Reed

Senior Project Manager

Reed

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: RinP • United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £55,000 - £65,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • The Senior Project Manager leads the end‑to‑end delivery of complex business change and new service implementation projects across the organisation.
  • Be the central point of contact for all implementation activity— leading multiple workstreams, subject matter experts, and commissioners to ensure new contracts launch successfully.
  • Shape project scope and service design, build detailed integrated plans, manage risks and dependencies, and guide teams through pre‑implementation, mobilisation, and transition into live service.
  • Play a key role in strengthening project management capability across the business by championing best practice, supporting the project community, and fostering positive collaborative ways of working.
  • Create, maintain and update project plans/schedules and other quality documentation in line with agree methodologies and best practices e.g. implementation plans, RA A ID documents.
  • Ensure projects align with commissioning strategies, statutory responsibilities, and regulatory requirements.
  • Build a relationship of trust and credibility with commissioners in managing scope, priorities, phasing, and affordability to enable realistic delivery.
  • Function as the primary implementation interface between Reed in Partnership and commissioners, ensuring commissioning intentions are translated into deliverable outcomes.
  • Own meetings with project workstream stakeholders and hold them to account for progress against their plans and actions.
  • Identify capture and respond to emerging risks and potential roadblocks to ensure successful, on time go-live of projects.
  • Adopt appropriate project management methods, practices, tools and report against project deliverables and budgets.
  • Manage objectives and redeploy people and resources as priorities change.
  • Coach and lead teams in line with organisation methodologies and industry best practices.
  • Facilitate the definition of project scope/requirements, defining goals and deliverables by working closely with key workstreams and stakeholders.
  • Prepare and present project status reports, impact assessments, recommendation papers etc.
  • Share, train and embed project management best practices e.g.: Waterfall and Agile.
  • Take the lead in practice events and foster a community of collaboration in developing the Project governance capability and expertise with direct and wider team/professionals.

Requirements

  • Experience managing large complex business change/ transformation projects.
  • Demonstrable expertise in leading in client facing, commissioner engagement, commercial negotiations and financial management practices.
  • In depth knowledge and experience of establishing project governance and quality practices/standards.
  • In depth expertise of planning complex projects and planning software (e.g.: MS Project, Primavera, Asana, Project Libre etc…).
  • Certification and accreditation from industry standard professional body in project management, (APM, PRINCE2 practitioner, PMI…).
  • Strong leadership, negotiating and influencing skills.
  • Extensive experience operating in both direct line management and matrix mgmt. environment with Snr Mgmt. and leadership stakeholders.
  • Exceptional organisational skills.
  • Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel; and intermediate knowledge of other MS Office software.
Benefits
  • 25 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time) plus statutory bank holidays
  • Reed Pension Scheme
  • Award Winning Management & Leadership training
  • Professional & Personal Development Funds
  • Bi-annual pay reviews
  • Much more that can be found on our website
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementbusiness changeservice implementationrisk managementproject planningproject governancefinancial managementnegotiationAgileWaterfall
Soft Skills
leadershipnegotiatinginfluencingorganizational skillscommunicationcollaborationcoachingstakeholder managementtrust buildingproblem solving
Certifications
APMPRINCE2 practitionerPMI