Planning & Control Project Manager – Maternity Cover

Role Overview

• Lead the successful end-to-end management of projects (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure).
• Manage and coordinate all service deliverables to ensure alignment with customer expectations, timescales, and quality standards.
• Develop and support implementation strategies for new systems and tools, ensuring smooth delivery and adoption.
• Act as the main customer interface for scope, workload planning, and resource discussions.
• Identify, assess and manage project risks, escalating where necessary and implementing mitigation strategies to minimise impact.
• Ensure clear and effective communication with customers, stakeholders, and internal teams regarding scope, timelines, costs, and changes.
• Structure project plans logically and efficiently, ensuring progress tracking, timely follow-up actions, and regular status reporting.
• Oversee and maintain project planning and tracking tools (MS Project, JIRA, Big Picture), ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
• Gather, monitor and report on KPIs to track performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead and develop the project management team, managing workload, performance and professional growth.
• Oversee project quality standards, including management of the quality team, ensuring both customer and business expectations are met.

Requirements

• APM Project Management Qualification and/or PRINCE2 certification.
• Proven ability to translate business strategy, customer requirements, and project constraints into clear, actionable project plans with defined objectives and deliverables.
• Strong experience using established project management methodologies and tools to effectively manage scope, time, cost, and quality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to confidently engage with project owners, steering committees, senior stakeholders, and customers
• including communicating complex or sensitive information professionally and tactfully.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to build trust, foster collaboration, and encourage accountability within teams.
• Comfortable working under pressure, managing multiple priorities, and delivering to deadlines.
• Experience coaching and developing others, driving performance improvement and process adherence.
• Proactive in seeking guidance or collaboration when needed.

Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working