Project Managers

Natural England; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Natural England is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex delivery and change initiatives. You will coach project leads, assess people impacts, and ensure governance and best practices are applied across services, functions and area teams.

The role emphasises signposting to guidance, templates and learning resources, building organisational capability and promoting professional standards through networks and knowledge sharing.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance, coaching and practical support to project leads, enabling them to adopt effective project and change management practices and to consider the people impacts of change throughout delivery.
• Engage with project leads, sponsors and stakeholders to assess the scale, complexity and organisational impact of projects, including the impact on people, processes and ways of working.
• Apply project management expertise to ensure projects are well governed, effectively delivered and supported by appropriate change planning.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to manage, prioritise and respond to requests for advice, ensuring customer expectations are met.
• Promote awareness and understanding of project & change management best practice across the organisation, helping to build organisational capability.

Job description

The Project & Change Team provides professional project delivery and change management support across Natural England. The Senior Project Manager sits within the Business Partnering & Assurance function and acts as a trusted adviser to the Services, Functions and Area Teams., The successful candidate will provide expert guidance, coaching and practical support to project leads, enabling them to adopt effective project and change management practices and to consider the people impacts of change throughout delivery. Senior Project Managers play a vital role in building confidence across the organisation and increasing our capability to successfully deliver projects and manage change., Provide support to Project and Change Managers across the organisation, by signposting them to best practice guidance, tools, templates, frameworks and learning resources provided by the Project & Change Team.

Engage with project leads, sponsors and stakeholders to assess the scale, complexity and organisational impact of projects, including the impact on people, processes and ways of working. Apply expertise to determine the level of project and change support required and advise on proportionate interventions.

Apply project management expertise, broadly aligned to Level 2 Project Manager within the Project Delivery Capability Framework (PDCF), to provide coaching and mentoring so that projects are well governed, effectively delivered and supported by appropriate change planning.

Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Business Partnering & Assurance Team to manage, prioritise and respond to requests for advice, ensuring customer expectations are managed and support is delivered effectively.

Promote awareness and understanding of project & change management best practice across the organisation, helping to build organisational capability and improve the way projects and change are planned, delivered and communicated.

Capture lessons learned, customer feedback and emerging best practice, including insight into change readiness, engagement and adoption, to inform the continuous improvement of Project & Change Team products, services, tools and methodologies.

Contribute to the success of the Project Management and Change Champions Networks through active participation, knowledge sharing, capability building and the promotion of professional standards across Natural England.