Senior Project Manager

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Ltd.; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Axa Health Private Medical

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay

Discounted Travel

Cruise Concessions

retail discounts

Boost Benefits cash back

Job summary

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the Digital Delivery team in delivering complex, high-impact projects that translate strategic aims into tangible outcomes.

You will govern scope, budget and timelines while partnering with senior leaders, suppliers and delivery teams to realise business benefits. This permanent, full-time role (35 hours/week) is based at our Head Office in Ipswich with a hybrid pattern (3 days in office, 2 days at home).

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex projects and change initiatives.
• Strong understanding of project governance and stakeholder management.
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex projects end-to-end across the organisation.
• Provide leadership across the full project lifecycle, ensuring on-time, on-budget outcomes.
• Support evolution of project management standards, governance and ways of working.

Skills

Stakeholder mgmt

Governance

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Project management certification

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Digital Delivery team and lead the successful delivery of complex, high-impact projects and change initiatives across Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines. This is a key role responsible for translating strategic objectives into tangible outcomes, ensuring projects are planned, governed and delivered effectively while realising measurable business benefits.

Working closely with senior leaders, business stakeholders, suppliers and delivery teams, you will provide strong leadership across the full project lifecycle. You'll bring clarity, structure and pace to delivery, balancing competing priorities while maintaining control of scope, budget, risk, quality and timelines. As a trusted partner to stakeholders at all levels, you'll enable informed decision-making, build alignment and help navigate change with confidence. Beyond delivering successful projects, you will play an important role in shaping and strengthening our delivery capability. You will support the evolution of project management standards, governance and ways of working, helping to foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration and delivery excellence across the organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and influential project professional who thrives in a dynamic environment and is passionate about delivering meaningful business and technology change.

To be successful in this role, you will have significant experience delivering complex projects and change initiatives from initiation through to implementation and closure. You'll possess a strong understanding of project governance, along with excellent stakeholder management, communication, influencing and negotiation skills. A recognised Project Management qualification, such as APM, PRINCE2, Agile, PMP or equivalent, is essential.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is a family-run business that has been offering exceptional cruise experiences for over 170 years. With a fleet of ships that provide intimate, friendly, and immersive voyages, we are committed to delivering world-class service with a personal touch. Join us and be part of a proud heritage that is all about making lasting memories for our guests, Always deliver a warm and friendly welcome, always make time to listen, look out for each other's safety, security and well-being, strive to help protect the environment for future generations.

We are positive - "We live and share a positive attitude"

Motivate each other with positive energy, always see the opportunities in new ideas, believe it's better to learn than never try,always look for ways to add value and make a difference.

We are real - "We are always ourselves and respect others"

Bring our real selves to work and perform, respect and embrace all our different personalities and cultures, have the courage to admit when we are wrong and have the strength to act on it, have a voice and encourage open, honest communication.

We are a team - "We are more than a team; we are a family"

Share experiences and learn from each other, adapt, respond and pull together to drive results, together we recognise and celebrate our achievements.

This is a Full-Time, permanent position working 35 hours per week based at our Head Office (Fred Olsen House, 42 White House Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 5LL) offering a hybrid work pattern of 3 days in the office and 2 days at home.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines offers a wide range of exciting employee benefits including but not limited to:

• Axa Health Private Medical
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
• Discounted Travel
• Cruise Concessions
• retail discounts
• cash back incentives through our Boost Benefits scheme