Senior Project Manager

The Guinness Partnership; Chadderton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Guinness Partnership in Oldham is seeking a Senior Project Manager to shape, plan, lead and deliver multiple concurrent technical or business change projects within scope, budget and timescales, in a hybrid office-remote setup.

You will manage stakeholders in a matrix environment, coordinate third-party suppliers, apply various delivery methodologies and use MS Project, DevOps, SharePoint and MS Teams to track progress and report outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering projects across people, process, applications and technology.
• Experience managing delivery teams in a matrix environment.
• Commercial awareness with contracting and third-party management.
• Ability to apply multiple project delivery methodologies appropriately.
• Excellent oral and written communications and presentations.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office, MS Project, and collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

• Shape, plan, lead and deliver multiple concurrent technical or business change projects within scope, budget and timescales.
• Manage stakeholders across a matrix organisation and coordinate third-party suppliers.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Matrix management

Commercial awareness

Oral and written communication

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

PRINCE2 / APM or similar certification

Tools

MS Project

DevOps

SharePoint

MS Teams

Asana

ITIL

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join the Guinness Team. This is a permanent, full-time position (35 hours per week) based in our Oldham office. We offer a hybrid working arrangement, combining office and remote working.

The purpose of the role is to shape, plan, lead and deliver multiple, concurrent technical or business change projects to the agreed scope, budget and timescales that meet customer and business requirements.

What we are looking for

We are looking for someone who has a proven track record of delivering successful projects across people, process, application and technology disciplines. You will be an excellent stakeholder manager with experience leading teams in a matrix environment, strong commercial awareness, and the ability to manage third-party suppliers and contracts effectively. You will be confident applying a range of project delivery methodologies, possess outstanding communication and presentation skills, and be proficient in Microsoft Office, including MS Project, alongside collaboration tools such as DevOps, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams and Asana.

You will be able to demonstrate these essential skills:

• Proven track record of delivering projects in a range of disciplines including people, processes, applications and technology.
• Experienced in matrix management of delivery teams.
• Commercial awareness and experience of contracting and managing third parties.
• Experienced in the application of multiple project methodologies and able to determine appropriate use of a methodology.
• Excellent oral and written communications including presentations.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, including MS Project for Planning, Tracking and Reporting.
• Proficient in use of delivery and collaboration tools (i.e. DevOps, SharePoint. MS Teams, Asana).
• Demonstrates the Guinness Behaviours.
• Demonstrates the Guinness Leadership & Management Standard.
• Experience of cloud adoption projects.
• Knowledge of DevOps tools & Cloud computing.
• Experience of ITIL Principles & processes.
• Housing sector industry experience.
• Proven experience managing data focused projects.
• Professional qualification in Project Management PRINCE2, APM or similar.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience.