Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Sharston, Manchester, M22 4SN
Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 per annum
Job type: Full time, Permanent
The Role
We are looking to appoint a Project Manager to join our expanding Personal Injury law firm.
The Project Manager will play a key role in the delivery of both system and operational projects, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery with minimal disruption to business as usual.
Working primarily with the Development Manager and Business Analyst along with the wider Development, Operations and Training teams, the Project Manager will be involved in the full project lifecycle.
This is a new role and therefore the right candidate will have the opportunity to bring their own ideas and methodologies for the efficient management of projects, resources and budgets.
Responsibilities
- Scoping of projects from a resource focus following initial scope by the Business Analyst and relevant stakeholder.
- Management of project roadmaps and resource allocation.
- Co-ordination of meetings with relevant parties throughout the project lifecycle.
- Development and maintenance of project RAID logs.
- Budget tracking.
- Communication and reporting to project stakeholders and senior management.
- Change Management.
- Selection and maintenance of suitable project tracking software.
Person Specification
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Project Manager within the legal sector or professional services.
- Project management qualifications (e.g. PRINCE2, APM) or an MBA are highly desirable.
- Strong IT proficiency, particularly in Microsoft Office (especially Excel) required.
- A general understanding of workflow/software development and roll out processes is desired.
- An understanding of legal processes and terminology would be advantageous.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, strong organisational ability, and the capacity to work under pressure.
- Strong commercial understanding.
- Experience of helping manage change in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to implement practical, effective solutions.
Salary & Hours
- Salary of £50,000 – £60,000, dependent on experience.
- Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday.
Benefits
- Hybrid Working – 3/2 hybrid working pattern after probation.
- 23 Days Holiday – Rising to 26 days, plus bank/public holidays.
- Extra Holidays – 3 holiday buy backs and an extra day for your birthday after service length requirement.
- Looking After Your Health – Private medical insurance available after 2 years’ service, annual flu jab and Employee Assistance Programme.
- Looking After Your Well-being – 24/7 onsite Gym, Netball/Football team, 10km Manchester team and more.
- Work Life / Balance – Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget.
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