IT Project Manager, Permanent, IT Services

Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued.

Maynooth University wishes to appoint an IT Project Manager at the Administrative Officer 1 grade. This permanent position, reporting to the Head of Enterprise Solutions, IT Services, will lead and manage projects, in the area of the University Administration systems which include student, staff (HR & payroll), Financial, security and timetable systems. The role scope also includes managing projects in the areas of CRMs, Business intelligence and bespoke software, as part of the wider Enterprise Solutions function and future structure. The projects will be of varying size and complexity, typically involving multiple stakeholders, and combining internal and external resources, such as the upgrade and replacement of complex business solutions, their associated business processes, and the development of associated services.

The successful candidate will have excellent technical knowledge and strong IT experience to be able to quickly gather and analyse information for key business systems, and to interact with technical staff, whether colleagues or suppliers. Working closely with IT Services and other departments colleagues, this role will focus on the management and delivery of ICT projects through the creation and oversight of project plans, communication plans, work breakdown structures and the identification of dependencies, milestones, resource management, financial management, risk management, reporting, together with stakeholder engagement. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of data structures and of data management, as well as excellent project governance skills, to provide effective project management for data-rich information systems and related projects.

Please see link below for information and eligibility criteria for Critical Skills Employment Permit:

https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/what-we-do/workplace-and-skills/employment-permits/permit-types/critical-skills-employment-permit/

Salary:

Administrative Officer I (June 2026): €60,410 - €86,192 p.a. (9 points)

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, 29th November 2026.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified above. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

Late applications will not be accepted.

Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer

The position is subject to the Statutes of the University

Department: IT Services

Contract: Full-Time - Permanent

Salary: €60,410 - €86,192 p.a.