Lead Business Improvement Project Manager

UK Regulators' Network; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A public regulatory body in Birmingham is seeking a Lead Business Improvement Project Manager to oversee the successful delivery of complex projects across the Futures portfolio. The role includes managing a team, engaging with stakeholders, and improving project methodologies. The position offers a full-time, permanent contract with a hybrid working pattern.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects across the SRA Futures portfolio while ensuring timely execution.
• Manage and develop a team of project managers and support officers.
• Engage with senior stakeholders for project planning and delivery.

Job description

Overview

Solicitors Regulation Authority

Solicitors Regulation Authority, https://www.sra.org.uk/sra/jobs/careers/

Responsibilities

• The Lead Business Improvement Project Manager will be responsible for the successful delivery of projects across the SRA Futures portfolio, overseeing various aspects of prioritisation, planning and execution to time, cost, and quality.
• SRA Futures oversees the portfolio of change projects to ensure the SRA is delivering on strategic objectives.
• Your role will include:
  • Effectively delivering the Futures portfolio of change
  • Improving the Futures lifecycle with better ways of working and effective resource and capacity planning
  • Improving the SRA’s project delivery by increasing the capability and effectiveness of project sponsors and wider business representatives

In this role you will manage and develop a team of project managers and project support officers working on complex, interdependent and/or unrelated projects. This includes detailed planning, optimal and performant resource management, RAID (Risks/Assumptions/Issues/Dependencies) management and ensuring outcomes are achieved against designed deliverables for the most complex and business-critical projects. You will work with senior stakeholders to define and maintain project prioritisation, planning, engaging with and influencing to ensure projects are delivered.

Reporting into the Head of Change Management, you will support in the continuous improvement of the project management methodologies and associated principles.

For further information on the role and requirements, please see the Role Profile attached to the advert on our website.

Details

• Location: Birmingham
• Contract type: Full time, Permanent
• Profession: Legal, Project manager
• Working pattern: Flexible working, Hybrid
• Closing Date: 10/11/2025