Project Manager

Description:

Project Manager – Up to £46,000 + Bonus + Exceptional Benefits (Civil Service Pension) + Hybrid (Stratford, London)

We're looking for a skilled and commercially-minded Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of strategic initiatives, driving projects from concept through to implementation and benefits realisation. This is a fantastic opportunity to manage high-profile programmes, work with senior stakeholders, and influence meaningful organisational change on an international scale.

You'll play a key role in ensuring projects deliver measurable business value whilst balancing scope, cost, quality, risk, and stakeholder expectations.

What You'll Be Doing

Leading the end-to-end delivery of complex projects and programmes, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives.
Developing and maintaining realistic, data-driven project plans that adapt to changing priorities, risks, and dependencies.
Managing multi-disciplinary and geographically dispersed teams, both internally and through third-party suppliers and partners.
Driving project governance, reporting, RAID management, and benefits realisation throughout the project lifecycle.
Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders, influencing decisions and ensuring alignment on project outcomes.
Managing budgets, resources, procurement activities, contracts, and supplier relationships to achieve value for money.
Identifying and mitigating project risks while ensuring compliance with organisational and regulatory requirements.
Facilitating project reviews, lessons learned, and continuous improvement activities to strengthen delivery capability.
Communicating project progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes clearly and confidently to stakeholders at all levels.
Creating an environment where teams are empowered to collaborate effectively and deliver high-quality outcomes.What We're Looking For

Significant experience delivering large, complex projects and programmes within multinational organisations.
Proven ability to manage multi-million-pound budgets, resources, timelines, and competing priorities.
Experience working within matrix environments and leading virtual, geographically dispersed teams.
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and engage senior leaders and executive-level audiences.
Demonstrable experience managing third-party suppliers, contracts, and external delivery partners.
Strong governance, risk management, compliance, and assurance experience.
Experience using project planning and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Miro, Microsoft Project, Planner, and related platforms.
Excellent communication, presentation, and reporting skills.
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery execution.Desirable Experience

Delivery of digital, online, technology, or transformation programmes.
Experience negotiating and managing commercial contracts and supplier agreements.
Experience delivering learning, education, assessment, or customer-focused programmes.
Experience operating within highly regulated or governance-focused environments.
Exposure to Agile, Hybrid, and traditional project delivery methodologies.Qualifications

Degree or equivalent professional experience.
Project Management certification such as PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, SAFe, or equivalent.Project Manager – Up to £46,000 + Bonus + Exceptional Benefits (Civil Service Pension) + Hybrid (Stratford, London)