strong stakeholder management skills
Desired skills

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Project
Experience

  • Experience managing technical delivery, including design, integrations, data flows, and architectural impacts
  • Experience leading large-scale IT projects, including systems development, infrastructure, and data projects, with associated business and organisational change
  • Experience leading Waterfall-based projects
  • Experience working with 3rd-party vendors and managing integration-focused deliveries
  • SAP delivery experience is desirable, particularly involvement in providing connectivity to SAP environments within a broader ecosystem (e.g. system integration, testing, data)
  • Experience within the retail banking or automotive is desirable but not essential
What do I need before I apply

  • The expectation is that you will be able to work on client site in Buckinghamshire 1 - 2 days per week
Benefits

  • Collaborative working environment - we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
  • We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
  • Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
  • Competitive company benefits
  • Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
  • As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
    • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
    • Communicating and promoting vacancies
    • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
    • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
    • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
"We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age".

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive

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Posted 2026-01-31

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