Transitions Project Manager

Role Overview:

• To efficiently and creatively manage and lead the day-to-day projects across all business areas through the application and careful design of project management tools to agreed best practices for each prescribed project.
• The Project Manager will be highly focussed on delivering to milestones and deadlines and consider Cost, Quality and Time through the delivery cycle.
• The Project manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering projects that achieve agreed objectives within defined timescales, budgets, and quality standards. The role involves leading cross-functional teams, managing stakeholders, identifying and mitigating risks, and ensuring projects deliver measurable business benefits.

Accountabilities:

Project Management:

• Assist in the preparing the project charter
• Assist in preparing the project scope and associated deliverables such as holding planning workshops, cost benefit analysis, developing work breakdown structures, peer reviews and the scope statement
• Assist in the design of the project planning phase including:
• Setting up the Project Environment
• Defining the Scope
• Developing the Project Schedule
• Developing Risk Plans
• Planning for Quality
• Organising Project Resources
• Develop Procurement Plans
• Develop Financial Plans
• Develop Project Support Plans
• Develop Project Management plans
• Deliver the execution phase of the Projects through:
• Obtaining resources
• Processing data
• Providing Team training
• Recognizing success
• Participating in Walk-throughs and reviews
• Carrying out Project Reviews
• Facilitating Continuous Improvement
• Review Progress against milestones and critical project delivery dates
• Managing Sub-contractors where applicable

Monitoring and Controlling Project Work through:

• Authorising work
• Managing action items
• Managing Project Records
• Managing the Project Scope
• Controlling decisions
• Controlling changes
• Managing project acceptance
• Status tracking
• Maintain project schedules
• Maintain work plans
• Monitor cost and variance to cost
• Participate in testing
• Measure Quality Levels
• Manage communications
• Meet with the Project team
• Conduct performance reviews
• Report on weekly and monthly project status
• Manage Satisfaction
• Resolve Issues
• Manage Risks
• Manage the Subcontractor contract where applicable
• Responsible for the Project Close Out phase:
• Assess Satisfaction
• Summarise project results and lessons learned
• Review and Recognise team performance
• Close out the project records
• Review and Reconcile financial performance

Communication:

• Communicates constructively and actively seeks information.
• Keeps Group Director of Operations up to date with current projects and compliance standard achieved and any gaps in operational delivery.
• Liaise with the Group Compliance and H&S Manager to ensure that all central records are updated as the post holder creates new SOPs and updates employee training and compliance records.
• Build good working relationships with both colleagues and clients
• Deliver high quality efficiency opportunities.

Safety:

• Ensure the method statements and risk assessments are prepared and compliant where required – determined by project size
• Wear protective items of clothing and use appropriate safety equipment when on site
• Always ensures own and colleagues’ safety
• Takes responsibility and control of difficult situations
• Promote and communicate standards/information to colleagues and team members.
• Monitors and communicates standards/information to other staff within business
• Identify and escalate any hazards, near misses in line with the Company’s reporting procedures

Skills and experience required:

• The successful Project Manager will demonstrate strong project planning and delivery expertise, stakeholder management, communication, financial awareness, risk management, problem-solving, and continuous improvement skills.
• They will be highly organised, commercially aware, and capable of managing multiple priorities while maintaining a focus on cost, quality, and time. Key behaviours include accountability for outcomes, proactive decision-making, adaptability, resilience, collaboration, and a commitment to delivering excellent customer and business results.
• The role holder will champion company values, act as a positive ambassador for the business, provide clear communication and feedback, build effective relationships across teams, drive a culture of continuous improvement, and support others through change while maintaining a strong focus on health, safety, quality, and operational excellence.