Senior Project Manager

ZipRecruiter; Bath; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee complex deployment and migration projects. This role encompasses hands-on project delivery and broader programme oversight, ensuring alignment with strategic goals. The successful candidate will drive projects to completion while fostering stakeholder collaboration and managing risks efficiently.

Benefits

Responsible Time Off (uncapped annual leave)

Fitness Cash Contribution

Pension Contribution

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Life Assurance, Critical Illness, and Income Protection

Birthday lunches, a Fun Fund, and more

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management experience.
• Experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary projects.
• Proficiency in project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and deliver large-scale projects.
• Coordinate and monitor a portfolio of projects.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Risk Management

Analytical Skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, or a related field

Master’s degree or professional certifications (e.g., PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Project Management Tools

Job description

Job Description

Do you get excited about balancing hands-on project delivery with broader programme oversight, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and quality across initiatives?

Cloud Direct is looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex, high-impact deployment and migration projects.

This role also includes programme management responsibilities, overseeing a portfolio of related projects to ensure strategic alignment with organisational objectives.

The Senior Project Manager will drive successful outcomes through effective planning, execution, and stakeholder collaboration.

What you'll do:

• Project Delivery: Plan, manage, and deliver large-scale projects from initiation to closure, ensuring completion on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. Create and review project plans whilst retaining a highly flexible approach to change.
• Programme Oversight: Coordinate and monitor a portfolio of projects, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, resource optimisation, and risk mitigation across the programme.
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including clients, team members, and senior leadership, ensuring clear communication and expectation management.
• Risk and Issue Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate risks and issues at both project and programme levels, implementing proactive solutions to maintain momentum.
• Resource Allocation: Oversee resource planning and allocation across projects, ensuring efficient use of personnel, budget, and tools.
• Governance and Reporting: Establish robust governance frameworks and provide regular updates to senior management on progress, risks, and outcomes. Enforce and evolve best practises and internal process for documentation and delivery.
• Team Leadership: Mentor and guide project teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture while supporting professional development. Collaborate with Solution Architects, Consultants and your Practice Area colleagues to deliver enterprise-level Azure Public Cloud, Data & AI and Microsoft Modern Workplace solutions.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive process improvements and adopt best practices in project and programme management methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2, Agile, PMI).
• Financial Oversight: Manage project and programme budgets, ensuring cost control and financial accountability.
• Compliance: Ensure all projects and programme activities comply with organisational policies, UK regulations, and industry standards.

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, or a related field.
• A Master’s degree or professional certifications (e.g. PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP, AgilePM or PgMP) are highly desirable.
• 10+ years of project management experience, including at least 3 years in a senior project management or programme management role.
• Proven experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary projects with budgets exceeding £250k.
• Strong stakeholder management experience, including engagement with C-suite executives and cross-functional teams.
• Professional background in IT consulting, technology, or solutions delivery.
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience managing senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to align projects and programmes with organisational goals.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to risk management.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Visio.

What we offer:

• Responsible Time Off (uncapped annual leave)
• Fitness Cash Contribution
• Pension Contribution
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Life Assurance, Critical Illness, and Income Protection
• Birthday lunches, a Fun Fund, and more

We believe that , equity, and are essential to our success. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and strive to build a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We encourage candidates of all races, ethnicities, genders, orientations, ages, abilities, and socioeconomic statuses to apply!