Commercial Project Manager

Acorn Care and Education; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational services provider in Bolton is seeking a Commercial Project Manager to lead business change initiatives. The role involves managing project deliveries, stakeholder engagement, and ensuring compliance with organizational policies. Candidates should possess significant experience in managing complex projects and excellent communication skills. This position offers a hybrid work model and a competitive salary package.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support services

Family Growth Support

Cycle to Work Schemes

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing complex employee cases in a multi-site organization.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end business change projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
• Develop and implement change management plans.

Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Change Management

Project Planning

Risk Management

Organizational Change

Education

Project Management Certification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP)

Tools

Business Management Software

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Commercial Project Manager

Salary: Up To £50,000 not pro rata (dependent on experience and qualifications)

Location: Hybrid - Bolton Office On average 2 days per week

Contract: Fixed Term Contract- 12 Months

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri 9-5

The role

The Project Manager at Outcomes First Group will be responsible for leading and managing strategic projects that drive organisation wide business transformation. Will lead on-site and virtual, multi-skilled teams, internally and externally and lead the planning and successful delivery of projects, on time, to quality and budget.

The Project Manager will take ownership of implementing effective business change approaches to maximise successful project delivery and business wide engagement, in a way that is aligned with Outcomes First Group’s mission to provide high-quality care and education to children and young adults. This role is key in ensuring that projects not only achieve their desired outcomes but also support the long-term success and growth of the organisation.

What you\'ll do

• Lead Business Change Projects: Manage and deliver end-to-end business change projects, including budget management and resource demand management, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and strategies.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including senior leadership, department heads, and operational teams, ensuring effective communication and support for change initiatives.
• Change Management: Develop and implement change management plans, including end user adoption strategies and colleague and pupil engagement to ensure smooth transitions and minimal disruption, driving advocacy for change.
• Business Requirements and Process Improvement: Work collaboratively with Business Analysts to support the definition of business requirements and the design and implementation of new and improved business processes enhance efficiency and effectiveness across the organisation.
• Risk and Issue Management: Proactively identify and manage project risks and resolve issues to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Project Planning and Execution: Create and manage detailed project plans, project timelines, allocate resources, and ensure timely delivery of project milestones and deliverables.
• Project Methodology: Able to work effectively using a range of methodologies including Prince2 and Agile.
• Project Governance: Complete all required project documentation including Status Reports, PID, RAID and lead project review meetings and huddles.
• Budget Management: Lead the creation of project Business Cases and manage the secured budget.
• Team Leadership: Lead and motivate cross-functional project teams, ensuring collaboration, clear roles, and successful execution of projects.
• Compliance and Quality Assurance: Ensure all change initiatives comply with organisational policies, industry regulations, and quality standards including Data Protection.

What we\'re looking for

• Significant experience managing complex employee cases in a large, multi-site or matrix organisation.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Proven ability to coach and influence managers and senior leaders.
• Demonstrated experience in organisational change processes (restructures, redundancies, consultations, TUPE).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to handle sensitive matters with professionalism.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage a high caseload.

Desirable Experience

• Experience in the education, healthcare, or social care sectors, particularly in organisations providing services to vulnerable groups.
• Familiarity with business systems and IT transformations in regulated environments.
• Certification in project management (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP) or change management methodologies (e.g., Prosci).
• Experience in vendor management or managing third-party service providers in business change initiatives.
• Familiarity with cloud-based solutions and IT systems in a business change context.

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
• And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.

All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Please note: 4DWW is subject to successful completion of your probation period and is not a contractual benefit.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.