Senior Project Manager (ESG)

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a non-technical project manager with a strong background in stakeholder management and project delivery. The ideal candidate will have experience in Environmental, Sustainability, and Governance projects, transforming vague details into precise plans. This role involves hybrid working, requiring two days in the office weekly.

Qualifications

• Strong stakeholder management and hands-on delivery of projects.
• Proven experience of transforming vague project details into exact project plans.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design outcome-focused projects, monitoring progress.
• Define the project's governance framework and resolve risks.
• Ensure outputs meet requirements within time, quality, and cost constraints.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Change Delivery Approaches

Project Management

HR

ESG

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Job Description

The ideal candidate will come from a legal, accountancy or Top 4 consultancy background.

Experience working on Environmental, Sustainability and Governance projects is essential.

Job Responsibilities

1. Understand the inflight and upcoming changes in project business requirements(s).
2. Plan and design ‘outcome focused’ projects, monitoring progress against agreed parameters, identifying key risks, resolving issues and initiating timely corrective action.
3. Define the project's governance framework.
4. Resolve risks and issues.
5. Ensure project integrity and coherence.
6. Help appoint additional staff into the project and underlying workstreams / activities. Liaise with design authority / architecture teams / other IT teams / risk / dependent projects and product teams / suppliers.
7. Ensure outputs meet requirements within time, quality, cost constraints (and timely escalation of risks if not).

Candidate Profile

Does this describe you?

• We are looking for a non-technical project manager. The key factors for the firm are: strong stakeholder management and hands-on delivery of projects through the full project lifecycle.
• Proven experience of transforming vague project details into an exact project plan.
• Experience with PMO functions.
• Initiative, ability to work independently, and to shape projects and innovative ideas as a lone wolf.

Skills Required

• Extensive experience with change delivery approaches (e.g., Waterfall, Agile).
• Experience in HR, ESG (Environmental, Sustainability & Governance), or Social Impact projects.
• Experience working in an accountancy firm or within audit teams is a bonus.

This role offers hybrid working - 2 days in the office weekly.