Senior Project Manager

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead the successful delivery of complex, high-value projects and programmes, working independently or as part of a wider programme leadership team. You will provide senior-level project management expertise across multiple (and potentially concurrent) initiatives and will act as a trusted advisor to clients and internal stakeholders.

You will be a proactive, self-motivated leader with a strong delivery mindset, capable of managing ambiguity, influencing at senior levels, and mentoring others within the project and programme team.

Responsibilities

Take full ownership for the end-to-end delivery of projects to agreed time, cost, quality, and scope, proactively managing risk, dependencies, and delivery outcomes Lead complex projects and/or larger programmes, ensuring alignment with client strategic objectives, contractual commitments, and statements of work Define, implement, and maintain project quality management approaches, ensuring deliverables meet agreed standards and client expectations Develop, maintain, and actively manage detailed Project Plans, ensuring milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and quality checkpoints are clearly defined and tracked Monitor and control budgets, schedules, resources, and quality performance metrics, escalating risks, issues appropriately Act as the primary point of contact for senior client sponsors, business leaders, delivery teams, and third-party suppliers Build strong, trusted relationships and manage stakeholder expectations at all levels, with a clear focus on quality outcomes and value realisation Provide clear, concise, and timely status reporting to senior stakeholders and governance forums Establish and operate robust project governance, ensuring compliance with agreed delivery frameworks, quality standards, and assurance processes Ensure accurate and timely preparation and publication of weekly and ad-hoc progress reports, highlighting progress, successes, risks and remediation plans Act as a senior interface between business stakeholders and delivery (including technical) teams to ensure requirements are clearly understood, implemented, and validated Oversee the definition, documentation, and agreement of Acceptance Criteria, quality thresholds, and success measures prior to go-live Lead or support UAT and other validation activities, ensuring defects are prioritised, resolved, and verified prior to release Drive post-delivery reviews and lessons learned, embedding continuous improvement into future projects and programmes Support and mentor Project Managers and team members, promoting best practice in project delivery, governance, and quality management Contribute to the continuous improvement of project delivery standards, tools, methodologies, and quality assurance frameworks