Infrastructure Project Manager

Technical Operations & Infrastructure Project Manager

Location: Leeds or Manchester (Hybrid)
Team: Service & Infrastructure ¦ Cox Automotive Product & Technology Group

🌍 About Cox Automotive & the Role

At Cox Automotive, we’re transforming how the automotive world does business. Behind our powerful digital platforms and connected products is the Product & Technology Group (CAPTG)—a dynamic, collaborative team delivering world-class technology solutions across the UK and Europe.

We’re now looking for a Technical Operations & Infrastructure Project Manager to lead complex, high-impact projects—from network upgrades and data centre migrations to physical installations and site operations. This is a hands-on role, working directly with delivery teams, technical experts, and stakeholders to ensure scalable, resilient solutions are delivered on time and within budget.

You’ll be part of a collaborative Service & Infrastructure function, reporting to the Head of Technical Operations, and will be actively involved in delivery—often on-site—to provide leadership, escalation support, and ensure service, support, and maintenance are always considered.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership

• Lead multiple infrastructure and technical operations projects across the UK and Europe.
• Own delivery across time, scope, and budget, with a strong on-site presence during project activities to provide real-time leadership and escalation support.
• Ensure service strategy, support, and maintenance are embedded throughout the project lifecycle.

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to gather and document detailed technical requirements.
• Identify integrations, dependencies, and assumptions early to support smooth delivery.

Planning & Documentation

Develop and maintain:

• Technical Scope Documents
• Project Plans with milestones and ownership
• Live Activity Trackers (task status, dependencies, resource assignments)
• Weekly Checkpoint Schedules (agendas and outcomes)
• Resource Allocation Plans
• Risk & Issue Logs with mitigation strategies
• Change Control Processes

Contingency & Time Estimation

• Build contingency into project planning to manage uncertainty and risk.
• Ensure time estimates are realistic and account for BAU responsibilities and competing priorities of project item owners.

Service Alignment

• Collaborate with service teams to ensure seamless handover and operational readiness.
• Ensure long-term support and maintenance considerations are factored into all technical solutions.

Budget Management

• Manage CapEx and OpEx budgets with accurate forecasting, tracking, and reporting.
• Align financial planning with project milestones and resource needs.

Portfolio Support

• Align project outcomes with broader business objectives.
• Support prioritisation, resource balancing, and portfolio-level reporting.

Technical Delivery

• Coordinate infrastructure and networking deployments across Europe.
• Work directly with delivery teams to ensure successful implementation.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco technologies is essential.

Communication & Reporting

• Provide weekly progress updates to stakeholders.
• Lead regular checkpoint calls with internal and external teams.
• Escalate risks and issues with actionable solutions.

Team Collaboration

• Work side-by-side with technical teams to ensure clarity and alignment.
• Foster a culture of accountability, positivity, and continuous improvement.

Travel

• Regular travel across the UK and Europe is required.
• On-site presence during key project activities is expected to ensure ownership, support, and escalation management.

🧠 What You Bring

• Proven experience managing infrastructure and technical operations projects (e.g., networks, data centres, physical tech rollouts)
• Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, project methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP), and frameworks like ITIL
• Hands-on experience with Cisco technologies and European networking deployments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong technical acumen – able to understand and challenge technical designs
• Highly detail-oriented and methodical in planning and delivery
• Comfortable working at both strategic and tactical levels
• Skilled in producing and maintaining high-quality project artefacts
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing demands
• Resilient, proactive, and patient in problem-solving
• Experience in field-based or hybrid working environments
• Proficient with collaboration tools: MS Project, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint
• Bonus: PMP, PRINCE2 certification and a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

✨ Why Join Cox Automotive?

• Be part of a global leader in automotive technology
• Work on impactful, high-visibility projects
• Enjoy a supportive, forward-thinking culture that values innovation, flexibility, and work-life balance
• Collaborate with brilliant minds across Europe
• Grow your career in a business that’s always evolving

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