Document Management System Project Manager (Consultant / Senior Consultant)

Location: London 3 days per week

Duration: 6 month Fixed Term Contract (potential to extend)

Salary: £70,000 - £90,000 plus benefits (dependent on experience)

Start: ASAP

At Pace, our consultants genuinely care about the impact our work has on our customers and their customers alike. We are ‘problem solvers’ who call on our collective experience, knowledge and skills to support customers to access benefits early. We are reimagining how consulting services are delivered, taking a human-centred approach, and our work is having a material impact on people's lives.

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager who has a background of supporting professional services organisations to store, organise, secure and retrieve client and matter‑related documents and emails in a structured, compliant way. Your experience will ideally include working on Document Management Systems in the legal sector, and you will be able to demonstrate an element of subject matter expertise in legal workflows, confidentiality requirements and regulatory obligations.

What you’ll do:

• Take ownership of our customers Document Management System (DMS) project
• Develop, maintain and monitor project plans, ensuring all project documentation is maintained and kept up to date such as floor plans, RAID logs and Change Orders
• Facilitate regular project meetings and produce clear, concise status reporting
• Manage change and communications to ensure successful project delivery
• Support technical teams in issue resolution and escalation management

The successful Project Manager will be able to demonstrate:

Essential:

• Proven experience in successful delivery of DMS projects within a professional services and/or environments
• Ability to potentially manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong problem-solving skills, able to adapt quickly to unexpected changes
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Deep understanding of project delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid).
• A proactive, delivery-focused mindset and ability to operate in complex, fast-paced environments.

What’s in it for you?

• An opportunity to join a high-growth, scale-up consulting firm; we see an opportunity to make a material difference to how clients are served, and are on a mission to create environments that thrive for our clients.
• A dedicated focus on your individual personal development: managed through annual performance appraisals, individual personal development plans, and our bi-weekly ‘continuous conversations’ programme.
• Access to Corporate APM membership benefits and additional professional development through a personal training budget (subject to approval of a relevant business case)
• Company benefits include: Pace pension scheme, 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, Private Healthcare*, Life Assurance*, Critical Illness*, Holiday Purchase Scheme, Electric Car Scheme*, Cycle To Work Scheme*, Birthday Day off, Paid Volunteer Day off, Reservist Leave, Enhanced Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, Work from Abroad policy
• Regular company and team events
• Discounted shopping with ADS Rewards *Available to permanent employees only.

Pace is one of Europe’s fastest-growing UK-based management consultancies, transforming the industry with a focus on delivering measurable customer value. Pace tackles complex challenges across the Legal, Central Government, and National Infrastructure sectors. By optimising people and systems, we help organisations enhance efficiency, boost productivity, and achieve significant savings in time, cost, and resources. At Pace, we recognise that we are only as good as our people. Apply today to find out about the great things we’re achieving together and the fun we have as a team.