Project Manager

The Guinness Partnership; Oldham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will plan, lead and deliver multiple technical or business change projects in line with customer and business requirements, applying the most suitable project methodologies and enabling effective stakeholder engagement to achieve successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering people, process and technology projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to apply multiple project methodologies as appropriate.
• Experience in matrix management and contracting with third parties.

Responsibilities

• Plan, lead and deliver multiple technical or business change projects.
• Apply appropriate project methodologies to achieve results.
• Ensure effective stakeholder engagement and reporting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Vendor management

Methodology selection

Communication skills

Microsoft 365

MS Project

DevOps

SharePoint

MS Teams

Asana

Education

PRINCE2/APM or similar

Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

DevOps

SharePoint

MS Teams

Asana

MS Project

Microsoft 365

Job description

About the role

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.

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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About Us

The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our residents, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.

The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.