Senior Project Manager - ETRM & Legacy Systems

Senior Project Manager - ETRM & Legacy Systems

Hybrid Working | Initial 6-Month Contract (Inside IR35) | Strong Extension Potential

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with mandatory ETRM and Legacy systems experience to lead a major sustainability and operational improvement programme within a complex energy trading environment.

This is not a traditional implementation project. The successful candidate will drive the enhancement, stability, and long-term sustainability of business-critical production systems supporting energy trading operations. As such, candidates must have a strong background delivering projects involving live operational platforms, Legacy technology estates, and ETRM environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and shape project scope from programme assessment findings
• Develop detailed project plans, milestones, and delivery roadmaps
• Lead governance, reporting, risk management, and stakeholder engagement
• Coordinate multiple technical and operational workstreams
• Manage dependencies across technology, operations, and business teams
• Support business case development and investment planning
• Partner with Technical Leads and SMEs to ensure successful delivery
• Provide executive-level reporting and programme communications
• Drive sustainability, resilience, and continuous improvement initiatives across critical trading platforms

Essential Experience

• Extensive IT Project Management experience
• Proven delivery experience within ETRM (Energy Trading & Risk Management) environments
• Strong experience managing projects involving legacy technology platforms
• Experience working with business-critical production systems
• Deep understanding of IT Service Operations and ITIL frameworks

Experience delivering change within live operational environments

• Strong governance, risk, and dependency management skills
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills
• Experience coordinating technical, operational, and business teams

Industry Background Required

Candidates must demonstrate experience within one or more of the following:

• Energy Trading
• Commodity Trading
• Crude Oil Trading
• Refined Products Trading
• Trading Technology Platforms
• ETRM Systems

Highly Desirable

• Mainframe environments
• Legacy application modernisation programmes
• Trading operations and production support environments
• Operational risk and service stability initiatives
• Large-scale enterprise transformation programmes

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to lead a strategically important programme focused on the sustainability and future readiness of critical trading technology. You'll work closely with senior business and technology stakeholders to deliver improvements across complex ETRM platforms while ensuring operational stability and long-term business value.

If you have a proven track record delivering ETRM projects, Legacy system programmes, and service operations initiatives within energy or commodities trading environments, we'd love to hear from you.