Project Manager

St. James’s Place; Cirencester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

St. James’s Place in Cirencester is seeking an experienced Project Manager to coordinate the development of systems and drive business change.

This hybrid Cirencester role offers an opportunity to help shape the future of our organisation within a supportive, ambitious team. You will manage projects end-to-end, present progress and budgets to the steering committee, and mentor less-experienced colleagues while collaborating with engineers, architects, vendors and senior leaders to ensure

Qualifications

• Experience delivering technology and business change projects end-to-end.
• Strong stakeholder management across business and technical teams.
• Ability to lead budgets, risks, issues, dependencies and governance.

Responsibilities

• Manage business projects from initiation to implementation, ensuring alignment with user requirements.
• Prepare and present progress reports, issues and budgets to the steering committee.
• Assess workloads and expenses for project activities and tasks.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key collaborators.
• Liaise with third parties to align deliverables and track achievements.
• Support user acceptance testing and test strategy development.
• Provide on-the-job training, support and mentorship to colleagues.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Risk management

Governance

Job description

Posted on: 19/10/2026 – Application Deadline: 02/11/2026

Are you ready tochart your own career path? With our refreshed strategy, we’re building on our rich heritage and transforming our business to be more scalable and efficient, unlocking the capabilities needed for future success.This includes significantly investing in technology, streamlining the way we work and creating an environment where colleagues feel engaged, empowered and accountable; where they can show up, speak up and perform - because we believe in the difference our work makes.

At a glance:

Location: Cirencester Office

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Employment Type: 10 month Fixed-Term Contract

Seniority: Mid-Senior Level

About the role:

As a Project Manager at St. James's Place, you will play a key role in crafting the future of our business by coordinating the development of systems and driving business change. This is an outstanding chance to join an ambitious team committed to delivering world‑class results.

What you'll be doing:

• Manage business projects from initiation to implementation, ensuring they meet user requirements with flawless execution.
• Prepare and present progress reports, issues, and budgets to the steering committee.
• Assess workloads and expenses for project activities and tasks.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with key collaborators.
• Liaise with third parties to align deliverables and track achievements.
• Support the coordination of user acceptance testing and development of test strategies and plans.
• Provide on-the-job training, support, and mentorship to less experienced colleagues.

About you:

You will be an experienced Project Manager with a proven track record of successfully delivering technology and business change projects across a range of sizes and complexities. You will have experience managing end‑to‑end project lifecycles, from requirements gathering and planning through to implementation, testing, and post‑delivery support.

With strong stakeholder management skills, you will build effective relationships across business and technical teams, working closely with engineers, architects, vendors, and senior leaders to ensure successful project outcomes. You will be adept at managing project plans, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, and governance, while maintaining clear communication with all stakeholders.

• Demonstrated background as a Project Manager .
• Expertise in managing