Manages technical projects with hands-on insight into architecture and engineering.
Entry
Senior
Coding
Medium
Key skills
Career overview
The Technical Project Manager runs infrastructure, cloud, security or integration projects where technical credibility matters as much as planning. They speak the language of engineers, challenge designs and translate technical risk into business decisions. The role leads to senior IT project management, infrastructure project management or programme management.
Main responsibilities
- Manage technical projects with hands-on insight
- Build and follow the project plan and milestones
- Manage budget, scope and risks
- Align stakeholders and report progress
- Run steering committees and project rituals
- Prepare and execute change requests in production
- Keep technical documentation up to date
- Mentor junior team members and review their work
- Prioritise work and manage competing demands
- Escalate complex cases to the relevant technical team
- Design infrastructure solutions from business needs
- Coordinate with software vendors and third parties
Technical skills
Technologies
Education level
Education requirements vary depending on the company, country and experience. Professional experience, certifications and technical skills can sometimes compensate for formal education.
High School / Bac
Less common
Bac+2 (2-year degree)
Less common
Bac+3 (Bachelor)
Less common
Bac+5 (Master / Engineering)
Common entry point
Experience & coding level
Experience level
Coding level
Useful certifications
Certifications are never mandatory. They are one way among others to prove a skill.
- PMP
- PRINCE2 Practitioner
- AWS Cloud Practitioner
- ITIL 4 Foundation
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Overlap: 70% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Budget & financial control, Coaching & mentoring
View roadmapOverlap: 60% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Benefits realisation, Budget & financial control, Coaching PMs
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Soft skills
- Clear communication
- Leadership
- Problem solving
- Big-picture thinking
- Prioritisation
- Negotiation
- Documentation writing
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