Project Manager – Transition Project

Pertemps Coventry; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Pertemps Coventry is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support a key Transition Project based in Leamington Spa. This hands-on role requires coordinating multiple workstreams, maintaining plans and milestones, and keeping senior stakeholders informed.

You will manage risks, issues and dependencies, run regular progress meetings, prepare reports, and ensure governance with the Project Sponsor. A PRINCE2, APM or equivalent qualification would be advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience leading projects with multiple workstreams.
• Ability to coordinate stakeholders and manage competing priorities.
• Experience tracking risks, issues and dependencies.
• Confidence in preparing reports and communicating with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project delivery plans, schedules and implementation timetables.
• Coordinate activities, deliverables and deadlines across multiple workstreams.
• Monitor progress against milestones and identify potential delays.
• Manage risk, issue, action and dependency logs.
• Organise meetings, prepare agendas, capture decisions and actions.
• Produce regular progress reports for senior management.
• Maintain documentation and tracking systems.
• Record changes and ensure follow-through.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Risk management

Progress reporting

Time management

Communication

PRINCE2/APM qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project management tools

Job description

Project Manager – Transition Project

Location: Leamington Spa (Client-based)
Salary: Circa £40,000
Contract: Fixed-Term Contract – 9 or 12 months (TBC)

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the delivery of a key Transition Project for our client based in Leamington Spa.

Working closely with the Project Sponsor, project leads and senior stakeholders, you will coordinate delivery across multiple workstreams, ensuring project plans, milestones and deadlines remain on track.

This is a hands-on role suited to someone with previous project management experience who is confident managing competing priorities, coordinating stakeholders and keeping complex projects moving forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project delivery plans, schedules and implementation timetables.
• Coordinate activities, deliverables and deadlines across multiple workstreams.
• Monitor project progress against agreed milestones and proactively identify potential delays.
• Manage and maintain project risk, issue, action and dependency logs.
• Organise project meetings, prepare agendas, record decisions and follow up on agreed actions.
• Produce regular progress reports and updates for senior management.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, records and tracking systems.
• Monitor project changes, escalations and key decisions, ensuring these are recorded and followed through.
• Work closely with the Project Sponsor to support effective project governance and delivery.

About You

You will have previous experience in a Project Management, Project Coordination or similar role, ideally supporting or delivering implementation projects involving multiple workstreams.

You will also bring:

• Strong experience managing project plans, timelines and deliverables.
• The ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Experience monitoring project risks, issues and dependencies.
• Confidence preparing project reports and communicating updates to senior stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and project management tools.
• A PRINCE2, APM or equivalent project management qualification would be advantageous.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to play a key role in an important client transition project, working alongside senior stakeholders to help coordinate and deliver a successful implementation.

If you have previous project management experience and enjoy bringing structure, organisation and momentum to complex projects, we would love to hear from you.