Details:
- Salary: £550 - 650 - Day
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Day
- Location: Nottingham Nottinghamshire
- Date: 1 week ago
Description:
Role Title: Contract Project Manager (Business Change, Agile Delivery)
Full Time
Hybrid Working - In Office 2 Days Per Week
Pay: £550 - £650 (Umbrella - Inside IR35)
Duration: 3 Month Rolling Contract
Location: Nottingham
Start Date: ASAP
Role Summary: This contract role requires an independent, high-impact professional capable of bridging the gap between business change and technology. Operating as an objective and trusted advisor, the successful contract project manager will rapidly assess business needs and working with tech through agile methodologies implement a solution that fits to the target operating model of the business and realises the agreed business benefit. You will be expected to translate complex technical solutions for non-technical stakeholders while actively managing the human and behavioural elements of the project delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
Agile Delivery
Iterative Project Management: Manage the project lifecycle using agile frameworks (such as Scrum or Kanban) and timeboxed sprints (typically 1-4 weeks) to continuously deliver customer value
Servant Leadership: Act as a "servant leader" to cross-functional teams, fostering autonomy, self-organization, and collaborative problem-solving
Agile Ceremonies & Planning: Facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives to ensure continuous feedback loops and process optimizationBusiness Change Management
Agile Change Integration: Execute change management activities iteratively; work within each sprint to understand change impacts, plan communications, and assess training needs
Plan, Risk & Issue Management: Actively monitor and manage the end-to-end plan, and risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies through a daily RAID log
Stakeholder Engagement: Develop robust stakeholder communication plans to build a shared vision for change, overcome resistance, and secure buy-in across all levels of the organization
Transition & Benefits Realization: Manage the frequent integration of completed technical increments into business-as-usual (BAU) operations, ensuring that the outputs enable the intended business benefitsInterim / Contract Expectations
Rapid Impact & Accountability: Provide an immediate return on investment by deploying expert skills at short notice, taking full accountability for project success without requiring a long induction process
Knowledge Transfer & Exit: Ensure a smooth handover of the service to permanent BAU support teams, transferring key learning and skills before the end of the finite assignmentRequired Skills & Experience:
Proven Track Record: Demonstrable experience successfully delivering complex IT, digital, and technology projects that also have a significant impact on behavioural change and new ways of working
Methodology Expertise: Strong practical understanding of agile environments, the software development lifecycle, and transitioning traditional "waterfall" organizations to iterative delivery paces
Professional Qualifications: Educated to a degree level with relevant project management or agile certifications (e.g., PRINCE2, APM PMQ, PMP, Scrum Master)
Industry Experience: Desirable experience in Utilities IndustryRullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants