Senior Project Manager

-; Oldham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead change initiatives that meet customer and business needs. You will manage multiple projects, ensuring successful delivery within scope and budget. The ideal candidate will have strong stakeholder management skills and a professional project management qualification. This role emphasizes collaboration across teams and effective communication.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering projects in different disciplines.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Experienced in managing delivery teams through matrix management.

Responsibilities

• Plan, lead and deliver multiple technical or business change projects.
• Manage the entire project delivery lifecycle from inception to closure.
• Act as the liaison between operational teams and technical colleagues.

Skills

Stakeholder management skills

Matrix management of delivery teams

Commercial awareness

Project methodologies

Oral and written communication

Microsoft Office skills

Use of collaboration tools

Education

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

Educated to degree level or equivalent work experience

Tools

Microsoft Project

DevOps

SharePoint

MS Teams

Asana

Job description

Overview

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

We have two new opportunities for dynamic and visionary Senior Project Managers 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.

About Us

The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our residents, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.

The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.