Project Manager
Summary
Ekco, a European security-first cloud managed service provider, is hiring a Project Manager in Bristol to run customer IT projects end to end — planning scope, budget and schedules, coordinating solution architects and engineers, managing risk and financials, and keeping stakeholders informed. Requires proven IT project management experience; PRINCE2/PMP/Agile certifications are desirable.
About Ekco
🚀 Founded in 2016, Ekco has quickly become one of Europe’s fastest-growing cloud solution providers and your trusted security-first Managed Service Provider.
IT leaders choose Ekco to drive operational efficiency, scale smarter and stay ahead of risk – powered by local expertise, delivered at European scale.
We specialise in helping organisations advance their cloud maturity guiding transformation, strengthening security, and maximising the value of their technology investments.
☁️ In simple terms: we help organisations modernise with confidence securing their systems, optimising their cloud, and keeping them resilient in a rapidly changing world.
🌍 Today, we’re a thriving team of 1,000+ talented and supportive colleagues across the UK, Ireland, Benelux, South Africa, and Malaysia—and we’re continuing to grow.
At Ekco, how we work matters as much as what we deliver. Our people live by four core values that shape everything we do:
On It: We take ownership, follow through, and get things done.
All In : We collaborate, support each other, and commit fully to shared goals.
Connected: We build trusted relationships with colleagues, clients, and partners.
Hungry to Grow: We stay curious, keep learning, and push ourselves to the next level.
🏠If these values resonate with you, you’ll feel right at home here.
The Role
Manages customer projects from initiation to closure, ensuring delivery to scope, time, budget and quality, with clear communication to all stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
• Plan and manage projects using the PM methodology, including schedule, budget, scope and dependencies.
• Run kick-off, status and steering meetings and issue accurate regular reports.
• Coordinate Solution Architects, engineers, deployment staff and customer teams to deliver milestones.
• Manage risks, issues, assumptions and change requests and escalate where required.
• Monitor project financials, effort versus budget and invoicing milestones with finance.
• Act as primary customer contact for the project, managing expectations and satisfaction.
• Ensure formal handover, acceptance and closure, including lessons learned.
• Maintain project records and PSA data accurately.
Requirements:
Proven IT project management experience; PRINCE2, PMP or Agile certification desirable; excellent organisation, communication and stakeholder management; technical understanding of infrastructure/cloud/security projects.
Benefits / Perks
• ☀️ Time Off: 25 days annual leave + public holidays
• 🎂 Birthday Leave: One extra day off to celebrate
• 💰 Company Pension Scheme
• 📞 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for wellbeing support
• 🏃♀️ EkcOlympics: Global team activity challenges
• 📚 Unlimited access to Pluralsight for continuous development
• 🌱 Real opportunities to grow, including international progression
Why Ekco
🏅 Company of the year 2026 Tech Excellence Awards
⭐️ Microsoft’s 2023 Rising Star Security Partner of the Year
🚀 First Irish Microsoft MSP to achieve all four Microsoft Security Specializations
🌈 A culture rooted in diversity, equality, inclusion & belonging
🎉 A commitment to internal mobility and career progression
✨ Flexible, family-friendly working at the heart of our culture
🔐 Proud to be your trusted security-first Managed Service Provider chosen by IT leaders to drive operational efficiency, scale smarter and stay ahead of risk.