Project Manager

Simplyhealth; England; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

A leading health solutions company in England seeks a skilled Project Manager to oversee the delivery and management of diverse projects. You will be responsible for defining objectives, managing project lifecycle, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes. The ideal candidate possesses strong project management knowledge, excellent communication skills, and a track record of leading teams. This position offers a competitive salary and a benefits package including flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous pension with a 6% pension gift

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible benefits pot

Own health plan

Access to a wellbeing hub

Qualifications

• Proven success in delivering medium-to-large scale projects or small programmes.
• Strong working knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.
• Experience in leading matrix and virtual teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate project objectives, scope, costs, and benefits.
• Manage day-to-day delivery of projects using governance methodologies.
• Identify risks and apply mitigation strategies.

Skills

Project management principles

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Planning expertise

Monitoring skills

Team leadership

Job description

We’re not just your average health company; we’re aiming to revolutionise access to healthcare in the UK by offering innovative health and wellbeing solutions that are affordable, accessible, and effective. From preventive care to comprehensive medical support, we aim to empower individuals to take charge of their health, inspiring them to make the most of their wellbeing. Added to that we’re the first health insurer in the UK to be awarded B-Corp status in recognition of our significant achievements in sustainability, in addition to our ambitious environmental and social responsibility goals.

As a Project Manager, you’ll play a vital role in helping the business achieve its outcomes. You will oversee the delivery and management of projects through their entire lifecycle - from feasibility to benefit realisation and closure. Working closely with business owners and sponsors, you will translate objectives into tangible delivery plans, applying robust project governance to ensure success within agreed parameters of time, cost, and quality. Throughout, you’ll keep stakeholders informed, engaged, and aligned.

Key responsibilities

• Define, agree, and communicate project objectives, scope, costs, benefits, and benefit realisation plans
• Manage day-to-day delivery of projects using appropriate governance methodologies
• Identify risks and issues, applying mitigation strategies in collaboration with business representatives
• Prepare, approve, and maintain project documentation in line with governance standards
• Motivate and manage cross-functional, virtual teams with clear direction and support
• Engage stakeholders in line with the stakeholder map and plan
• Chair project meetings, ensuring actions and decisions are documented and communicated
• Monitor wider organisational activity to identify potential impacts on assigned projects

About You

To be considered you must have:

• Proven success in delivering medium-to-large scale projects or small programmes through the full lifecycle in a matrix organisation
• Strong working knowledge and/or qualifications in project management principles, methodologies, and tools
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, particularly with senior stakeholders
• Expertise in planning - translating business outcomes into scope, deliverables, timelines, risks, budgets, and resource requirements
• Strong monitoring skills - able to distil complex project information into clear updates for diverse stakeholders
• Experience leading matrix and virtual teams

What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes:

• Generous pension with a 6% pension gift from us
• 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays) - with the option to buy and sell a further 5 days
• Flexible benefits pot ( which you can choose to use against some great benefits such as critical illness, private medical insurance, shopping vouchers and more)
• Your own health plan
• Access to a wellbeing hub
• Recognition awards
• Give as you earn

We have a head office in Hampshire, but depending on your role, you’ll be able to enjoy our ‘smart working’ approach This means you can flex when and where you spend your time.For many of us this means day to day work can be handled remotely, but there will also be times when we need to come together in the office to collaborate, attend training sessions, induction, briefings and more. You can expect to be in the office 2 days per week.

Your Recruitment Journey

We’re focused on providing an application, assessment and onboarding journey that is fair, consistent, diverse and inclusive for all, allowing us to hire top talent based on the skills and behaviours pivotal to your and our success.

Your process

• Screening call with Talent Acquisition Team
• Interview with the hiring manager and team
• Aptitude assessment
• Presentation/case study with the hiring manager and team

Please note: Working for a purpose driven company like ours is a fantastic opportunity so we often receive high volumes of applications for our roles. In these cases, we may close our job adverts early and aren’t able to consider applications after this time.