Portfolio - Senior Project Manager

Whitbread; Dunstable; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 30%

Car or Car allowance

Contributory pension scheme

Private healthcare

Sharesave scheme

20–60% discount on Premier Inn stays &

Job summary

Whitbread is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Dunstable to lead end-to-end delivery of strategic Commercial Technology programmes. You will influence senior stakeholders, manage budgets, and ensure governance across Product, Engineering, Data and Operations to drive business value.

In a hybrid role, you’ll mobilise complex initiatives, balance agile, hybrid and waterfall methods, and mentor delivery professionals while partnering with suppliers and internal teams to realise benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering large-scale technology or digital transformation programmes.
• Ability to manage budgets, governance and delivery confidence.
• Proven stakeholder management and executive reporting skills.
• Comfort working across Product, Engineering, Data and Architecture.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex technology initiatives from mobilisation to closure.
• Translate roadmaps into delivery plans with milestones, resources and releases.
• Drive delivery across Agile, Hybrid and Waterfall approaches.
• Provide visibility of progress, risks and costs to senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate cross-functional planning across Product, Engineering, Data, Security and Operations.
• Manage project finances including forecasting and budgeting.
• Oversee delivery by partners and suppliers to meet commitments.
• Ensure solutions meet security, compliance and operational readiness.
• Resolve risks and dependencies across teams.
• Coach and mentor project managers to raise capability.
• Support portfolio prioritisation and capacity planning.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Delivery leadership

Program governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk & issue management

Mentoring

Vendor management

Job description

Senior Project Manager Salary: Competitive + up to 30% annual bonus, car allowance and benefitsLocation: Dunstable (Hybrid working)Employment Type: Full Time, PermanentThis is an excellent opportunity for an experienced delivery professional who thrives in complex environments, can confidently influence senior stakeholders, and enjoys turning strategic ambitions into successful outcomes. You'll work across Product, Engineering, Data, Architecture and Business teams to deliver large-scale initiatives that create real value for our customers and colleagues.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Senior Project Manager, you'll take ownership of the end-to-end delivery of strategic Commercial Technology programmes and projects, ensuring they are delivered at pace while maintaining appropriate governance, financial control and delivery confidence.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Leading complex technology initiatives from mobilisation through to implementation, transition and closure.
• Translating business and technology roadmaps into integrated delivery plans, managing milestones, dependencies, resources and releases.
• Driving delivery across agile, hybrid and waterfall environments, selecting the most effective approach for each initiative.
• Providing clear visibility of delivery progress, risks, costs, dependencies and business outcomes to senior stakeholders and executive forums.
• Leading cross-functional planning and coordination across Product, Engineering, Data, Architecture, Security, Operations and Business Change teams.
• Managing project finances including forecasting, budgeting, variance management and value-for-money decisions.
• Overseeing delivery by strategic partners and suppliers, ensuring contractual commitments and delivery expectations are achieved.
• Ensuring technology solutions meet architecture, security, compliance, operational readiness and service requirements.
• Resolving complex risks, issues and dependencies across multiple teams and business functions.
• Coaching and mentoring Project Managers and delivery professionals to improve capability across the portfolio.
• Supporting portfolio prioritisation, capacity planning and investment decisions while deputising for senior portfolio leadership where required.

What We’re Looking For

• Significant experience delivering large-scale technology, digital or commercial transformation programmes.
• Strong experience operating within Agile, Hybrid and Waterfall delivery environments.
• Proven ability to lead complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, teams, suppliers and third-party partners.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence senior leaders and executives.
• Strong financial management experience, including budget ownership, forecasting and supplier management.
• Experience managing project governance, delivery assurance, risk management and executive reporting.
• The ability to identify and resolve complex delivery challenges while maintaining momentum and delivery confidence.
• Experience working across Product, Engineering, Data, Architecture, Information Security and Business Change functions.
• Strong communication, facilitation and decision-making skills.
• A passion for continuous improvement, coaching and developing delivery capability.

Why join Whitbread?

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus up to 30%
• Car or Car allowance
• Contributory pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Sharesave scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Premier Inn stays and Whitbread Restaurants
• Hybrid working
• Excellent career development opportunities within a FTSE-listed business

Be part of something bigger

Technology is at the heart of Whitbread's growth strategy. If you're an accomplished Senior Project Manager who can lead complex delivery, influence senior stakeholders and drive meaningful business outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation.
Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part-time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.

Job ref:

221927-4492

Advertised:

23 Oct 2026