Strategic Project Leader - Higher Education (Estates & IT)

Morson Edge (Technology); Slough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Pensions scheme

Hybrid working

Job summary

Morson Edge (Technology) is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead strategic higher education projects through the full lifecycle, covering estates, IT and academic initiatives. You will deliver projects on time and within budget while realising intended benefits, working with senior stakeholders across faculties and operations.

The role requires strong governance, data-informed scoping and excellent communication; hybrid work with on-site days in London.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering Higher Education projects or equivalent complex environments.
• Full lifecycle project management experience including business case development, approval, delivery, resource allocation, budget and risk management.
• Experience delivering multiple high profile projects across estates, technology, business change and academic/student initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication with senior colleagues across functions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, SharePoint).

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from inception to completion on time, within budget and achieving impact.
• Oversee estates, IT, business change and academic/student projects.
• Manage risks, issues and dependencies with clear reporting to executives.
• Engage senior stakeholders and ensure inputs are incorporated into plans.

Skills

Project management

Higher Education

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Risk management

Change management

Microsoft Office

Communication

Education

Prince2 certification

MSP certification

APM certification

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Morson Edge (Technology) is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead strategic higher education projects through the full lifecycle, covering estates, IT and academic initiatives. You will deliver projects on time and within budget while realising intended benefits, working with senior stakeholders across faculties and operations.

The role requires strong governance, data-informed scoping and excellent communication; hybrid work with on-site days in London.