- Interim role onsite at a Bristol based Government organisation
- Hybrid role - Senior Project Manager / PMO Manager / Head of Projects
About Our Client
Working via our Consultancy onsite at a Government client in Bristol
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the Project Delivery team, ensuring appropriate resourcing, coaching, and workload distribution across live projects.
- Act as the Senior Project Manager on high-risk/high-priority projects (e.g., financial systems, core infrastructure).
- Develop and maintain delivery frameworks, templates, RAID and reporting tools aligned to governance.
- Support directorates in mobilising and delivering business-led projects with proportionate governance and assurance.
- Coordinate closely with the Portfolio Assurance function to ensure alignment of delivery, risk, and benefits tracking.
- Support SoW drafting and supplier performance tracking in partnership with Commercial.
- Champion delivery best practices and mentor less experienced project leads and staff across the organisation.
- Provide delivery insights and status updates to the Portfolio Board and other governance bodies.
- Actively contribute to strategic planning and continuous improvement of delivery maturity across org
The Successful Applicant
You must have
- have UK Public Sector project/progamme management experience
- developed project management capability and maturity
- have delivered a hands-on finance transformation projects
- be able to start 21st July
- be local to & able to be onsite in Bristol
Person Specification
Essential Experience and Skills:
- Proven experience delivering technology and digital transformation projects within the UK public sector.
- Strong understanding of financial systems delivery (e.g., ERP, billing, expenses, reporting platforms).
- Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams in a portfolio or programme delivery environment.
- Track record of building delivery maturity and providing advisory/coaching support to low-capability teams.
- Demonstrated ability to work with stakeholders at all levels, including senior executives and delivery partners.
- Proficient in delivery planning, risk management, and governance reporting.
- Strong commercial awareness, including working with SoWs and supplier performance.
Desirable Skills and Attributes:
- Formal qualifications in project/programme management (e.g., PRINCE2, MSP, Agile, APM).
- Experience establishing or maturing a PMO or delivery office.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly.
What's on Offer
£650 per day Outside IR35
You must have
- have UK Public Sector project/progamme management experience
- developed project management capability and maturity
- have delivered a hands-on finance transformation projects
- be able to start 21st July
- be local to & able to be onsite in Bristol