Contract Project Manager – Business Transformation & Delivery
Location: Newcastle 2-3 days per week non‑negotiable | Please ensure if you apply you are based near to Newcastle and can commute 2-3 days per week, this will not reduce through the contract.
Rate: Maximum £450–500 per day – Outside IR35 (please be aware this is the maximum rate on offer, there is no flexibility with this)
Contract: 3 months initial (strong likelihood of extension)
Overview
Our client is looking for a hands‑on Project Manager to join a lean, fast‑paced team delivering a portfolio of cross‑functional transformation initiatives. This role requires someone who can take full ownership of delivery, with a clear focus on driving business outcomes, adoption, and benefits realisation—not just technical go‑live.
You will be working across a mix of system, process, and digital projects, helping to modernise how the business operates and ensuring solutions deliver measurable value.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end‑to‑end project delivery, from initiation through to successful adoption and value realisation
- Drive business‑focused outcomes, ensuring solutions deliver tangible impact post‑implementation
- Manage and influence senior stakeholders across technical and commercial teams
- Bridge the gap between IT, operations, and business functions
- Deliver across a portfolio of initiatives, including automation, portals, reporting, and AI‑driven improvements
- Operate effectively in a lean team, taking ownership and stepping in where needed
- Cut through complexity and drive progress in an environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Project Manager delivering business and technology change
- Strong track record of end‑to‑end delivery, including adoption and benefits realisation
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to challenge and influence at senior level
- Experience delivering process and systems change (rather than infrastructure‑heavy programmes)
- Ability to operate in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments and take ownership of outcomes
- Exposure to digital, automation, or transformation initiatives
- Understanding of change and adoption, without being a purely change‑focused profile
What We’re Looking For
- Someone who focuses on outcomes over output
- Comfortable rolling up sleeves and owning delivery in a lean team
- Able to balance structure with adaptability
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