Senior Project Manager – Windows 10 Decommissioning

at  University of Southampton

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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.

FURTHER DETAILS:

• Job Description and Person Specification
  As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.
  Apply by midnight on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.

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.