Project Manager

BT Group; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% on target annual bonus

25 days Holiday

Private GP 24/7

Pension 5% employee 10% employer

Discounted BT products

Holiday purchase scheme

Job summary

BT Group is seeking a delivery-focused Programme Manager to lead large telecoms and network projects within a hybrid work model (3 days in the office, 2 days at home). You will own delivery outcomes, manage risks and budgets, and partner with customers to realise measurable business value.

Working with PMO, Practice and Hub Managers, you’ll drive consistency in delivery, governance and reporting while helping the business modernise and scale across cyber, AI and managed services.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering complex telecoms or network projects.
• Experience interpreting commercial agreements and managing financial risks.
• Strong communication and relationship-management with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead large or complex projects, programmes and portfolios, taking ownership of delivery outcomes, benefits and risks.
• Manage project risks, budgets, milestones and contractual commitments, adapting your approach to suit each delivery environment.
• Partner with customers to understand their priorities, resolve issues and deliver solutions that create measurable business value.
• Provide clear visibility of demand, resources and delivery progress to programme, PMO and resourcing teams.
• Collaborate with Practice and Hub Managers, Client Services and other stakeholders to support consistent, high-quality delivery.

Skills

Complex project delivery

Commercial management

Stakeholder leadership

Job description

About the role

We operate a hybrid model of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home, please only apply if you are comfortable with this arrangement. Occasional Travel to Customer meetings required.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead large or complex projects, programmes and portfolios, taking ownership of delivery outcomes, benefits and risks.
• Manage project risks, budgets, milestones and contractual commitments, adapting your approach to suit each delivery environment.
• Partner with customers to understand their priorities, resolve issues and deliver solutions that create measurable business value.
• Provide clear visibility of demand, resources and delivery progress to programme, PMO and resourcing teams.
• Collaborate with Practice and Hub Managers, Client Services and other stakeholders to support consistent, high-quality delivery.

Essential Skills / Experience

• Complex project delivery: The ability to lead technically complex telecoms or network projects, using appropriate project management methods to achieve successful outcomes.
• Commercial and financial management: Experience managing significant budgets, interpreting commercial agreements and identifying financial risks, opportunities and improvements.
• Stakeholder and customer leadership: Strong communication, decision-making and relationship-management skills, with the ability to bring customers and senior stakeholders together around shared goals.

Desirable Skills / Experience

• Experience delivering technologies such as core networks, WAN/LAN, cloud voice or contact centre solutions.
• Experience managing projects across different customer sectors or technology environments.
• Knowledge of project management governance, standards, reporting tools and PMO processes.
• Experience helping teams embed consistent delivery methods and identify continuous improvement opportunities.

Our Package

Tailored benefits make a real difference. That’s why we offer a comprehensive range to support your growth, wellbeing, and everyday life. You can design the package to suit you and your lifestyle. Your core benefits include:

• 10% on target annual bonus
• 25 days Holiday
• Access to an online private GP 24/7 for you and your immediate family
• Market-leading paid carers leave with up to 2 weeks off
• Equalized maternity, paternity, and adoption leave – 18 weeks’ full pay and 8 weeks’ half pay
• Discounted EE and BT products, including mobile and broadband
• Market leading Pension scheme – 5% from you and 10% from us
• Holiday purchase scheme

You can select additional benefits, including healthcare, dental, gym memberships and more when you’re ready.

Ready to connect for good and help shape the future?

Join us at a pivotal moment for BT Business. We are executing a multi-year transformation to restore growth, modernise at scale and unlock new markets beyond connectivity. Our ambition is clear – return to sustainable revenue and EBITDA growth, strengthen our market position, and deliver meaningful shareholder value through disciplined execution and bold reinvention.

We are fundamentally reshaping the business – simplifying our portfolio, digitising our customer experience and building market-leading capability across cyber, AI and managed services, all powered by the UK’s leading fixed and mobile networks. This is a shift from a legacy connectivity provider to a modern, solutions-led, AI-first business that can truly differentiate in a competitive and fast-moving market.

With execution momentum building and a clear path to growth, the opportunity now is to scale what works, accelerate performance and fully realise our potential. This is about delivering against ambitious financial outcomes while transforming how we operate – creating a business that is simpler, faster, more innovative and easier to do business with.

If you want to be part of the team shaping the turnaround of a multi-billion-pound business – and building a stronger, more competitive BT for the future – this is your moment.