Project Delivery Specialist

Liberty Global; Long Lee; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in the UK is seeking a Project Delivery Specialist to manage cyclical people projects and collaborate with HR systems. Ideal candidates have experience in a shared services environment, strong organizational skills, and a keen attention to detail. This role offers competitive salary, generous leave, and wellbeing benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Wellbeing benefits

Matched pension contribution

Car benefit scheme

Online learning platform access

Qualifications

• Experience of leading on projects, preferably in a HR Shared Services environment.
• Strong organisation skills with ability to work within SLAs.
• Excellent working knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Deliver People Services and People Cyclical Projects.
• Manage risks, issues, and contingency.
• Support Project Administration delivery of service levels.

Skills

Project leadership

HR systems awareness

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Collaboration skills

Education

Prince 2 or equivalent qualification

HR experience

Tools

Outlook

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

MS Project

Job description

We’re looking for a Project Delivery Specialist to join us in Bradford. We are open to this being on an FTC or permanent basis.

This role is responsible for delivering cyclical activity on behalf of Virgin Media O2.

The Project Delivery team are accountable for a number of areas including delivery of cyclical people projects, cyclical payroll activity and Business Readiness activity for People Services within LSS.

What will you be doing?

• Deliver People Services and People Cyclical Projects (Annual Compensation review, benefits, Payroll Year End).
• Analyse the cyclical project requirements and define project deliverables to meet the benefits identified.
• Manage all aspects of risks, issues and contingency.
• Ensures systems and processes are efficient and effective in relation to the project results.
• Ensure readiness of People Services so activities effectively transition to BAU within the operating model.
• Respond to in-depth / specialist customer queries and data issues relating directly to the project activity.
• Work towards being part of a robust self-managed team by initiating and improving collaborative ways of working such as team problem solving on critical issue and project challenges, project prioritisation and cover, cross team development and support.
• Provision of continuity of project delivery through cross skilling, knowledge sharing and individual and team ownership of development plans.
• Support Project Administration delivery of their service levels and quality standards of project communications and their pro‑active auditing, maintenance and MI analysis of the People Portal.

We tend to look for people with :

Essential

• Experience of leading on projects, preferably in a HR Shared Services environment, encompassing a collaboration with HR systems and technology
• Experience with one or more of the following : HR, Benefits and Reward, Payroll, Change Management, Business Readiness.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong organisation skills, with the ability to work within SLAs and conflicting priorities
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills
• Excellent working knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project

Desirable

• Prince 2 or Project management equivalent qualification
• HR experience
• Broad understanding of external HR / Shared Services developments and emerging best practice
• Skills in process design methodology is beneficial

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase 5 more
• Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance
• Matched pension contribution up to 10%
• Access to our car benefit scheme
• Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career with us
• The chance to join an innovative, fast‑paced and passionate team