Senior Project Manager

KP Law; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

Cash-back healthcare scheme

Subsidised gym membership

Job summary

A specialist litigation firm in Greater Manchester is seeking a Project Manager to ensure successful delivery of projects on time and within budget. The role requires proven experience in project management and strong communication skills. Ideal candidates will have proficiency in MS Project, Excel, and JIRA, alongside the ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders. Join us for a rewarding career in a supportive environment that promotes diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Proven working experience in project management.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and Sharepoint.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in an agile way.

Responsibilities

• Define scope, requirements, timelines, deliverables, resources, and budgets for projects.
• Develop project plans, risks, and opportunities.
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders.

Skills

Project management experience

Building schedules in MS Project

Communication and interpersonal skills

Team player

Negotiation skills

Education

Project Management certification (PMP or equivalent)

Tools

MS Project

MS Excel

Power BI

JIRA

Job description

About Us

Established in 2020, KP Law (previously Keller Postman) is a specialist litigation boutique, focusing on collective redress. The firm has over 100 employees across offices in London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Liverpool, representing over 250,000 individual clients across a range of cases in areas such as product liability, competition, worker rights, data breach and privacy and financial services. The firm’s ethos is to combine the best legal talent with a strong operational and technological platform to enable its clients to pursue cases that could not otherwise be brought against large corporates as a result of their wrongdoing. Uniquely, KP Law is owned and fully financed by a recognised UK litigation funder (Legatus Holdings). All of its cases are for claimants and carried out under contingent fee agreements at no cost or risk to its clients. KP Law was ranked Tier 1 for Group Litigation: Claimant in The Legal 500 UK Guide 2024. This follows our success in 2023 where we received a commendation for ‘Litigation Boutique Firm of the Year’ at The Lawyer Awards 2023 and won the Race Equality Initiative of the Year at the 2023 Women & Diversity in Law Awards.

Role Summary

Working closely with a wide range of stakeholders across the business, the role is responsible for ensuring all projects within their remit are successfully delivered and are on time and within budget.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Defining the scope, requirements, timelines, deliverables, resources and budgets for business and IT led change projects.
• Developing and communicating project plans, risks and opportunities effectively.
• Ensuring effective project logistics are implemented and the responsibilities for project success are clear and agreed with key stakeholders.
• Understanding and communicating progress against agreed project level KPIs to stakeholders ensuring one version of the truth.
• Championing the use of best practice frameworks and templates to deliver efficiencies.
• Delivering effective and meaningful status reports and keep project repositories updated with the latest information and updated artefacts.
• Analysing projects and trends to gather lessons learned and adapting the processes to improve future projects.
• Managing relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Acting as an SME and champion for change within the business.

Skills and Experience

• Proven working experience in project management.
• Strong experience in building schedules in MS Project and being able to show inter team dependencies.
• Understanding the Software Development Life Cycle and the role of each of the functional teams involved in project delivery.
• Excellent knowledge MS Excel, Word and Powerpoint, MS Project, Sharepoint, O365 and JIRA.
• Knowledge of Project Management Tools or reporting services are an advantage, e.g. Power BI.
• Ability to build effective, trusted relationships at all levels within the organisation and with external stakeholders and service providers.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to take complex scenarios and to break them into easily understandable components or work packages.
• Strong team player with the ability to influence and enable multiple teams and/or projects.
• Highly self‑motivated with the ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast‑paced dynamic environment with consistently high levels of performance.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in an agile way, with the right level of engagement and priority that adds value.
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to skilfully navigate competing priorities and business demands.
• Project Management certification (PMP or equivalent) preferred but not essential.
• Ability to travel to all our offices.

Equal Opportunities

Our approach to our people is underpinned by our commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and well‑being. Our ambition is to build a richly diverse workforce made up of the best talent in our industry. With a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and has a strong sense of community between colleagues. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for KP Law is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or religious beliefs.

Our Values

At KP Law, we pride ourselves on being a values‑led law firm. Our Values:

• Excellence in Everything
  • We deliver high-quality work, ensuring accuracy, and attention to detail in everything we do.
  • We seek continuing competence by embracing feedback, learning from our experiences and that of others, and developing our expertise.
  • We hold ourselves and each other to account for upholding the highest professional standards, ensuring our clients receive exceptional service.
• Together We Achieve More
  • We collaborate openly, valuing and respecting diverse perspectives to achieve the best results.
  • We support and trust one another, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute and thrive.
  • We recognise that success is a team effort, sharing knowledge and celebrating each other’s achievements.
• There’s Always a Way
  • We approach challenges with a positive and proactive mindset, exploring creative and practical solutions.
  • We take ownership of problems, staying committed and resilient until we achieve the best outcome.
  • We embrace change and adaptability, seeing obstacles as opportunities to improve and innovate.

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package, that employees value, no matter what stage of their career they are in. Current benefits include:

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Company contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Cash‑back healthcare scheme
• Enhanced family friendly polices
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Subsidised gym membership
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Staff referral scheme