Project Manager (UK)

Janison Education Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Janison Education Group is seeking a UK-based Project Manager to join the Delivery Management practice. You will plan, track and report on workstreams from mobilisation to go-live and data/content migration, ensuring delivery on schedule, budget and quality for government and enterprise assessment contracts.

You will lead workshops, coordinate UK/EU/AU/EMEA contributors, and manage risk, change and governance using Smartsheet and Jira.

Qualifications

• ITIL Foundation v4 and PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent are required.
• 4–6 years of project management experience in software/vendor/SaaS/onboarding projects.
• Strong stakeholder, budget, and risk management skills; capable of workshops and independent work.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and day-to-day delivery of assigned workstreams against milestones.
• Create and maintain the project schedule and coordinate UK/EU/ANZ contributors.
• Facilitate workshops with client and delivery partners on requirements and migration.
• Track effort and cost; report variances to the Programme Director.
• Maintain RAID log and governance tools; support KPIs reporting.
• Provide regular progress updates to Programme Director and stakeholders.
• Support change control and escalate issues to ensure on-time delivery.
• Coordinate staff and liaise with client service desks for handover.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Risk management

Workshop facilitation

Independent work

Education

ITIL Foundation

PRINCE2 Foundation

PRINCE2 Practitioner or PMP

Tools

Smartsheet

Jira

RAID governance tooling

Job description

The Project Manager is a UK-based member of Janison's Delivery Management practice, part of the shared Project Manager / Technical Account Manager resource pool supporting Janison's UK and EU delivery programmes. Working alongside client-side project managers under the Programme Director, the Project Manager plans, tracks and reports on workstream delivery, from mobilisation through acceptance testing, go-live and data/content migration, ensuring programmes are delivered to schedule, budget and the quality standards expected on high-stakes government and enterprise assessment contracts.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Project Planning & Delivery
• Lead planning and day-to-day delivery of assigned workstreams (e.g., platform configuration, identity & access, integrations, reporting, data and content migration) against the agreed delivery plan and milestones.
• Create and maintain the project schedule, ensuring adequate staffing and coordinating UK, EU and AU/EMEA contributors.
• Facilitate project workshops with client and delivery-partner stakeholders (e.g., data profiling, requirements mapping, reporting and UX requirements, migration kick-off).
• Track and report effort and cost for assigned workstreams against approved budget, flagging variances or emerging cost/scope risk to the Programme Director promptly.
• Governance, Reporting & Tools
• Maintain the project schedule and RAID log, and the project backlog/tickets in the practice's standard project management and collaboration tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Jira).
• Contribute to monthly service and status reporting, supporting compliance with the agreed implementation-schedule KPIs.
• Provide regular, accurate progress updates to the Programme Director and client/delivery-partner stakeholders.
• Use AI-enabled tools where appropriate to improve reporting quality, efficiency and turnaround, in line with Janison's AI adoption expectations.
• Risk, Issue & Change Management
• Own and maintain the risk and issue log for assigned workstreams, ensuring mitigations are implemented, reviewed and escalated where required.
• Support the change control process: log, assess and track change requests and their schedule/budget impact.
• Escalate KPI or schedule deterioration promptly, supporting rapid root-cause assessment and remedial action planning.
• Stakeholder & Team Coordination
• Agree project objectives and acceptance criteria with client and internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate, direct and support project staff and functional contributors (Technology Delivery, UK Enablement, TechOps) to deliver assigned workstreams.
• Liaise with the client's service desk and training teams to ensure a smooth handover from build to live service.
• Escalate risks, issues and capability gaps to the Programme Director, and engage constructively with structured mentoring and development support provided.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

• Certifications: ITIL Foundation v4 (minimum)
• Certifications: PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent (e.g., Certified Scrum Master)
• Experience: 4-6 years' project management experience, including software vendor, SaaS or client onboarding/implementation projects
• Skills: Strong stakeholder, budget, and issue and risk management skills; able to facilitate workshops and work independently
• Delivery environment: Experience working in a matrixed or multi-vendor/consortium delivery environment
• Eligibility: Eligible to work in the UK and able to satisfy BPSS-aligned pre-employment screening (identity verification, right to work, references and a criminal record check appropriate to the role). Holds a current, valid passport enabling travel outside the UK as required for the role.
• Certifications: PRINCE2 Practitioner or PMP
• Experience: Experience delivering assessment, education or public-sector technology programmes
• Skills: Experience with Smartsheet, Jira and RAID-based governance tooling
• Delivery environment: Experience with data migration or system integration projects