Job Description:

Senior Project Manager

Inside IR35, £550 P/D

3-6 months with scope to extend

2 days on site per week in Telford

SC eligibility

Project Type:

Legacy Modernisation / Engineering

Overview

The client is carrying out a multi-year technology transformation initiative to modernise customer facing services. The programme aims to prepare services for competitive tender by implementing the latest product versions, modern ALM tooling, and test automation.

This Senior Project Manager role will join an in-flight programme, working closely with stakeholders to deliver a modern, resilient IT estate.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Manage the delivery of multiple projects, ensuring alignment with company strategy, commitments, and goals.
• Provide overall direction, coordination, execution, control, and completion of assigned projects.
• Ensure high-quality delivery across all phases of the project lifecycle.

Schedule & Financial Management

• Develop and maintain project schedules using MS Project (MSP).
• Own and manage the project cost base, forecasts, and variances.
• Present financial updates and explanations at monthly reviews.

Risk & Change Management

• Identify and manage project and cross-project risks, dependencies, and mitigations.
• Escalate risks where necessary.
• Manage project change through appropriate configuration management.
• Assess impacts of customer- and project-initiated change requests and ensure timely, accurate responses.
• Facilitate technical notes and impact workshops as required.

Stakeholder & Customer Management

• Act as the single point of contact for the customer.
• Build and maintain strong, professional relationships with key stakeholders at all levels.
• Ensure regular formal checkpoints and ongoing communication of progress.
• Address ad-hoc queries and identify opportunities to improve client outcomes and generate additional value.

Resource Management

• Work with resource managers to forecast, secure, and manage project resources.
• Accurately track staffing demand and costs.
• Provide timely performance reviews and ensure HR policies are followed.
• Ensure resources are released appropriately.
• Actively mentor and coach project team members.

Proposal & Commercial Management

• Demonstrate strong commercial awareness.
• Manage estimating and impact assessments for proposals and change requests.
• Develop clear recommendations and solutions aligned to client value.

Communication & Governance

• Chair regular project checkpoints and ad-hoc meetings.
• Report progress to line management, clients, stakeholders, and account leadership.
• Provide clear, concise escalations when required.

Implementation & Close-down

• Manage execution and transition through to Live and Service Introduction.
• Raise RFCs and present at Change Approval Boards.
• Agree acceptance criteria and trial plans with the client.
• Ensure successful project close-down, including post-project reviews and action tracking.

Skills & Experience

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent team-working, negotiation, and conflict management abilities.
• Experience delivering projects using multiple delivery frameworks.
• Good understanding of end-to-end delivery processes.
• Appreciation of Agile principles.
• Strong focus on delivery quality and assurance.

Tools:
MS Office, MS Project, UPM