Technical Project Manager – AD Trust & Microsoft 365 Migration
- Preston / North West – Hybrid, 2–3 days per week in the office
- £400–£450 per day | Inside IR35
- 12-month contract | ASAP start
We’re looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead the delivery of a major Active Directory Trust implementation and Microsoft 365 tenant migration programme.
You’ll act as the central point of coordination between technical teams , business stakeholders, suppliers and delivery partners, ensuring projects are delivered to agreed timelines, governance standards and business outcomes.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end delivery of the AD Trust and M365 migration programme
- Manage integrated project plans, schedules, resources, milestones and dependencies
- Coordinate migrations across Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Microsoft Teams
- Oversee Active Directory Trust, identity and authentication workstreams
- Manage cross-functional teams across infrastructure, security, networking, cloud and migration
- Own project governance, RAID management, reporting and senior stakeholder communications
- Manage and hold third-party suppliers and delivery partners accountable
- Coordinate SIT, UAT, pilot migrations, cutover rehearsals and go-live readiness
- Drive business readiness, adoption, knowledge transfer and operational acceptance
Key experience required:
- Proven experience delivering complex infrastructure, cloud and Microsoft 365 transformation projects
- Strong experience managing large-scale M365 tenant migrations
- Experience coordinating Active Directory, identity and authentication projects
- Strong knowledge of Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online and OneDrive
- Understanding of tenant-to-tenant migration methodologies
- Proven supplier, stakeholder and cross-functional team management experience
- Strong project governance, RAID, risk, issue and dependency management skills
- Experience managing projects through the full lifecycle, from initiation to closure
- Experience managing testing, deployment, cutover and go-live activities
Key deliverables include: Integrated Project Plans, RAID Logs, Governance & Reporting Packs, Testing Strategy, Migration Runbook, Cutover Strategy, Deployment Schedule, Executive Updates, Go-Live Reporting and Operational Acceptance.
Location: Preston as the primary hub, with travel to North West offices including Manchester. Agile/hybrid working with 2–3 days per week in the office, or in line with project requirements.
12-month contract | Full-time | ASAP start, subject to security clearances
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