Project Manager

THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

The Institution of Engineering and Technology seeks an experienced Project Manager to drive transformation across business and technology-enabled change. You will lead projects from planning through to implementation, manage budgets and risks, and collaborate with sponsors and stakeholders to realise benefits.

This role offers hybrid working in Stevenage, with a 2-year fixed-term contract and a salary up to £51,500.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing projects through the full lifecycle.
• Experience delivering business change and/or technology-enabled change projects.
• Strong planning, organisation and project control skills.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts and project performance.
• Ability to identify and manage project risks, issues and dependencies.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present information clearly to a wide range of audiences.
• Understanding of change management principles and approaches.
• Ability to coach, support and coordinate project teams.
• Experience working across multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Experience within a membership organisation, charity, not-for-profit or volunteer-led environment would be beneficial.
• Relevant project management qualifications or certifications would be advantageous, but are not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from initiation through to implementation and closure.
• Develop and maintain project plans, documentation, governance and controls.
• Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, quality measures and deliverables.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.
• Coordinate stakeholders, project teams, suppliers and subject matter experts.
• Produce clear reporting, updates and recommendations for sponsors and governance groups.
• Support the definition, tracking and realisation of project benefits.
• Plan and coordinate communications, engagement and change activities.
• Support the transition of project deliverables into business-as-usual operations.
• Build strong relationships across the IET, encouraging collaboration, ownership and accountability.
• Lead and motivate project teams to achieve successful outcomes.

Job description

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Project Manager

Do you enjoy delivering projects that make a real difference to how an organisation operates and serves its customers?

Can you bring structure, momentum and clarity to complex projects while building strong relationships with stakeholders along the way?

Could you help deliver transformational change that improves systems, processes and ways of working across the IET?

Up to £51,5002 Year Fixed Term Contract / Full TimeStevenage with Hybrid Working

At the IET, making our world a better place starts by creating a better place for our people.

At the IET you’ll have more than just a job. Our work is exciting and challenging, connecting the people who solve the problems that matter. It means working with us has real meaning and impact, and you’ll grow – professionally and personally – in ways you never thought possible.

We’re also making significant investments in our people, including providing a modern, vibrant workplace and embracing hybrid working.

What you'll be doing

As our Project Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering projects that support the IET's transformation ambitions. Working across a varied portfolio of business and technology-enabled change initiatives, you'll lead projects from initial planning through to implementation and closure, ensuring they deliver meaningful and lasting outcomes for the organisation.

You'll work closely with sponsors, business leads, subject matter experts and external partners to define requirements, shape project plans and coordinate delivery activities. As projects progress, you'll ensure objectives remain clear, risks and dependencies are actively managed, and stakeholders have the information they need to make timely decisions.

This is a role that requires a balance of strong project management discipline and excellent people skills. You'll bring together colleagues from across the organisation, helping teams work collaboratively to overcome challenges, resolve issues and maintain momentum. You'll be comfortable managing multiple priorities while keeping sight of the bigger picture and the benefits each project is designed to achieve.

A key part of the role will involve supporting the successful adoption of change. Whether introducing new systems, processes or ways of working, you'll help ensure colleagues are engaged, informed and ready for implementation. Along the way, you'll provide clear reporting, facilitate discussions, and create the structure needed to support successful delivery.

What we hope you can bring to the role

We're looking for an experienced Project Manager with a track record of delivering projects through the full lifecycle, ideally across a mixture of business change and technology-enabled change initiatives.

You’ll be confident creating robust plans, managing budgets and coordinating activity across diverse stakeholder groups. You’ll understand how to identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies effectively, while adapting your approach to suit the needs of different projects and delivery environments.

Strong stakeholder management will be essential. You’ll have experience building trusted relationships, facilitating productive conversations and bringing people together to make informed decisions. You’ll also understand that successful project delivery is about more than completing tasks and milestones. It's about ensuring change is adopted and delivers the intended benefits.

Most importantly, you’ll bring a collaborative, proactive and pragmatic approach, with the ability to create clarity, solve problems and help teams deliver successful outcomes.

A little more about the role

• Lead projects from initiation through to implementation and closure.
• Develop and maintain project plans, documentation, governance and controls.
• Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, quality measures and deliverables.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.
• Coordinate stakeholders, project teams, suppliers and subject matter experts.
• Produce clear reporting, updates and recommendations for sponsors and governance groups.
• Support the definition, tracking and realisation of project benefits.
• Plan and coordinate communications, engagement and change activities.
• Support the transition of project deliverables into business-as-usual operations.
• Build strong relationships across the IET, encouraging collaboration, ownership and accountability.
• Lead and motivate project teams to achieve successful outcomes.

A little more about what we’re looking for

• Proven experience managing projects through the full project lifecycle.
• Experience delivering business change and/or technology-enabled change projects.
• Strong planning, organisation and project control skills.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts and project performance.
• Ability to identify and manage project risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.
• Understanding of benefits management and project outcome realisation.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present information clearly to a wide range of audiences.
• Understanding of change management principles and approaches.
• Ability to coach, support and coordinate project teams.
• Experience working across multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Experience within a membership organisation, charity, not-for-profit or volunteer-led environment would be beneficial.
• Relevant project management qualifications or certifications would be advantageous, but are not essential.

We’d love to get to know you

Is Imposter syndrome creeping in? Don’t worry – we’d rather hear from you this time than not hear from you at all!

Download the full job description for a little more information about the role; but also, keep in mind that we’re open to discussing flexible ways of working, including reduced hours and working in an agile way, supported by a hybrid working framework that allows you to find the best place to do your best work.

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