Project Manager Manchester, England
Job description
Our people work differently depending on their jobs and needs. From hybrid working to flexible hours, we have plenty of options that help our people to thrive.
This role is based in the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom.
Join us as a Project Manager
- This is an opportunity for a driven Project Manager to join us and deliver our goals on time, within budget and to the highest quality
- You’ll be joining an innovative and inclusive culture where you’ll have access to fantastic development opportunities
- Hone your existing project management skills and advance your career in this exciting, fast paced role
What you'll do
In your new role, you’ll be preparing, managing and providing reporting on all project plans, controls and resource plans. You’ll be making sure that activities are in place to adequately prepare the business and engage all the appropriate stakeholders effectively to enable change to be implemented and handed over.
Additionally, you’ll be building and maintaining a positive working relationship with stakeholders across multiple franchises, domains and functions and at different levels of hierarchy. As well as this, you’ll be leading a team of external suppliers, working closely with supply chain services for the appropriate supplier selection from our framework.
You’ll also be:
- Empowering and leading a team, often in multiple geographies, through the project lifecycle
- Identifying, tracking, managing and mitigating any project risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies
- Leading and defining a project initiation document and making sure that the solution clearly supports and is aligned to our strategic goals
- Tracking and reporting project costs and making sure that the project is completed in allotted budgets
- Making sure that all project deliverables satisfy the requirements and that they adhere to the agreed governance framework
The skills you'll need
You’ll need to hold an appropriate project management qualification, as well as experience in change management. You should also have experience of delivering strategic projects that support a business strategy and its growth agenda, engaging stakeholders and preparing the business for the implementation and handover of regulatory and strategic change.
You’ll also need:
- Detailed knowledge and experience within a specific area of project management
- Knowledge of flexible working environments and strategies
- The ability to translate specialised data, buildings and built environment information, utilisation, the technology infrastructure landscape, building limiters and HR Policy framework to support occupation strategies
- Experience of delivering programme management using Agile methodology and associated toolsets and methodologies as well as Waterfall methods where required
If you need any adjustments to support your application, such as information in alternative formats or special requirements to access our buildings, or if you’re eligible under the Disability Confident Scheme please contact us and we’ll do everything we can to help.
