Senior Project Manager

Free-Work UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 136,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Free-Work UK is seeking a Senior Project Manager for a six-month contract to drive expansion initiatives within its operations and change management team. You will support the Programme Manager to deliver growth objectives across locations, ensuring delivery of business and IT capabilities and operating models aligned with approved plans.

The role is inside IR35 with a London office requirement (2 days). Experience with developing and rolling out professional indemnity, Surety, Construction

Qualifications

• Experience delivering insurance programmes and change initiatives.
• Cross-functional leadership across underwriting, claims, finance, IT, operations, HR, and legal.
• Ability to define scope, plan, and manage budgets and governance.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope and objectives.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans.
• Manage resources across portfolios.
• Oversee budget creation and monitoring.
• Conduct impact analyses and ensure governance standards.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks; ensure quality assurance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Job description

An Insurance client of mine is seeking a Senior Project Manager to drive expansion initiatives within its operations and change management team. This role is pivotal in supporting the Programme Manager to deliver against strategic growth objectives across multiple locations, ensuring the successful implementation of business and IT capabilities, as well as operating models aligned with approved business plans. The role is for an initial 6 months with scope of extensions paying up to £850 per day inside IR35 requiring 2 days in London office.

Experience with developing and rolling out products such as professional indemnity, Surety, Construction & Engineering, Property and Renewable Energy, Casualty & Health lines of business is essential for this role, along with experience leading functional work streams across underwriting, claims, finance, IT, operations, HR, and legal. Strong stakeholder management, organisational, analytical, and communication skills.

You will be responsible for defining project scope and objectives, developing and maintaining detailed project plans, and managing resources across portfolios. You will oversee budget creation and monitoring, conduct impact analyses, and ensure effective communication and coordination among stakeholders, including external parties and senior management. Risk management and quality assurance are integral, requiring proactive identification and mitigation of risks, as well as ensuring project documentation meets governance standards.