HR Project Manager

CitySprint; Redhill; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading courier services provider in the UK is seeking an HR Project Manager on a fixed-term contract for 12 months. This role involves delivering strategic People initiatives that enhance processes, strengthen organizational capability, and improve colleague experience. Key responsibilities include project management for HR systems implementations and engaging various stakeholders. The position is hybrid, offering a salary of up to £45,000, complemented by a range of benefits including an impressive holiday allowance and enhanced family leave.

Benefits

Impressive holiday allowance

Additional day off for birthday

Death in Service allowance

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave

Complimentary day of annual leave

Health and wellness program

Medicash Perks at Work

Ride to work scheme

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of HR processes across the colleague lifecycle.
• Proven experience in implementing HR technology solutions.
• Ability to manage end‑to‑end projects.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Effective time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in creating, analysing, and disseminating clear reports.
• Pro-actively reviews and monitors best practices to streamline processes.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver HR projects from inception to completion.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans.
• Lead implementation of HR systems and manage configurations.
• Engage stakeholders and manage project communication.
• Manage risk and issue logs to keep projects on track.
• Provide updates and reports to HR leadership.

Skills

HR processes understanding

HR technology solutions implementation

Project management

Verbal & written communication skills

Time management

Data analysis and reporting

Process improvement

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

HR Project Manager | United Kingdom | Fixed term contract for 12 months

Salary: up to £45,000

Hours: 37.5 hours

Location: Hybrid role

Benefits and perks

• An impressive holiday allowance that rises in line with your years of service.
• Additional day off for your birthday so you can celebrate in style.
• Death in Service allowance to ensure your loved ones are provided for in the event of tragedy.
• Spend those crucial moments with your newborn baby with our enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave.
• Complimentary day of annual leave to cherish unmissable family moments – could be graduation, first day of school.
• Look after your wellbeing with access to a health and wellness program.
• Make the most of 'Medicash Perks at Work' – a tool for CitySprint colleagues to enjoy a variety of high‑street discounts and rewards.
• Our ride to work scheme means you can keep fit while saving money – what’s not to like?

CitySprint is on a fast track to become the UK's leading courier services provider, with current market domination of the Same day service areas already.

Through regular investment in our people, our service offering and our customer proposition, we are paving the way for courier services to be more intuitive, more capable, and more responsive to our customers' needs than ever before!

Being this awesome takes a lot of hard work and commitment to our company values and vision. So naturally we need to secure top‑notch HR Project Manager to ensure we continue growing and improving every day.

This is where YOU come in!

CitySprint has an exciting opportunity for a HR Project Manager.

You will play a pivotal role in delivering strategic People initiatives and change programmes that support the success of the People Strategy. You will work collaboratively across all areas of the HR function including Talent, Reward, Engagement and HR Operations to ensure projects are scoped, planned, and executed effectively. This includes managing timelines, resources, and risks to deliver sustainable outcomes that improve processes, enhance colleague experience, and strengthen organisational capability.

A key focus of this role will be leading HR system implementation and optimisations, ensuring technology solutions are embedded successfully to enable efficient, compliant, and future‑ready People operations.

Main responsibilities

• Take ownership of planning and delivering a wide range of HR projects from inception through to completion.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans that clearly outline all activities, dependencies, and milestones, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned to strategic objectives.
• Lead the implementation of HR systems, gathering requirements, liaising with suppliers, managing configuration and testing, and overseeing training and post‑launch support.
• Work closely with HR teams to ensure these systems are embedded effectively and deliver measurable improvements in efficiency and colleague experience.
• Engage stakeholders across all levels of the organisation, building strong relationships and ensuring clear communication throughout the project lifecycle. This includes managing expectations and driving adoption of new processes and technologies.
• Manage risk and issue logs, identify potential impacts early, and implement mitigation strategies to keep projects on track.
• Provide regular updates and reports to HR leadership, using data and insights to inform decision‑making and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following

• Strong understanding of HR processes across the colleague lifecycle.
• Proven experience in implementing HR technology solutions and optimising HR systems.
• Ability to manage end‑to‑end projects.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Effective time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in creating, analysing, and disseminating clear and concise reports with context.
• Pro‑actively reviews and monitors ways of working to ensure best practice and streamline processes to maximise efficiency.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Proven experience in HR system implementation and project delivery.

If this HR Project Manager role sounds like you, we really want to hear from you!

Additional information

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check as part of the recruitment process. Conditional job offers are subject to a satisfactory DBS check.