Senior Project Manager

Grade UE08: £49,559 - £60,907 per annum

CSG/Strategic Change Service

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed Term: 24 months

4 vacancies

The Opportunity:

We are looking for exceptional Senior Project Managers to join the Strategic Change Service within the Corporate Services Group, who are dedicated to supporting the delivery of strategic change initiatives. 

We are an expert team of professionals advising, coordinating, supporting and co-producing strategic initiatives and improvements in partnership with our colleges and services, and their constituent schools and departments.  We are driven by a commitment to deliver positive outcomes that benefit those who work, study and partner with the University.

The service operates under a matrix management model with members of the service aligned to a capability team for their professional standards, development and line management, and deployed onto a strategic change programme/project for their strategic and operational delivery.

The role holder will be line managed by the Head of Project and Programme Management and will contribute both to the development and continuous improvement of the capability and to the operational management of programmes/projects. 

You can access information on our current portfolio on our Strategic Initiatives webpage.

We are recruiting for both 4 fixed term roles and 1 open ended (permanent) role. The job identification number for the open ended (permanent) role is 12282.  Shortlisting and interviews will be combined across all roles, and we invite candidates to apply for both.

These posts are full-time (35 hours per week). We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working. Colleagues are expected to be in the office for at least 2 days per week with on-campus days aligned to service and delivery requirements. 

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• Significant experience in the management of projects through all lifecycle stages. 
• Experience of project planning and delivery including approaches to managing change successfully.  
• Strong engagement skills 
• Excellent organisation and time management skills to plan and organise project management activities. 
• Ability to work with minimum supervision accurately and consistently to high standards
• Able to work effectively in a team and in partnership with stakeholders and develop positive working relationships.

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