Senior Project Manager - PMO & Finance Transformation - #1800225

You will join a lean team of PMs/ PMO to develop capability, manage senior stakeholders & deliver hands on key projects.

You must have

• have UK Public Sector project/progamme management experience
• developed project management capability and maturity
• have delivered a hands-on finance transformation projects
• be able to start 21st July
• be local to & able to be onsite in Bristol

Client Details

Working via our Consultancy onsite at a Government client in Bristol

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Project Delivery team, ensuring appropriate resourcing, coaching, and workload distribution across live projects.
• Act as the Senior Project Manager on high-risk/high-priority projects (e.g., financial systems, core infrastructure).
• Develop and maintain delivery frameworks, templates, RAID and reporting tools aligned to governance.
• Support directorates in mobilising and delivering business-led projects with proportionate governance and assurance.
• Coordinate closely with the Portfolio Assurance function to ensure alignment of delivery, risk, and benefits tracking.
• Support SoW drafting and supplier performance tracking in partnership with Commercial.
• Champion delivery best practices and mentor less experienced project leads and staff across the organisation.
• Provide delivery insights and status updates to the Portfolio Board and other governance bodies.
• Actively contribute to strategic planning and continuous improvement of delivery maturity across org

Profile

You must have

• have UK Public Sector project/progamme management experience
• developed project management capability and maturity
• have delivered a hands-on finance transformation projects
• be able to start 21st July
• be local to & able to be onsite in Bristol

Person Specification

Essential Experience and Skills:

• Proven experience delivering technology and digital transformation projects within the UK public sector.
• Strong understanding of financial systems delivery (e.g., ERP, billing, expenses, reporting platforms).
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams in a portfolio or programme delivery environment.
• Track record of building delivery maturity and providing advisory/coaching support to low-capability teams.
• Demonstrated ability to work with stakeholders at all levels, including senior executives and delivery partners.
• Proficient in delivery planning, risk management, and governance reporting.
• Strong commercial awareness, including working with SoWs and supplier performance.

Desirable Skills and Attributes:

• Formal qualifications in project/programme management (e.g., PRINCE2, MSP, Agile, APM).
• Experience establishing or maturing a PMO or delivery office.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly.

Job Offer

£650 per day Outside IR35

You must have

• have UK Public Sector project/progamme management experience
• developed project management capability and maturity
• have delivered a hands-on finance transformation projects
• be able to start 21st July
• be local to & able to be onsite in Bristol