Job Description

A Project Manager is needed to support a leading technology-communication provider.

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Your new role

We have an opportunity for a Project Manager to join our client’s team in Newbury/London. The team works on a hybrid working basis.

• Contract: 6 months
• Daily rate: £550 per day through umbrella
• Hours: 40, Monday to Friday

Our client is seeking a dynamic Project Manager to join their Centre of Excellence team. The ideal candidate will have experience in project and programme management (both waterfall and agile) within a complex business environment. This role involves leading the end-to-end delivery of assigned projects, ensuring they meet time, cost, and quality targets, and managing projects that align with our client’s strategic direction.

Project Manager responsibilities

• Provide transformation and operational leadership to mobilise and deliver business-critical projects.
• Lead the end-to-end delivery of assigned projects, ensuring they meet time, cost, and quality targets.
• Ensure high stakeholder satisfaction through transparent communication and effective issue resolution.
• Implement and manage appropriate project governance structures, including requirements definition, planning, and resource allocation.
• Actively manage risks and issues, implementing mitigation actions where appropriate.
• Support the Programme/Portfolio Manager in creating and tracking project plans and producing regular reports and presentations.
• Maintain accurate records of project time and spend, identifying and reporting any potential risks to the Programme/Portfolio Manager.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Experienced delivery management professional.
• Subject Matter Expert in Project & Programme Management (waterfall & agile) within a complex business environment.
• Credibility and leadership skills necessary to lead and successfully deliver large, complex, pan-business transformations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to influence and operate at the senior management level.
• High level of energy and flexibility to thrive in a fast-paced, agile, team-oriented environment.
• Experience working in a complex, fast-paced environment delivering to immovable commercial deadlines.
• Ability to build relationships across relevant areas of the business and with external stakeholders.

Experience:

• Project / Programme Management accreditations: MSP Practitioner, Prince 2, AOM, PMI, APMP.
• Telecommunications industry, or equivalent corporate, experience.
• SAFe/Agile certified or detailed knowledge.
• Previous experience in management of consumer products.

What you need to do now

Our client is looking to interview immediately, so apply today to speak with one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists!

If this role does not meet your requirements but you know of someone else who would be interested, please send my details across to them.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on age, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or other protected characteristics.