Oracle Programme – Senior Project Manager

Frey Consulting Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead a critical transformation programme involving Oracle Finance and HR systems. This role will challenge your expertise as you manage multiple projects, ensuring they meet time, cost, quality, and risk parameters. You will deploy consistent project management practices, mentor delivery teams, and contribute to the development of a programme management centre of excellence. If you have a proven track record in managing complex projects and are passionate about driving transformation, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant impact within a well-respected organization.

Qualifications

• Over seven years’ experience managing complex technology-enabled projects.
• Expertise in project management principles and matrix working.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects ensuring deliverables meet time and quality parameters.
• Deliver detailed reporting on project status and performance metrics.

Skills

Project Management

Oracle Cloud Implementation

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

MS Project

PRINCE2 Certification

Team Leadership

Education

Degree-level education

PRINCE2 or equivalent certification

Tools

MS Project

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Job description

Salary: Up to £675 per day (outside IR35)

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead their Oracle Finance and HR system programme. This programme addresses both immediate weaknesses and the implementation of a comprehensive re-implementation of Oracle solutions, including a new Income Management System, Oracle Redwood User Interface adoption, and school transitions off the Oracle platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects and programme work streams, ensuring deliverables meet time, cost, quality, scope, and risk parameters.
• Deploy consistent project management practices, including planning, resource management, risk and issue management, and stage gate processes.
• Facilitate project planning workshops and produce high-level and detailed project plans.
• Proactively manage risks and issues, implementing corrective actions when necessary.
• Deliver detailed reporting on project status, progress, and performance metrics.
• Mentor and support delivery teams, fostering teamwork and collaboration.
• Contribute to the development of a programme and project management centre of excellence.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

• Degree-level education with PRINCE2 or equivalent certification.
• Over seven years’ experience managing complex technology-enabled transformation projects/programmes.
• Expertise in project management principles and matrix working.
• Proficiency in MS Project, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Experience managing at least one Oracle Cloud implementation programme exceeding £20 million over two years and five years’ experience on Tier 1 ERP programmes (Oracle ERP preferred).
• Development and maintenance of project/work stream plans and RAID logs.
• Consistent reporting and management of risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Documentation to support stage gates, exception reports, and change requests.
• Contribution to programme governance, including artefacts for a centre of excellence.

Key Dates:

• Design and Initial Build: November 2024
• User Acceptance Testing: December 2025
• Go-Live: March 2026

This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a highly skilled project manager to lead a critical transformation programme within a well-established organisation.