Senior Project Manager

University of Portsmouth; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

The Senior Project Manager at University of Portsmouth will manage a portfolio of mid-scale digital transformation projects across business, organisational and system levels, guiding delivery from initiation to handover and BAU, coordinating with the Programme Manager and stakeholders from business and IT.

You will lead multiple projects, oversee resources, budgets and schedules, promote project management best practices, and work with external suppliers to ensure on-time, on-budget, and quality

Qualifications

• Define and manage small and medium sized projects < £2.5m in value, producing the appropriate level of project documentation, effectively managing issues and risks and ensuring the project meets the agreed budget, time and quality constraints.
• Define and manage workstreams within large, high-risk projects, cooperating with the Programme or Project Manager responsible for managing the project.

Responsibilities

• Identify and secure resources to deliver a project.
• Develop realistic budget estimates and the business case to secure funding.
• Produce realistic schedules and work plans.
• Develop service transition, change management, benefits realisation, training and communication plans.
• Manage the project budget and direct reports, delegating work to ensure reliable delivery.
• Produce supplier requirements and oversee supplier selection for procurement.
• Coordinate with external suppliers and contractors to ensure timely, cost-effective delivery.
• Communicate progress to project boards and senior management.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Budget management

Risk management

Team leadership

Job description

To manage mid-scale digital transformation projects at business, organisational and system level, managing the full project lifecycle, from initiation to handover to business as usual. The Senior Project Manager will manage a number of projects concurrently, working closely with the Programme Manager and many other stakeholders from the business and IT to produce accurate and achievable delivery plans, facilitating the setup of projects and managing resources, prioritising and overseeing project activities, preparing and tracking project budgets, exercise good judgement and discretion, escalating to stakeholders when required to enable projects to be successfully implemented.

1. To define and manage small and medium sized projects <£2.5m in value, producing the appropriate level of project documentation, effectively managing issues and risks and ensuring the project meets the agreed budget, time and quality constraints.2. To define and manage workstreams within large, high-risk projects, working cooperatively with the Programme or Project Manager responsible for managing the project.

To work collaboratively with colleagues in business departments and LIS to:

• Identify and secure the appropriate resources needed to deliver a project
• develop realistic budget estimates and produce the business case to secure funding
• produce realistic schedules and work plans
• develop effective service transition, change management, benefits realisation, training and communication plans

4. To manage the project budget, direct reports as well as staff assigned to the project, delegating work effectively to ensure reliable delivery.5. Responsible for the production of supplier requirements, and accountable for supplier selection to support the procurement of products and services required to deliver the project.6. To work closely with external suppliers and contractors during the life of the project, overseeing their delivery ensuring alignment to time, cost and quality.7. Efficiently communicate project advancement to project boards and senior management.8. To promote the use of project management and the project management methodology used to manage IT-enabled projects. To contribute to the development of project management best practice and support project managers from other teams and departments in the application of the methodology.

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Senior Project Manager

Company: University of Portsmouth Hours: Full-time Location: Portsmouth, PO1 2PR Working pattern: Hybrid - 2 days remote Job type: Contract Posting date: 28 Oct 2026 Closing date: 11 Nov 2026

Summary

To manage mid-scale digital transformation projects at business, organisational and system level, managing the full project lifecycle, from initiation to handover to business as usual. The Senior Project Manager will manage a number of projects concurrently, working closely with the Programme Manager and many other stakeholders from the business and IT to produce accurate and achievable delivery plans, facilitating the setup of projects and managing resources, prioritising and overseeing project activities, preparing and tracking project budgets, exercise good judgement and discretion, escalating to stakeholders when required to enable projects to be successfully implemented.

Essential requirements

1. To define and manage small and medium sized projects <£2.5m in value, producing the appropriate level of project documentation, effectively managing issues and risks and ensuring the project meets the agreed budget, time and quality constraints.2. To define and manage workstreams within large, high-risk projects, working cooperatively with the Programme or Project Manager responsible for managing the project.

To work collaboratively with colleagues in business departments and LIS to:

• Identify and secure the appropriate resources needed to deliver a project
• develop realistic budget estimates and produce the business case to secure funding
• produce realistic schedules and work plans
• develop effective service transition, change management, benefits realisation, training and communication plans

4. To manage the project budget, direct reports as well as staff assigned to the project, delegating work effectively to ensure reliable delivery.5. Responsible for the production of supplier requirements, and accountable for supplier selection to support the procurement of products and services required to deliver the project.6. To work closely with external suppliers and contractors during the life of the project, overseeing their delivery ensuring alignment to time, cost and quality.7. Efficiently communicate project advancement to project boards and senior management.8. To promote the use of project management and the project management methodology used to manage IT-enabled projects. To contribute to the development of project management best practice and support project managers from other teams and departments in the application of the methodology.

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