Lead Project Manager

TN United Kingdom; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering and manufacturing organization is seeking a highly experienced Lead Project Manager to drive the establishment of a centre of excellence for project delivery. This role blends leadership, strategy, and hands-on project oversight, ideal for an experienced PM professional looking to make a lasting impact.

Benefits

Introduction fee up to £1,000 for referrals

Qualifications

• Proven experience in line management and developing high-performing project delivery teams.
• Strong understanding of both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Line management of a team of Project Managers, including coaching and mentoring.
• Establish and lead a centre of excellence for project delivery.
• Oversee delivery of key projects, including major ERP transformations.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Agile Methodologies

Waterfall Methodologies

Job description

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VIQU have partnered with a global engineering and manufacturing organisation currently undergoing significant digital transformation. Known for their innovation and market leadership across multiple sectors, the business is seeking a highly experienced Lead Project Manager to join their technology team and drive the establishment of a centre of excellence for project delivery.

This is a newly approved and business-critical role that offers a unique opportunity to lead and mentor a team of Project Managers while building out standardised project delivery practices across the organisation. The successful Lead Project Manager will be responsible for shaping project methodologies, mentoring a team, and ensuring consistency and efficiency across all technology projects, with a primary focus on a flagship global transformation initiative. This role offers a blend of leadership, strategy, and hands-on project oversight, ideal for an experienced PM professional looking to make a lasting impact.

Key Responsibilities of the Lead Project Manager:

• Line management of a team of Project Managers, including coaching, mentoring, performance reviews, and regular 1-2-1s.
• Establish and lead a centre of excellence for project delivery, including the definition and rollout of project governance, frameworks, and best practices.
• Work closely with business stakeholders and technology teams to align project delivery with organisational goals.
• Oversee delivery of key projects, including major ERP and business systems transformations.
• Promote consistency across the team’s ways of working to ensure projects can be handed over seamlessly where required.
• Apply both Agile and Waterfall methodologies where appropriate and champion hybrid delivery models.

Experience Required of the Lead Project Manager:

• Proven experience in line management and developing high-performing project delivery teams.
• Strong understanding of both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, with a pragmatic approach to delivery.
• Track record of building or contributing to a centre of excellence.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to gain buy-in from both technical and non-technical audiences.

To discuss this exciting opportunity in more detail, please APPLY NOW. Alternatively, you can contact Katie Dark directly on katie.darkviqu.co.uk.

If you know someone who would be ideal for this role, by way of showing our appreciation, VIQU is offering an introduction fee up to £1,000 once your referral has successfully started work with our client (terms apply).