Senior Project Manager

Spence & Partners Ltd.; Belfast; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional services firm in Belfast is looking for a Senior Project Manager to deliver high-impact projects across the pensions sector. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency in project methodologies like PRINCE2 and Agile. This is a six-month fixed-term contract with potential for extension.

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience in senior project management roles.
• Experience in pensions, financial services, or professional services.
• Solid understanding of the three lines of defence model.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of major projects.
• Manage project scope, timelines, and deliverables.
• Provide regular reporting on project metrics.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Tools

PRINCE2

PMP

Agile

Job description

About Us

3173 is a UK firm of pensions experts with clients throughout the UK, serviced from offices in London, Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds.

The 3173 Group of companies includes Dalriada Trustees Limited (Dalriada) one of the UK’s largest professional pension scheme trustee companies. Spence & Partners provides full pension actuarial, consulting, investment consulting and administration services that provide simply smarter solutions for trustees, employers and members and Mantle: reimagines the traditional models of defined benefit pensions administration and actuarial valuation software.

The 3173 Culture

Our primary aim is to provide interesting, worthwhile and healthy careers for all our people; we believe that this emphasis sets us apart from our competitors.

We are defined by our ethos and by our goal:

Our ethos is an individual and collective commitment achieved through carefully balancing responsibility with freedom and flexibility, all of which is underpinned by a willingness to work interdependently. When we get this balance right, it is how we do our best work.

We look after our staff first and foremost, but for a commercial purpose, which is to deliver great service profitably. By focusing on our goal, we provide the best outcomes for pension scheme members, trustees, and employers.

About You

3173 Ltd is seeking a highly experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Business Transformation team, reporting directly to the Head of Business Transformation.

This is a key contract role focused on delivering high-impact, high-visibility projects across the pensions and professional services space.

The ideal candidate will be confident managing complex change initiatives in a regulated environment and engaging with senior stakeholders across the business.

Responsibilities & Criteria

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of major projects including client implementations, business and technology changes.
• Define and manage project scope, timelines, and deliverables in collaboration with key stakeholders
• Ensure rigorous governance and oversight, aligned with business, regulatory and client-specific requirements
• Manage project risks, issues, and dependencies across cross-functional teams
• Ensure adherence to internal risk management frameworks
• Provide regular reporting to senior leadership on project metrics including status, risks, and financials
• Liaise with clients, vendors, sponsors and internal teams to ensure successful onboarding and solution delivery

Requirements

• 7+ years' experience in senior project management roles, ideally in pensions, financial services, or professional services
• Demonstrated success delivering large-scale client implementations, particularly for regulated clients
• Solid understanding and practical experience applying the three lines of defence model in project delivery
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, both written and verbal
• Proficient in recognised project methodologies (PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, or similar)
• Comfortable operating in a complex, fast-paced, and compliance-focused environment

Location: Belfast

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with additional hours as and when required.

This is a six-month fixed term contract, which at a suitable time will be evaluated for potential extension. .

All prospective employees are required to complete an Access NI check.

As part of the pre-hire process the successful candidate will be subject to reference checking security vetting.

3173 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applying with a disability or long-term health condition?

As part of our belief that we benefit from the differences among us we are committed to increasing the representation of disabled colleagues and want to remove any barriers or challenges that get in the way of candidates with a disability or long-term health condition from applying to work with us.

If there is support or an adjustment that we can provide to enable you to be at your best during the recruitment and selection process, we encourage you to advise us in good time so that we may make suitable arrangements. We understand that being open with us may feel uncomfortable so please only share with us the information that you are comfortable to share, and rest assured that we will use this only to provide you with the right support. Any information you give us will be treated completely confidentially. To discuss this further please call028 9041 2000and ask to speak to a member of the HR team.