Infrastructure Project Manager

Location: Crewe (Hybrid, typically 2 days per week on-site)
Rate: Up to 550 per day (UMB/Ltd)
Contract: Until 18th December 2026 with potential extension
Start: ASAP

Adecco are recruiting for an experienced Project Manager to join a leading automotive organisation, supporting the delivery of critical IT and compliance-focused transformation initiatives.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on high-profile software delivery projects supporting the evolution of electric vehicle and compliance-related systems within a complex global business environment.

As Project Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of software and IT projects, ensuring successful execution against scope, timescales, budget, and quality objectives. You will work closely with business stakeholders, functional leaders, IT teams, and senior leadership to drive project outcomes in a highly regulated environment.

Projects are focused on compliance and digital initiatives, including systems supporting EV and battery-related technologies, requiring strong governance, stakeholder engagement, and delivery management expertise.

• Manage the full project lifecycle from initiation through to implementation and handover.
• Lead software delivery projects within enterprise IT environments.
• Develop and maintain project plans, RAID logs, governance documentation and reporting.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies, budgets and project timelines.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement across business functions, IT teams and senior leadership.
• Ensure projects adhere to agreed governance and delivery frameworks.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to achieve successful project outcomes.

• Demonstrable experience delivering software or IT projects from inception to completion.
• Strong Project Management background within complex corporate environments.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of project governance and delivery life-cycles.
• Proven ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
• PRINCE2 certified or equivalent Project Management qualification.

• Automotive or manufacturing sector experience.
• SAP knowledge.
• Experience delivering compliance, regulatory, digital transformation or enterprise software projects.
• Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies.

• Up to 550 per day (UMB/Ltd).
• Hybrid working model with typically 2 days per week on-site.
• Contract running until 18th December 2026 with potential extension.
• Opportunity to work on innovative EV, compliance and digital transformation programmes within a prestigious automotive organisation.

If you're an experienced Software Delivery Project Manager looking for your next contract opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.