Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive, collaborative and innovative company?

Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team?

Join our Internal Technology Team

Softcat is an amazing success story and as part of our continued growth we are investing significantly more in a new technology strategy going forward. Softcat's internal Technology Team is undergoing an exciting transformation this evolution aims to provide greater opportunities for our people's professional development and prepare us to execute our more ambitious technology strategy effectively.

The Project Manager plays a key role in delivering technology and business-change initiatives across Softcat. You apply structured delivery approaches to bring clarity, organisation and predictability to projects. Working across multiple business areas, systems and teams, you support the coordinated delivery of value-driven outcomes within established frameworks.

As a Project Manager, you will coordinate the delivery of medium-sized projects or defined workstreams

You work closely with Product Owners, business stakeholders, technical teams and the PMO to maintain structured control, ensure alignment and remove blockers. You support decision-making through clear, concise communication and reliable delivery oversight.

As Project Manager, you'll be responsible for:

Delivery Planning & Governance

• Build and maintain core delivery artefacts including project plans, RAID logs, schedules and status reports
• Apply structured delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall or hybrid) within Softcat's frameworks
• Track milestones and escalate risks, issues or delays that impact agreed timelines or scope

Risk, Issue & Change Control

• Identify, document and maintain risks, issues and dependencies throughout the project lifecycle
• Support mitigation planning and escalate items that fall outside defined thresholds
• Apply change control processes to ensure any scope adjustments are understood, assessed and agreed

Delivery Facilitation & Support

• Support project meetings, workshops and structured conversations that clarify scope and delivery
• Provide clear communication to stakeholders, ensuring alignment on progress, blockers and decisions
• Seek input from Senior PMs or PMO when complexity increases or escalations are required
• Champion continuous improvement by identifying inefficiencies or opportunities within delivery processes

We'd love you to have

• The role mainly involves working with finance stakeholders; finance project experience is preferred
• Experience coordinating or delivering medium IT or business-change initiatives
• Strong organisational and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple activities at pace
• Experience applying structured delivery methods within defined processes and governance
• Ability to identify risks early, communicate potential impacts and seek appropriate support
• Ability to collaborate effectively across business and technical teams

We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply - we would love to hear from you!

Work in a way that works for you

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Hybrid working
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day
• Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs

Working with us

Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.

Join us

To become part of the success story, please apply now.

If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence. You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/

Here at Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. That being said, as a culture-driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authentically you as possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.

Documents

• Project Manager Job Profile - Plan to Preform.pdf (48.79 KB)