Project Manager

The Guinness Partnership; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Guinness Partnership is recruiting a Project Manager to join the Project Delivery Team on an 18-month fixed term contract. This is a full time, 35 hours per week role based at our Oldham office.

We offer hybrid working, blending office days with working from home. The role requires planning, leadership and delivery of multiple technical or business change projects, with strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to apply the most appropriate project methodology.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering projects across people, processes and technology.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience with multiple project methodologies and selecting appropriate approach.
• Experience in matrix delivery teams and contracting third parties.

Responsibilities

• Plan, lead and deliver multiple technical or business change projects.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and governance across projects.
• Coordinate delivery teams and third-party vendors.
• Apply suitable project methodologies and track progress using MS Project and Office 365.
• Provide regular progress reports to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Communication

Matrix management

Commercial awareness

Microsoft 365

MS Project

DevOps tools

SharePoint

MS Teams

Asana

Education

PRINCE2/APM certification

Degree or equivalent professional experience

Tools

MS Project

Microsoft 365

DevOps

SharePoint

MS Teams

Asana

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Guinness Partnership is recruiting a Project Manager to join the Project Delivery Team on an 18-month fixed term contract. This is a full time, 35 hours per week role based at our Oldham office. We offer hybrid working, blending office days with working from home.

The purpose of this role is to plan, lead and deliver multiple technical or business change projects in line with customer and business requirements.

What we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering successful people, process and technology projects. You will be skilled in stakeholder engagement with the ability to apply the most appropriate project methodology to achieve results. Strong communication, commercial awareness and proficiency in Microsoft 365, MS Project and collaboration tools such as DevOps, SharePoint, MS Teams and Asana are essential.

You will be able to demonstrate these essential skills:

• Proven track record of delivering projects in a range of disciplines including people, processes and technology.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Experienced in matrix management of delivery teams.
• Commercial awareness and experience of contracting and managing third parties.
• Experienced in the application of multiple project methodologies and able to determine appropriate use of a methodology.
• Excellent oral and written communications including presentations.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, including MS Project for Planning, Tracking and Reporting.
• Proficient in use of delivery and collaboration tools (i.e. DevOps, SharePoint. MS Teams, Asana).
• Demonstrates the Guinness Behaviours.

Desirable skills:

• Experience of cloud adoption projects.
• Experience of ITIL Principles & processes.
• Housing sector industry experience.

Essential qualifications:

• Professional qualification in Project Management PRINCE2, APM or similar.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience.

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