Senior Project Manager
2 days ago
Blackpool
Senior Project Manager Day Rate: Up to £500 per day inside IR35 Clearance Required: SC Clearance Contract Length: Initial 3 months Start Date: ASAP Blackpool-based role- Hybrid working with 2–3 days per week on-site An experienced Senior Project Manager is required to support the delivery of a complex project within a central government environment. This role involves leading multiple concurrent initiatives, often shaping requirements from an early stage and driving delivery across a broad and complex stakeholder landscape. Key Responsibilities • Lead delivery of multiple workstream projects, • Work with business stakeholders to define, shape, and validate requirements, often from inception, • Oversee solution design options, including data access, infrastructure, and bespoke technology requirements, • Engage and coordinate with a wide range of stakeholders including Architecture, Security, Networks, Commercial, Finance, and Digital Workplace teams, • Collaborate with external stakeholders such as other government departments, law enforcement agencies, and third-party suppliers, • Manage project plans, timelines, risks, issues, and dependencies, • Ensure delivery at pace while maintaining quality and governance standards, • Identify risks and blockers early, and take proactive steps to mitigate or resolve them, • Strong background delivering complex, multi-stream projects within central government or highly regulated environments, • Experience working across technical and business domains, including infrastructure, networks, and security, • Demonstrable ability to manage multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment, • Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior internal and external partners, • Experience with procurement, commercial processes, and supplier management, • Ability to identify, manage, and resolve risks, issues, and dependencies effectively, • Proficiency in a range of project management methodologies and tools (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches)