Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our growing team and work collaboratively with colleagues across the firm on a diverse portfolio of projects. You’ll play a key role in helping us deliver high‑quality, efficient services to a wide range of private sector clients, ensuring projects are well‑governed, commercially sound and delivered to a consistently high standard.
This role may involve regular travel away from your home office and periods of time spent working at client sites across the UK, offering variety and the opportunity to build strong, trusted relationships with clients and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Overarching responsibility for strategic planning and ongoing management of a portfolio of client projects of varying sizes, complexity and duration
- Work collaboratively with lead consultants and clients to define project scope, objectives, milestones and delivery timelines
- Establish and embed effective project governance, reporting and control frameworks
- Build and manage strong relationships with key stakeholders
- Produce clear and comprehensive project documentation throughout the project lifecycle
- Identify, manage and mitigate project risks and issues
- Monitor project plans to ensure delivery on time, within budget and to scope
- Chair and facilitate project meetings, including senior and Board‑level forums
- Manage change through appropriate change control processes
- Effectively manage project budgets and take corrective action where required
- Support wider team objectives, including account development and new business opportunities
- Mentor and coach colleagues, with potential line management responsibilities
- Keep up to date with project management tools, techniques and best practice
Qualifications & Experience
- Experience in a Programme or Project Management role or similar
- Proven experience managing multiple, complex projects concurrently
- Strong client‑facing consulting experience with the ability to build trusted relationships
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- PRINCE2 or equivalent qualification, or strong experience using PRINCE methodologies
- Proficient use of project management tools, techniques and relevant software
- Strong organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to remain calm under pressure
- Demonstrable leadership skills and a collaborative approach to working
- High attention to detail, resilience and commercial awareness
- Experience in financial services or employee benefits consultancy would be advantageous
Application Notes
As part of the recruitment process for this opportunity, candidates will be asked to deliver a short presentation.
We encourage applications from candidates who may not possess all the attributes listed but are competent with the majority and would be able to develop the additional skills with our full support. We also welcome any other knowledge and experience not listed that may be of interest.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and access to our profit‑share scheme
- A flexible selection of employee benefits to match your lifestyle and needs
- On‑site mental health and wellbeing assistance
- Commitment to personal and professional development, including mentoring opportunities and access to our award‑winning learning portal, Aspire
- Regular social activities, three days paid volunteering leave each year and a day’s leave to celebrate your birthday
- Hybrid working – the positive wellbeing of working from home plus the benefits of meeting colleagues in a modern office, with an expectation of two in‑office days per week
- A flexible working window, allowing work between 7 am and 7 pm
About Us
Together, we’ve built better futures for over 100 years, serving clients, communities and the environment. We thrive on tackling complex problems with diverse teams and encourage independent thinking. Working with employers, trustees and financial services institutions, we offer pensions, investments, benefits, risk consulting and data and technology solutions. With over 1000 employees, we are a leading consultancy recognised by industry awards.
We’re committed to developing our people and offering career paths that allow skill development across areas. We continually improve our inclusive culture and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including but not limited to age, disability, ethnic heritage, gender, marital or civil partnership status, neurodiversity, religion, sexual orientation and socio‑economic background.
Find out more about our careers here.
We Offer
Our Culture
We live and breathe our four values – friendly, confident, partnering and straightforward – and genuinely care about our people, clients, community and the environment.
Job Satisfaction
Every employee can genuinely make a difference and contribute towards achieving our purpose – building better futures. Whether that’s helping clients build secure financial futures, using 3 days of volunteering or reducing our carbon footprint.
Reward and Wellbeing
We offer competitive salaries, a share of company profits and an award‑winning benefits package. We take your mental, physical, social and financial wellbeing seriously, both in and outside of work.
Flexible Working
We trust our people to work in a pattern that suits their circumstances with a healthy balance of home and office working.
Latest Technology
We use the most up‑to‑date technology and software to deliver groundbreaking business solutions that make life easier for us and our clients.
Career Development
Learning opportunities are plentiful and empower you to carve out your own career path. There’s no linear path.
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