Senior Project Manager â Windows 10 Decommissioning (2648824JF)

We are hunting for a tenacious Senior Project Manager to lead our Windows 10 Decommissioning project. This is an essential project for the IT security of the University, transitioning the majority of our computing endpoints to the latest supported operating system before support for Windows 10 ends. 

This pivotal role will require excellent collaboration and diplomacy skills as you bring together different teams to serve customers with wildly varying use cases.

About the Role

This is a key role in support of a major upgrade being carried out on the university’s endpoint computing involving many thousands of laptops and desktops that are used for everything from basic office work to running multi-million pound pieces of research equipment.

Working with teams within iSolutions and dedicated resources within our faculties, you’ll be unearthing the incompatible devices across the university and delivering the roll out of replacements.

What you’ll do Be the workstream lead to plan and deliver the roll out of secure up to date laptops and desktops.Proactively, work with a wide range of the University’s community to ensure a smooth and effective programme of deployment.Work with dedicated and ‘borrowed’ technicians and their managers to ensure the delivery of the project has a minimal impact on BAU activities.Champion the project to get buy-in from reluctant stakeholders and endpoint customers.What you’ll bringYour ability to plan, maintain and document a tight schedule of delivery across upwards of 200 buildings.Your clear and reasoned approach to problem solving. Your exemplary interpersonal skills, both verbal and written. Your ability to work and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences.Your proactive attitude to navigate change as well as your patience and empathy when working with those more nervous of change.Your passion for making a difference!Working at UoS

The University of Southampton is a research-driven institution, home to some of the world’s leading minds, expanding our knowledge and passing it on to future generations. iSolutions is the University’s IT service whose 230+ staff support the delivery of the University’s research and education activities as well as the usual business operations. We would love you to join us and help change the world for the better.

As part of our commitment to your well-being we offer an occupational pension scheme and generous holidays. Staff also have access to our state-of-the-art on-campus sports, arts, and culture facilities, a full programme of events, and access to a number of university employee-discount schemes.

Work-life balance is important to us and this is reflected in our generous maternity policy and childcare facilities. Our staff may wish to have working patterns that fit in with their caring responsibilities, so we invite requests to undertake this role on a part-time or a flexible working basis. We also welcome applicants who have had career breaks for reasons including maternity, paternity or adoption leave, disability, or illness.

Closing Date: 25 Mar 2024

Section: Management, Specialist & Administrative

Salary: £44,263 to £56,021 Per annum
Full Time Fixed Term for 18 months