Senior Project Manager

Role Overview

• The Senior Project Manager leads the end‑to‑end delivery of complex business change and new service implementation projects across the organisation.
• Be the central point of contact for all implementation activity— leading multiple workstreams, subject matter experts, and commissioners to ensure new contracts launch successfully.
• Shape project scope and service design, build detailed integrated plans, manage risks and dependencies, and guide teams through pre‑implementation, mobilisation, and transition into live service.
• Play a key role in strengthening project management capability across the business by championing best practice, supporting the project community, and fostering positive collaborative ways of working.
• Create, maintain and update project plans/schedules and other quality documentation in line with agree methodologies and best practices e.g. implementation plans, RA A ID documents.
• Ensure projects align with commissioning strategies, statutory responsibilities, and regulatory requirements.
• Build a relationship of trust and credibility with commissioners in managing scope, priorities, phasing, and affordability to enable realistic delivery.
• Function as the primary implementation interface between Reed in Partnership and commissioners, ensuring commissioning intentions are translated into deliverable outcomes.
• Own meetings with project workstream stakeholders and hold them to account for progress against their plans and actions.
• Identify capture and respond to emerging risks and potential roadblocks to ensure successful, on time go-live of projects.
• Adopt appropriate project management methods, practices, tools and report against project deliverables and budgets.
• Manage objectives and redeploy people and resources as priorities change.
• Coach and lead teams in line with organisation methodologies and industry best practices.
• Facilitate the definition of project scope/requirements, defining goals and deliverables by working closely with key workstreams and stakeholders.
• Prepare and present project status reports, impact assessments, recommendation papers etc.
• Share, train and embed project management best practices e.g.: Waterfall and Agile.
• Take the lead in practice events and foster a community of collaboration in developing the Project governance capability and expertise with direct and wider team/professionals.

Requirements

• Experience managing large complex business change/ transformation projects.
• Demonstrable expertise in leading in client facing, commissioner engagement, commercial negotiations and financial management practices.
• In depth knowledge and experience of establishing project governance and quality practices/standards.
• In depth expertise of planning complex projects and planning software (e.g.: MS Project, Primavera, Asana, Project Libre etc…).
• Certification and accreditation from industry standard professional body in project management, (APM, PRINCE2 practitioner, PMI…).
• Strong leadership, negotiating and influencing skills.
• Extensive experience operating in both direct line management and matrix mgmt. environment with Snr Mgmt. and leadership stakeholders.
• Exceptional organisational skills.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel; and intermediate knowledge of other MS Office software.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time) plus statutory bank holidays
• Reed Pension Scheme
• Award Winning Management & Leadership training
• Professional & Personal Development Funds
• Bi-annual pay reviews
• Much more that can be found on our website