Project Manager

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

Job summary

A leading housing organization is seeking a Project Manager based in Oldham. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning and delivering multiple projects within the housing sector, utilizing their excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. This permanent, full-time role offers a hybrid working style and requires a professional Project Management qualification. Candidates with experience in the housing sector will find an advantage.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering projects in multiple disciplines.
• Experience in managing delivery teams in a matrix structure.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience of contracting and managing third parties.

Responsibilities

• Plan, lead and deliver medium sized projects to meet customer requirements.
• Work with various project methodologies as appropriate.
• Deliver immediate value in project delivery.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Commercial awareness

Matrix management

Excellent communication

Office 365 proficiency

Delivery tools proficiency

Education

Professional qualification in Project Management (PRINCE2, APM or similar)

Degree level educated or equivalent professional experience

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

MS Project

DevOps

SharePoint

MS Teams

Asana

Job description

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join the Guinness Team. This is a permanent, full-time, 35 hours per week vacancy based in our Oldham office. We are currently working to a hybrid working style.

The overall purpose of the role is to plan, lead and deliver multiple medium sized, technical or business change projects, or workstreams in larger projects, to the agreed scope, budget and timescales that meet customer and business requirements.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for a candidate who ideally brings some background or direct experience in the housing sector, as this knowledge and experience will be crucial in navigating the context and nuances of the related projects within our change pipeline for which they would be directly responsible for if they were successful in securing the role. Having this experience and understanding already established will help candidates hit the ground running and deliver immediate value in project delivery, and in building relationships with stakeholders within housing-focused business teams.

We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do, so you’ll not only be highly self-motivated with the rigour to pursue goals, but you’ll also be a confident collaborator, networker and relationship builder with a willingness to go the extra mile to get the job done.

You’ll be able to demonstrate

Essential:

• 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:

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

Qualifications

Essential:

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

If you’re interested in finding out more about the key responsibilities of the role and/or to ensure you meet the essential criteria, please review the attached role profile.