Senior Project Manager (IS)

Overview

In this role you lead complex technology and business change initiatives within the Portfolio & Programme Delivery team, while coaching a small group of Project Managers. You act as deputy to the Head of Portfolio & Programme Management, driving consistent, high-quality delivery across the portfolio and guiding strategic decisions. You will challenge scope and requirements to set projects up for success, navigating change and partnering with senior stakeholders to convert strategy into tangible outcomes. This is an opportunity to shape delivery standards and influence cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, growth-focused environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company car or car allowance
• Private medical insurance
• Excellent pension scheme
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Staff Discount

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee complex, cross-functional technology and business change projects and programmes, ensuring scope, time, cost and quality
• Provide leadership, coaching and day-to-day management to a small team, supporting performance and development
• Act as deputy to the Head of Portfolio & Programme Management, providing leadership and operational oversight
• Provide project assurance across the portfolio, reviewing scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, dependencies and delivery plans
• Support portfolio prioritisation, capacity planning and resource allocation across multiple projects and programmes
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, sponsors, technology teams and external partners to secure support for delivery
• Ensure effective project governance with high-quality reporting, RAID management, financial control and change management
• Act as escalation point for complex delivery, resource, stakeholder and governance challenges
• Champion continuous improvement and drive consistent project management standards across the team
• Support Project Managers in delivering through Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid methodologies

Key requirements

• Recognised Project Management qualification (APM PMQ or PPQ, PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMI PMP)
• Significant PM experience delivering complex cross-functional tech and business change
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing Project Managers
• Experience managing multiple Project Managers within a portfolio or programme
• Strong knowledge of governance, budgeting, risk, resource planning and benefits realisation
• Experience delivering with Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid methodologies
• Confident presenting status, risks and recommendations to Sponsors and leadership
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing and negotiation skills
• Detail-oriented with ability to understand complexities
• Experience with delivery tools such as Project Online, Azure DevOps, Monday.com, Jira or Confluence
• Collaborative leadership style managing multiple priorities

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• influencing and negotiation
• Project Online
• Azure DevOps
• Monday.com

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