Project Manager

WFS Patron; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

WFS Patron is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead major transformation programmes, delivering on time, within budget and achieving intended benefits. You will work with senior stakeholders, project sponsors and partner organisations to drive projects from inception to completion, ensuring clear governance and measurable outcomes.

The role requires proactive delivery focus, ability to handle ambiguity, build effective delivery plans, and coach teams.

Qualifications

• Understanding of project management methodologies and governance.
• Experience in large transformation programmes with multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Leading the successful delivery of complex projects using recognised project management methodologies and corporate standards.
• Managing project plans, risks, resources, budgets and performance to ensure key milestones are achieved.
• Working closely with Project Sponsors and Boards to deliver agreed outcomes, benefits and strategic objectives.
• Providing leadership, support and direction to project teams, ensuring the right skills and expertise are in place.
• Monitoring and reporting project progress, finances and governance requirements to stakeholders.
• Building strong relationships and maintaining effective communication with internal and external partners.
• Supporting the development of project management capability across the organisation through coaching, guidance and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Governance

Risk management

Change management

Leadership

Job description

Are you passionate about delivering meaningful change? We're looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead and deliver major transformation projects that make a real impact. Working with senior stakeholders, project teams and partners, you'll drive projects from inception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and achieve their intended benefits.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the successful delivery of complex projects using recognised project management methodologies and corporate standards.
• Managing project plans, risks, resources, budgets and performance to ensure key milestones are achieved.
• Working closely with Project Sponsors and Boards to deliver agreed outcomes, benefits and strategic objectives.
• Providing leadership, support and direction to project teams, ensuring the right skills and expertise are in place.
• Monitoring and reporting project progress, finances and governance requirements to stakeholders.
• Building strong relationships and maintaining effective communication with internal and external partners.
• Supporting the development of project management capability across the organisation through coaching, guidance and knowledge sharing.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering projects that drive innovation, improve services and create lasting organisational impact.

About You

You'll be a proactive and delivery-focused Project Manager who thrives on:

• Leading transformation projects that combine technology, process, and people change
• Working in complex environments with multiple stakeholders
• Turning ambiguity into clear, structured delivery plans
• Creating lasting impact and deliver continuous improvement.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences, but the ideal person will have:

• Understanding of project management techniques and project governance
• Demonstratable understanding of project management documentation, including options appraisal, risk and issue management and stakeholder and communication management.
• Understanding of Change management tools and techniques.
• Ability to lead, manage, motivate and develop others in a project management team environment and in the wider service.
• Ability to supervise and co-ordinate projects, workstreams, working groups, task and finish groups and individuals
• Ability to delegate work to others, setting clear performance expectations and measuring of outputs/outcomes
• Ability to communicate complex information both orally and in writing in a clear, concise and articulate way to a wide range of audiences, with due regard for confidentiality at all times
• Ability to engage, interact and communicate effectively with a wide range of Partner agencies and third party suppliers, including delivery of presentations up to and including Chief Executive level.
• Proven experience of scoping and planning projects.