Project Manager

Vodafone Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Project Manager to lead complex, customer-facing projects. This role involves delivering projects on time and within budget while collaborating closely with customers and engineers. You will create project plans, manage change control, and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders. Join a company that values diversity and innovation, offering a comprehensive benefits package and a supportive work environment. If you're ready to make a significant impact in the technology communications sector, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Excellent remuneration and bonus package

Up to 28 days holiday entitlement

Employee discounts

Retail vouchers

Pension plan

Share schemes

Learning and development tools

Market-leading parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing large, complex projects in a regulated environment.
• Strong communication and leadership skills to manage cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects to time, cost, and quality criteria within established frameworks.
• Create detailed project plans and manage stakeholder relationships effectively.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Organizational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Change Control

Communication Skills

Risk Management

Customer-facing Service

Education

PRINCE2 Practitioner

Eligible for SC clearance

CCNSG for onsite access

Tools

Project Management Tools

Job description

Location: Customer Location (Suffolk) + Homebased Working (expectation is to be onsite 3 days a week)
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday

Who We Are

We’re a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.

At Vodafone UK, diversity isn’t just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We’re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.

Join our Vodafone Business Technology Solutions team, where we support businesses of all sizes with world-class technology solutions. We design and develop our Fixed Line solutions, drive efficiency through automation and AI, and implement it all directly with our customers.

What you’ll do

Are you ready to lead large, complex, customer-facing projects and make a significant impact? As a Project Manager, you will deliver projects to time, cost, and quality criteria, operating within our established organisational delivery framework. This role is based at the customer site in Suffolk for three days a week, where you will collaborate closely with the customer and engineers.

You will

• Create detailed project plans encompassing all deliverables & ensuring stakeholder buy-in.
• Manage change control using the appropriate processes.
• Create and sustain collaborative working relationships across customers, suppliers, and internal delivery teams, whilst defining clear roles and responsibilities.
• Maintain a project finance tracker and utilizing change control for cost variation from original baselines.
• Manage project billing milestones within the designated management reporting tool.
• Have a complete understanding of change control governance and procedures.
• Comply with Vodafone Project Delivery Framework methodology which is supported by industry project management standards such as PRINCE2 Practitioner.
• Establish and maintain a ‘Risk and Issue’ register, whilst identifying new risks and responses as well as mitigation strategies throughout the lifecycle of projects.

Who you are

• A self-motivated individual with good organisational, interpersonal, and influencing skills.
• Proven leadership and collaborative skills to manage cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate in an accurate and concise manner to specific audiences, using varying tools and techniques.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of common project management planning tools and methodologies.
• Significant proven Project Management experience of managing large and complex projects.
• Delivery experience spanning a varied, as well as multidisciplinary project environment.
• Experience in the technology industry with expertise in the telecoms sector.
• Experience of working in a challenging customer-facing service role and project environment.
• Delivered projects into a regulated construction environment that requires a high level of Health & Safety when deploying solutions on site.
• Confidence operating in a construction environment.
• Experience of delivering products into a regulated environment.

Essential Qualifications:

• PRINCE2 Practitioner
• Eligible for SC clearance
• CCNSG for onsite access
• Willingness to obtain a “Black Hat” (non-working supervisor) qualification.

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone, we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply, as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

What we offer

We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan, and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.

Together we can

Vodafone UK is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators' standards.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.

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