Sky
Principal Project Manager
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Principal Project Manager
Join the Workplace Technology delivery team, closely aligned with the Sky Spaces (Property & Construction) team, as a Principal Project Manager. In this role, you will lead the delivery of Workplace Technology projects across the UK, Europe, and Asia, supporting the construction, refurbishment, and reconfiguration of Sky’s office spaces. You will be responsible for managing the installation and commissioning of tech hardware, including desk setups, meeting rooms, event spaces, AV and Video Conferencing systems, network cabling, Wi-Fi, and mobile signal distribution. Strong leadership and senior stakeholder management skills are essential, along with knowledge of RIBA project stages and a proven track record in project management. Based in Osterley, West London, this role requires frequent travel and extensive experience in project scoping, planning, procurement, execution, and budget management.
Lead design and planning workshops, capturing requirements, defining project scope, estimating budgets, and securing necessary funding.
Oversee the procurement process, including conducting RFPs, managing competitive tenders, raising purchase orders, and coordinating the delivery of equipment.
Manage the installation and commissioning of technical fitouts, including structured cabling, Wi-Fi solutions, AV and video conferencing systems, and workspace technology setups.
Coordinate the creation of new office spaces across the UK, Europe, and Asia, while ensuring compliance with environmental and sustainability standards during decommissioning.
Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders, ensuring alignment on tactical and strategic planning, and providing clear, effective status reporting.
Manage project budgets, track financials, mitigate risks, handle change requests, and resolve issues promptly to ensure successful project delivery across multiple workstreams.
Travel frequently to Sky sites in the UK, Europe, and Asia, while being based in Osterley, West London.
What you'll bring:
Extensive experience engaging with senior stakeholders, including at Executive/Directorate level, fostering strong communication and relationship-building skills.
Proven expertise in successfully delivering both IT and technical office fit out projects, with over two years' experience in technical project management.
Adept at leading and motivating project teams to ensure success and collaboration.
Ability to address technical and cross-functional issues, producing solutions and effectively communicating strategically and tactically with stakeholders across multiple teams.
Proficiency in Waterfall, working to RIBA stages including the ability to develop and refine delivery tools and processes to enhance project outcomes.
History of line management or mentoring other project staff, indicating leadership, and coaching capabilities to support team growth and development.
Group Enterprise Technology Solutions (GETS) are responsible for ensuring our colleagues can securely connect, collaborate, and deliver across Comcast Group companies with user experience at its heart. Sky Group is a complex and diverse organisation with broadcast, live on-air, contact centre, corporate, creative and network communication teams each of whom have their own specific requirements.
Within GETS, Group Workplace Solutions (GWS) vision: to “Create a unified, digital-first, work from anywhere workplace that combines people and technology to empower you to be your best.”. The remit extends to enterprise workplace platforms and systems including client devices, productivity, unified communications, video conferencing, identity, privileged access management, file services and corporate applications. This includes the user journey and UI experience of GWS services and products. GWS also manage mission critical technical infrastructure for example AD, DHCP and DNS.
The Rewards:There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:
Sky Glass & Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
A generous pension package
Private healthcare
Discounted mobile and broadband
Our Osterley campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Chiswick Park, Gunnersbury, Acton Town, and Ealing Broadway tube stations. There’s also plenty of parking, bike shelters and showers.
On campus you’ll find six subsidised restaurants and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.
Sky have implemented Hybrid working practices which typically involves 50% split between on-site and at home working.
We'd love to hear from youInventive, forward-thinking minds come together to work in Tech, Product and Data at Sky. It’s a place where you can explore what if, how far, and what next.
But better doesn’t stop at what we do, it’s how we do it, too. We embrace each other’s differences. We support our community and contribute to a sustainable future for our business and the planet.
If you believe in better, we’ll back you all the way.
Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.