At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and deliver impactful projects while collaborating with key stakeholders.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking organisation with a focus on transformation and improvement.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, generous leave, and a strong pension scheme.
- Other info: Great opportunities for professional development and community engagement.
- Why this job: Make a difference by managing high-profile projects that shape the future.
- Qualifications: Experience in project delivery and strong stakeholder management skills required.
Project Manager
Location: Croydon, South London. This role is based in Croydon but we also accept applications from candidates located in Birkenhead, Warton, North West England, Coventry, West Midlands, Leicester, East Midlands, Gloucester, Plymouth, South West England, Swansea, Wales.
Job type: Full‑time, permanent (part‑time hours considered). Working hours: flexible (minimum 30 hours per week).
Salary: £49,688 per annum for Croydon/London; £45,514 per annum for roles outside London. Generous benefits as listed below.
Job Overview
As the Project Manager you will support the delivery of complex, high‑profile transformation projects with organisation‑wide impact. You will agree requirements, plan the end‑to‑end project lifecycle, and ensure outcomes are achieved on time, within budget and to the required quality. The role involves working collaboratively with senior stakeholders, delivery partners and colleagues across the organisation to support successful project delivery, benefit realisation, business change and continuous improvement.
Duties
- Lead Project Delivery: Initiate and deliver complex projects, establishing clear governance and ensuring successful outcomes within agreed timescales, budgets and benefits.
- Manage Stakeholders: Work with senior stakeholders, programme leaders, board members and other key contacts to build support, influence decisions and align project aims with organisational priorities.
- Own Project Plans: Manage delivery plans, risks, issues, dependencies, resources and benefits to keep projects on track and support effective decision‑making.
- Control Budgets: Oversee project expenditure, budgeting, financial forecasting and financial planning in line with agreed processes.
- Develop Business Cases: Manage the development and approval of business cases through relevant internal and external processes.
- Lead Communications: Develop and manage stakeholder and communications plans, ensuring messages are clear, consistent and appropriate for different audiences.
- Coordinate Workstreams: Coordinate projects and workstreams to deliver agreed outcomes and enable benefits realisation.
- Support Professional Standards: Help raise the profile and consistency of the project delivery profession by sharing best practice, lessons learned and continuous improvement.
- Manage Suppliers: Oversee procurement of goods and services in line with government procurement rules and manage delivery partners and suppliers to achieve agreed results.
- Support Change: Work with business change colleagues to plan, manage and transition changes resulting from projects, including assurance activities and lessons learned.
Candidate Requirements
- Experience successfully planning and coordinating the delivery of complex work.
- Experience delivering at pace in a project or similar environment.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate and build consensus at all levels, including senior leaders.
- Confident communication skills, with the ability to explain complex information clearly and support effective problem solving.
- Organisational, planning and coordination skills supported by appropriate technical tools.
- Collaborative and adaptable approach, with ability to manage competing priorities and respond positively to change.
- Experience working with others to achieve successful delivery of challenging objectives.
Benefits
- Flexible and hybrid working options.
- Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
- Generous annual leave entitlements – 28.5 days paid holiday per year (pro‑rata for part‑time staff).
- All UK public bank holidays (normally 8 days per year).
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Support with accreditation to professional bodies.
- Access to LR Leisure, sports and social club.
- Discounts at a wide range of high‑street and online retailers.
- Up to three paid volunteering days a year.
- Learning and development opportunities.
This role requires a DBS check.
CLOSING DATE: 11:55pm Sunday 2nd August 2026
JOB REF: AWDO-P14894
