Location
Can be based at any of our main hubs in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds or Glasgow.

Hours
Full Time - 37 hours per week

Salary
Up to £61,026.21 per annum (£50,281.08 basic salary, plus a non-contractual/non pensionable Skills Framework for the Information Age supplement of up to £6,131.52 and £4,613.61 London Allowance for London based candidates only)

About the Role
British Transport Police (BTP) is the national police force for the rail network throughout Great Britain. We are the ‘Guardians of the Railway,’ putting passenger safety at the heart of what we do. Our values are: We Care, We Do the Right Thing, We Strive to Be Better Every Day, We Are One BTP, and We Are Proud to Protect. Join us and help create an environment where we can all be our best every day.

We are seeking an IT Project Manager to join the IT Portfolio Delivery Team on a 23-month fixed term contract. In this critical role, you will lead all aspects of delivering technology solutions for Estates-related projects, including new site openings, relocations, and decommissioning activities. You will ensure IT services and infrastructure are seamlessly integrated into physical changes across the organisation.

You will work closely with the Senior IT Project Manager, Estates and Network colleagues, and senior stakeholders to scope, plan, and deliver IT elements that enable operational success. These projects are high-profile, technically challenging, and essential to the organisation’s strategic objectives.

Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the successful delivery of IT elements for Estates projects, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
- Managing IT project costs, resources, risks, issues, and interdependencies, ensuring seamless integration with Estates activities.
- Defining and communicating project scope, objectives, costs, deliverables, and timelines to senior stakeholders, providing comprehensive documentation including project highlight reports.
- Developing IT elements into robust business cases to gain approval and translating them into actionable operational plans.
- Collaborating with Estates, Networks and the wider change community to embed technology change effectively and ensure best practice in reporting and processes.
- Managing and developing a team of change professionals, supporting performance, growth, and wellbeing.
- Delivering medium IT projects that are complex and technical in nature, critical to the success of wider programmes and portfolios.

This role offers a blended working arrangement of home and office working and may require travel and occasional overnight stays as projects are Force wide.

Experience
- Proven experience as an IT Project Manager, ideally within Estates or property-related projects.
- Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, networking, and technology deployment in physical environments.
- Experience planning and leading technology projects in fast-paced environments using established project management methodologies.
- Experience managing 3rd party suppliers, stakeholder relationships, and influencing personnel at all levels.
- Skilled in creating and assuring effective project documentation aligned to governance processes and standards.
- Experience leading and motivating teams to deliver all stages of the project lifecycle.

About you
Professional, organised, and able to work collaboratively with diverse teams and senior stakeholders. You are proactive, adaptable, and committed to delivering high-quality results in a dynamic environment. You value continuous improvement and are motivated to contribute to the success of the organisation.

Qualifications
- Professional qualifications or significant business experience in Project Management.
- Knowledge of or working towards project management qualifications such as APM or PRINCE2.