Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager

Position: Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager (Contract) Organisation: HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) Location: Hybrid / UK-based (travel as required) Day Rate: £610 per day (Outside IR35) Contract Length: Up to 6 months initially (with potential extension) About the Programme: HMCTS is delivering major, complex and high-impact programmes across the justice system. These require experienced senior leadership to drive delivery, maintain governance and assurance, manage risk, and engage senior stakeholders. Join Our Team: We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager to lead complex workstreams and programmes end-to-end, operating confidently with senior governance and ensuring delivery remains controlled and outcomes-focused. Key Responsibilities (reflecting HMCTS senior PM expectations): * Lead and manage complex, interdependent projects/programmes and set appropriate delivery methodologies and controls. * Establish and maintain governance and assurance, including effective reporting structures and early identification of delivery issues. * Provide expert support to business case / project brief development and ensure stakeholders are aligned to scope, outcomes and delivery approach. * Lead budget forecasting and ensure delivery is tracked against budget and performance expectations. * Develop and maintain benefits realisation approaches (strategy/models/tracking) to evidence outcomes. * Manage risk and issue control with appropriate escalation and mitigation. * Lead change control and scope management, ensuring impact is assessed and decisions are governed. * Coach/mentor others and build delivery capability within the wider team. Essential Requirements: * Significant experience delivering complex programmes/projects in public sector environments. * Strong governance, assurance, stakeholder management and delivery control capability. * Security Clearance (SC) – essential (SC is explicitly required for HMCTS Senior Project Manager roles). Contact Us: For further information, please contact John Lavictoire, Director at Seymour John Public Services