Project Manager

Project Manager - Business Change, Transformation, Modernisation

The Opportunity

We are working with an organisation who are embarking on a major three-year Modernisation Programme designed to transform how services are delivered to improve operational effectiveness, reduce costs and improve customer experience. With over 40 projects underway and a significant savings agenda to deliver, this is an opportunity to play a key role in driving meaningful change across some of their most important services.

This is a genuine chance to get in right at the beginning of the transformation and make a real difference. There will be multiple hires so you'll get to join with a number of other PMs.

The Role

• Lead the delivery of business change and transformation projects across a diverse portfolio of modernisation initiatives.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across areas including HR, Finance, Housing, Education, Adult Social Care, Children's Services and other frontline services.
• Develop and manage project plans, governance, risks, issues and reporting to ensure successful delivery.
• Facilitate workshops, gather requirements and support the development of business cases and transformation initiatives.
• Drive projects from concept through to implementation, ensuring agreed outcomes and benefits are achieved.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Programme Managers and service leaders to identify opportunities for improvement and service redesign.

The Person

• Proven experience delivering business change, transformation or service improvement projects within complex organisations (although there are elements of technology, the focus here is on complete business change, transformation and modernisation)
• A hands-on Project Manager who actively drives delivery and removes obstacles rather than simply reporting progress.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to challenge constructively and influence senior leaders.
• Experience managing projects through the full lifecycle, including planning, governance, risk management and benefits realisation.
• Comfortable working in environments where not all the answers are known and able to bring structure to ambiguity.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and workstreams simultaneously.
• Experience within local government, public sector, education, NHS, consulting or highly regulated environments would be advantageous but is not essential.
• PRINCE2, Agile or equivalent Project Management qualifications are desirable.
• The role is initially being offered on a 2 year Fixed Term Contract basis but is likely to extend. They'd like employees ideally in the office on a hybrid basis roughly 2 days per week and the office is North East London / Essex.