Project Manager (Ref: 197822)

Job Title - Project Manager (Ref: 197822)

Location - Manchester or London

Working Pattern - Hybrid

Salary - £56k - £69k + Benefits

Contact - callum.bell@forsythbarnes,com

About the Role

Forsyth Barnes are partnering with a leading UK organisation to recruit an experienced Project Manager to join a growing Change & Delivery function.

This role is ideal for an established Project Manager who thrives in complex, highly governed environments and has a proven track record delivering business and technology change initiatives. Working within a matrix organisation, you'll lead projects from initiation through to delivery, collaborating with senior stakeholders, suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure successful outcomes.

Reporting to the Programme Director, you'll play a key role in delivering strategic transformation programmes while maintaining strong governance, risk management and stakeholder engagement throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of business and technology change projects.
• Define project scope, objectives, timelines, deliverables and success measures.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules and resource forecasts.
• Manage project budgets, financial tracking and forecasting activities.
• Establish and maintain effective project governance and reporting processes.
• Proactively manage risks, issues, actions and dependencies (RAID).
• Coordinate activities across internal teams, third-party suppliers and business stakeholders.
• Facilitate governance forums, steering committees and stakeholder engagement sessions.
• Ensure project milestones, quality standards and delivery commitments are achieved.
• Support successful operational transition and business adoption of delivered change.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and delivery excellence.

What We're Looking For

• Minimum 5 years' experience delivering complex projects within technology, transformation or change environments.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience engaging senior leadership teams.
• Demonstrable experience managing project governance, RAID logs and delivery reporting.
• Experience working within highly regulated, enterprise-scale or governance-heavy organisations.
• Strong supplier and third-party vendor management experience.
• Excellent communication, planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to operate effectively within matrix structures and cross-functional teams.
• Pragmatic and solutions-focused approach to problem solving.
• Experience using recognised Project Management methodologies, tools and frameworks.

Desirable Experience

• Technology transformation or digital change programmes.
• Infrastructure, utilities, telecoms, financial services or regulated industry experience.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and complex stakeholder landscapes.
• Exposure to operational readiness, business change and implementation activities.

Qualifications

• PRINCE2, APM, PMP or equivalent Project Management qualification preferred.