Senior Project Manager

The Guinness Partnership; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 67,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in community improvement based in Greater Manchester is seeking a dynamic Senior Project Manager. The successful candidate will lead multiple change projects, ensuring alignment with business requirements and budgets. Essential skills include excellence in stakeholder management and a track record of project delivery across various disciplines. A professional project management qualification and a degree or equivalent experience are required.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering change projects.
• Exemplary stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with matrix management.
• Commercial awareness in contracting and managing third-party services.
• Proficient in project methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver multiple projects within agreed scope and budget.
• Manage end-to-end project delivery lifecycle.
• Interface between operational teams and technical departments.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Matrix management

Commercial awareness

Communication

Microsoft Office

Delivery tools proficiency

Education

Professional qualification in Project Management (PRINCE2, APM or similar)

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Project

DevOps

SharePoint

MS Teams

Asana

Job description

Senior Project Manager

The Guinness Partnership
Oldham
£66,882 per annum GBP per year
NEW

Are you ready to lead change that truly makes a difference?

We have a new opportunity for a dynamic and visionary Senior Project Manager to join our Business Change team. We are looking for a transformational leader who thrives on delivering change projects that meet customer and business requirements.

The Senior Project Manager will plan, lead and deliver multiple technical or business change projects to the agreed scope, budget and timescales. You will manage the end-to-end project delivery lifecycle from business case development and active delivery, through to project closure.

As the conduit between our operational teams and technical colleagues, you will have excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to understand and interpret business requirements and shape them into tangible deliverables.

Essential skills & experience

• Proven track record of delivering projects in a range of disciplines including people, processes, applications and technology.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• 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).

Desirable

• Experience of cloud adoption projects.
• Knowledge of DevOps tools & Cloud computing.
• Experience of ITIL Principles & processes.
• Housing sector or public sector experience.

Essential qualifications

• Professional qualification in Project Management PRINCE2, APM or similar.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience.

To find out more about the key responsibilities of the role and to ensure you meet the essential criteria, please review the role profile. Please apply with a CV and covering letter detailing how you meet the essential criteria.

Interviews will be held in our Oldham office on 25th and 27th November.