IT Project Manager - CSV & Infrastructure Relocation

IT Project Manager - CSV, Infrastructure & Relocation

Contract Opportunity | Remote/Hybrid (Manchester-based project, dependent on project phase) | Inside IR35

We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead a complex office and laboratory relocation programme, encompassing IT infrastructure deployment, validated system migration, and Computer Systems Validation (CSV) activities within a highly regulated environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a delivery-focused Project Manager with experience managing cross-functional stakeholders, infrastructure projects, validation activities, and business-critical relocations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex IT infrastructure and relocation projects.
• Manage project plans, RAID logs, budgets, governance, and stakeholder communications.
• Coordinate internal teams, external suppliers, facilities teams, validation specialists, and business stakeholders.
• Oversee the relocation of laboratory equipment and associated IT systems while ensuring minimal business disruption.
• Manage cutover planning, system migrations, equipment decommissioning, transport, installation, and requalification activities.
• Deliver infrastructure deployment activities including networking, server migrations, end-user computing, telephony, and collaboration technologies.
• Work closely with Quality and Compliance teams to maintain validated systems and support audit readiness.

Required Experience

IT Project Management

• Proven track record delivering complex IT infrastructure projects from initiation through to completion.
• Strong stakeholder, vendor, budget, and governance management experience.
• Experience coordinating multiple technical and business workstreams.

Computer Systems Validation (CSV)

• Experience working within GxP-regulated environments.
• Solid understanding of CSV lifecycle activities and validation best practices.
• Experience with validation documentation including:
  • Validation Plans (VP)
  • User Requirement Specifications (URS)
  • Functional Specifications (FS)
  • IQ/OQ/PQ Protocols
  • Traceability Matrices
  • Validation Summary Reports (VSR)
• Experience supporting audits, inspections, and compliance activities.

Relocation & Infrastructure Experience

• Experience delivering laboratory, office, or site relocation projects.
• Experience managing the relocation of validated equipment and business-critical systems.
• Knowledge of:
  • Server room migrations
  • Network infrastructure deployments
  • LAN/WAN implementation
  • Wi-Fi rollouts
  • Switching, routing, and firewall technologies
  • End-user device deployment
  • Microsoft Teams, VoIP, and conferencing solutions
  • Data centre and/or cloud migration projects